Privacy Policy
Effective Date: September 27, 2026
Last Updated: September 27, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains what information TaxRateCenter.com (https://taxratecenter.com) collects when you use our sales tax rate pages, calculators and articles, and how that information is used.
1. Information We Collect
Calculator and Lookup Inputs
Purchase prices and amounts you enter into our calculators are processed in your browser and are not sent to our servers. When you look up a rate, the ZIP code, city or state you enter is sent to our server so that we can return the matching rate. We do not ask for your name, street address or any payment details to use the calculators.
Log Files
Like most websites, our hosting provider automatically records standard log information, such as IP address, browser type, date and time of the request, the page requested (including any lookup text in the address) and the referring page. We use this information to operate, secure and troubleshoot the website.
Contact Form
If you contact us through our contact form, we receive the information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address and message. Form submissions may be checked for spam by Akismet, a service operated by Automattic.
2. How We Use Information
- To return sales tax rates and calculator results.
- To operate, maintain, secure and improve the website.
- To understand which pages and tools are useful.
- To respond to questions and rate corrections you send us.
- To prevent spam, abuse and automated scraping.
We do not sell the personal information we collect.
3. Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to keep the website running and to serve pages quickly. Our advertising partners may also set cookies, as described below. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings; some features may not work correctly if you do.
4. Advertising (Google AdSense)
We use Google AdSense to show advertisements. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites. You can learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services, and manage ad personalization, at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads and https://adssettings.google.com.
Third-party ad servers automatically receive your IP address when they serve an ad. We do not have access to or control over the cookies that third-party advertisers use.
5. Third-Party Websites
Our pages link to state department of revenue websites and other external sources. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, which we encourage you to read.
6. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, including California (CCPA/CPRA) and the European Economic Area or United Kingdom (GDPR), you may have the right to:
- Access: request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: ask us to correct inaccurate information.
- Deletion: ask us to delete your personal information, subject to legal exceptions.
- Objection or opt-out: object to certain processing, or opt out of personalized advertising.
To make a request, contact us using the details below. We will not discriminate against you for exercising these rights.
7. Data Retention and Security
We keep contact messages only as long as needed to respond and for our records, and server logs for a limited period for security and troubleshooting. We use reasonable measures to protect information, but no website can guarantee complete security.
8. Children’s Information
TaxRateCenter.com is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last Updated” date above shows when it last changed.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your privacy rights, please reach us through our contact page.