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Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 2024

At vat.expert ("we", "us", "our"), we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website vat.expert.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

vat.expert
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://vat.expert

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

Automatically Collected Information:

  • IP address (anonymized for EU users)
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
  • Pages visited and time spent
  • Referring website
  • Country and language preferences

Information You Provide:

  • Cookie consent preferences
  • Calculations saved locally (stored only on your device)
  • Contact form submissions (if applicable)

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

We process your personal data based on:

  • Consent: For analytics and advertising cookies (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR)
  • Legitimate Interest: For website functionality and security (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR)
  • Contract: To provide the VAT calculation service you request (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR)

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use the following types of cookies:

Necessary Cookies (Always Active)

Essential for the website to function properly. These cannot be disabled.

  • cookie_consent: Stores your cookie preferences (1 year)
  • theme: Stores your dark/light mode preference
  • language: Stores your language preference

Analytics Cookies (Requires Consent)

Help us understand how visitors interact with our website.

  • Google Analytics 4 (_ga, _ga_*): Tracks page views, sessions, and user behavior
  • Data retention: 26 months
  • IP anonymization: Enabled for EU users

Advertising Cookies (Requires Consent)

Used to show you relevant advertisements.

  • Google AdSense: Serves personalized ads based on your browsing history
  • You can opt out at: https://adssettings.google.com

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking "Cookie Settings" in the footer.

Advertising (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google and its advertising partners use cookies to serve ads based on users' prior visits to our site or other websites.

Google's use of cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings:

https://adssettings.google.com

Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting:

https://www.aboutads.info/choices/

For more information about how Google uses data when you visit our site, please see:

https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

Google LLC (USA)

  • Google Analytics 4 - Website analytics
  • Google AdSense - Advertising
  • Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Data Transfer: Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. For more information, visit https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights:

  • Right to Access: Request a copy of your personal data
  • Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate personal data
  • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
  • Right to Restrict Processing: Limit how we use your data
  • Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a portable format
  • Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time for cookie-based processing

To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

7. Data Retention

We retain data for the following periods:

  • Analytics data: 26 months
  • Cookie consent records: 1 year (as required by GDPR)
  • Server logs: 90 days
  • Local calculation history: Until you clear it (stored on your device only)

8. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data:

  • HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
  • No storage of sensitive personal data on our servers
  • Regular security assessments
  • Access controls and monitoring

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have collected data from a child, please contact us immediately.

10. Changes to This Policy

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

11. Contact Us

For any privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights, contact us at:

Email: [email protected]

We aim to respond to all requests within 30 days.

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the European Union and GDPR.

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