Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

LocalSalaryHub collects minimal personal information to provide our salary comparison and cost-of-living tools. Specifically:

• Email addresses — only when you voluntarily provide your email to export a salary report. We store this solely to deliver the requested report and, if you opt in, to send relevant salary updates.
• Usage data — we use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site (pages viewed, search queries, feature usage). This data is aggregated and anonymous.
• Search queries — salary searches are processed in real time and are not permanently stored linked to any individual.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To generate and deliver salary export reports (PDF/CSV)
• To improve our tools and content based on aggregated usage patterns
• To send salary-related updates if you have opted in via email subscription
• To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense

We do not sell, rent, or share your email address with third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Google AdSense & Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site or other websites.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. For more information, see Google's advertising policies.

4. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to collect anonymized usage data such as page views, session duration, and user interactions (e.g., search queries, calculator usage, export actions). This helps us understand which features are most useful and improve the site accordingly.

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this data. You can opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Cookies

Our site uses cookies from the following sources:

• Google Analytics — to measure site usage (_ga, _ga_* cookies, 2-year expiry)
• Google AdSense — to serve relevant advertisements (__gads, __gpi cookies)

No cookies are used for tracking individual users across unrelated sites or for purposes beyond analytics and advertising as described above.

6. Data Security

Email addresses are stored securely in our database (Cloudflare D1) and are not accessible to the public. We implement reasonable technical measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, or deletion.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Request deletion of your email from our records
• Opt out of email communications at any time (unsubscribe link in every email)
• Disable cookies in your browser settings
• Use the Google Analytics opt-out add-on

To request data deletion, contact us at [email protected].

8. Third-Party Links

Our site may contain links to external websites (e.g., Bureau of Labor Statistics, data sources). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.

9. Children's Privacy

LocalSalaryHub is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or your data, please contact us at [email protected].