Privacy Policy
We collect very little, and we want you to know exactly what and why. Here’s the plain-English version.
Last updated: 24 October 2026- We collect very little: mostly what you choose to send us through the contact form, plus basic technical details when you visit.
- You don’t need an account, and the pay figures you type into a calculator aren’t saved against your name.
- We don’t sell your information.
- You can ask to see, correct or delete what we hold about you.
1Who we are
PAYE Calculator NZ is an independent website that offers free New Zealand pay and tax calculators and guides. When this page says “we” or “us”, it means the people who run the site.
This page explains what information we collect, why, and what you can do about it. We try to handle personal information in line with New Zealand’s Privacy Act 2020.
2What we collect
It depends on how you use the site.
If you contact us
The contact form asks for your name, your email address, a topic and your message, and for you to confirm you’ve read this policy. We only use what you send. Please don’t include your IRD number, bank details or other sensitive information. We never need it.
When you just browse
Like most websites, our server automatically records basic technical details, such as your IP address, browser type, device, the pages you open and the time. This helps us keep the site secure and working properly.
When you use a calculator
You type in figures such as your pay, tax code and KiwiSaver rate to see an estimate. We don’t ask who you are, there’s no account to create, and we don’t save those figures against your name.
3What we do with it
- Reply to your message and check any mistake you report.
- Keep the site secure and block spam. The contact form has a hidden spam trap for this.
- Understand which pages are useful, so we know what to improve.
- Meet our legal obligations if we’re ever required to.
We don’t use your contact details for marketing, and sending us a message doesn’t sign you up to any mailing list.
4Cookies
Cookies are small files a website saves in your browser. Here’s how we use them.
Essential cookies
Some are needed for the site to work properly and to keep it secure.
Analytics
We don’t run analytics tools on the site at the moment. Our hosting provider does keep standard server logs, which we use for security and troubleshooting.
Advertising
We don’t show ads on this site at the moment. If that changes, we’ll update this page first.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Some parts of the site may not work as well if you do.
5Who can see your information
Only a small number of services handle it, and only to run the site:
- Our web hosting provider, which stores the site and its logs.
- Our email service, which delivers the messages you send through the contact form.
We may also share information if the law requires it. We don’t sell or rent your personal information to anyone.
6How long we keep it
Contact messages stay with us for as long as we need them to reply and follow up, for example to correct a figure you pointed out. After that we delete them. Server logs and analytics data are kept for the periods set by those providers.
7Where it’s stored
Our providers may store or process information on servers outside New Zealand. We choose providers that take security seriously, and we only share what’s needed to run the site.
8Your choices and rights
You can ask us to:
- tell you what personal information we hold about you,
- correct anything that’s wrong, or
- delete your information, or stop using it, where we’re able to.
Send your request through our Contact page. We’ll aim to reply within 20 working days.
If you’re not happy with how we’ve handled your information, you can complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner at privacy.org.nz. If you live outside New Zealand, local laws may give you extra rights, and you’re welcome to ask us about them.
9Children
This site is written for people who earn and pay tax, and isn’t aimed at children. We don’t knowingly collect information from anyone under 16. If you think a child has sent us their details, please tell us and we’ll delete them.
10Keeping it safe
The site uses HTTPS, and access to the admin area is limited to the people who run it. No website can promise perfect security, but we take reasonable steps to protect the little information we hold.
11Links to other sites
We link to places like Inland Revenue (ird.govt.nz). Once you leave our site, that site’s own privacy policy applies, and we’re not responsible for how it handles information.
12Changes to this page
We may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date at the top always shows the latest version. If we make a big change, we’ll say so clearly on this page.
13Get in touch
Questions about privacy? Use our Contact page. You might also like to read our Disclaimer and Terms & Conditions.
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