Privacy Policy

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

At TaxTax.in ("we," "us," or "our"), we take your privacy seriously. Unlike traditional tax platforms, we have designed our service to process all your tax documents and personal information locally in your browser. This means your data never leaves your device and is never stored on our servers.

Information We DO NOT Collect

We do NOT collect, store, or process the following:

• Tax documents (Form 16, salary slips, etc.)
• PAN numbers or Aadhaar numbers
• Income information or financial details
• Personal identification information
• Tax calculation results
• Any data you upload or enter into our platform

Information We Collect

1. Technical Information (Non-Personal)

We may collect limited, anonymized technical information including:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Device type (mobile, tablet, desktop)
• General geographic location (country/region only)
• Pages visited and time spent on site

This information is collected through server logs and is NOT linked to your tax data or personal identity.

2. Cookies and Local Storage

We use:

• Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly
• Local Storage (IndexedDB): To save your tax calculations on YOUR device only. This data never leaves your browser.
• Preference Cookies: To remember your settings (optional)

You can clear this data anytime through your browser settings or our "Delete All Data" feature.

3. Third-Party Services

We may use the following third-party services:

How We Process Your Tax Data

When you upload documents to TaxTax.in:

1. The document is read entirely in your browser using client-side JavaScript
2. Text is extracted using browser-based libraries (PDF.js for PDFs, Tesseract.js for images)
3. Extracted information is processed to calculate your taxes
4. Results are saved in your browser's local storage (IndexedDB) - NOT our servers
5. The original document is NOT stored anywhere

At no point is your document or extracted data transmitted to our servers.

How to Verify Our Claims

We encourage you to independently verify that your data is not being uploaded:

• Use your browser's Developer Tools (F12 → Network tab) to monitor network activity
• Test offline mode: Disconnect your internet and verify the platform still works
• Use third-party security tools like Wireshark, Privacy Badger, or Charles Proxy

For detailed instructions, visit our Privacy Verification Tutorial.

Data Security

Since we don't collect or store your tax data, there is no centralized database to be breached. Your data security depends on:

• Your device security (password, encryption)
• Your browser's security features
• Optional: Password-protected encrypted backups you can create

Your Privacy Rights

You have complete control over your data:

• Access: All your data is in your browser's local storage, accessible anytime
• Export: Download all your data as a portable file
• Delete: Clear all data instantly through browser settings or our "Delete All Data" feature
• No Account: No registration means no account to delete or manage

Affiliate Disclosure

TaxTax.in may recommend tax-saving investment products and financial services. Some of these recommendations may include affiliate links, meaning we earn a commission if you make a purchase through these links. This comes at no additional cost to you. We only recommend products we believe are beneficial for tax planning.

Affiliate commissions help us keep this platform free while maintaining our privacy-first approach.

Advertising

We display third-party advertisements through Google AdSense to support our free service. These ads are served by Google and may use cookies to personalize ads based on your browsing history.

Important: Advertisers do NOT have access to your tax data or documents uploaded to TaxTax.in. Ad personalization is based solely on your general browsing behavior across the internet, managed by Google.

You can opt out of personalized ads: Google Ads Settings

Children's Privacy

TaxTax.in is designed for adults filing income tax returns. We do not knowingly collect information from individuals under 18 years of age. If you are under 18, please do not use this service.

International Users

TaxTax.in is designed for Indian tax residents. Since all processing happens in your browser, data sovereignty concerns are minimal. However, if you access our site from outside India, your general browsing data may be subject to your local laws.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

Significant changes affecting your privacy will be prominently announced on our homepage.

GDPR and Data Protection Compliance

Our privacy-first architecture makes us inherently compliant with data protection regulations including GDPR. Since we don't collect or store personal data, there are no data protection obligations beyond basic website operations.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

Report Privacy Violations

If you discover any evidence that TaxTax.in is uploading your data to servers contrary to our claims, please report it immediately to contact@taxtax.in. We take such reports very seriously and will investigate thoroughly.