Privacy Policy & Data Processing Practices
At SOLOTAX LAB (getsolotax.com), your financial privacy is paramount. We believe privacy begins with architecture: our tax simulator is engineered so your sensitive bookkeeping and tax figures never touch our servers.
SOLOTAX LAB operates a 100% client-side computation engine. Your gross revenue, expenses, reasonable salary assumptions, state residency, and tax liabilities are calculated instantaneously in your browser. We never collect, transmit, store, or sell your financial figures, tax returns, SSNs, or employer IDs.
1. Scope of This Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how SOLOTAX LAB ("we," "our," or "the Service") collects, uses, and safeguards information when you visit or interact with https://getsolotax.com and its programmatic calculators. By accessing the site, you agree to the collection and handling of information as described herein.
2. Client-Side Simulation & Zero Sensitive Data Collection
Unlike traditional cloud accounting software, SOLOTAX LAB does not require account creation, password setup, or personal identification. When you use our calculator:
- Local Execution: All numerical inputs (gross receipts, business expenses, W-2 reasonable compensation, filing status) are processed strictly in volatile browser memory.
- No Backend Ingestion: Form values are never sent via HTTP POST requests, logged in backend databases, or stored in server caches.
- Sharable Link URLs: If you use the "Share Simulation" feature, parameters are encoded into the URL query string (
?rev=...&state=...) so you can bookmark or transmit your calculation. These query strings are parsed exclusively by your web browser upon loading.
3. Web Analytics, Cookies & Telemetry
We employ minimal, privacy-preserving infrastructure telemetry to monitor site availability, prevent malicious traffic, and optimize edge delivery:
- Cloudflare Edge Analytics: Cloudflare acts as our edge content delivery network (CDN) and reverse proxy. Cloudflare processes server logs (including client IP addresses, browser user-agent headers, and requested URLs) solely for traffic routing, DDoS prevention, and aggregate analytics.
- No Cross-Site Behavioral Tracking: We do not deploy third-party advertising cookies, social media tracking pixels, or cross-site tracking fingerprints that follow you across the internet.
- Cookies: SOLOTAX LAB does not set persistent tracking or profiling cookies. Session tokens or local storage may be used purely to retain user interface preferences (such as dark mode display or state dropdown presets).
4. FTC Affiliate Disclosure & Third-Party Partnerships
In accordance with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (16 CFR Part 255), we maintain transparent disclosures regarding our commercial relationships:
Commercial Affiliate Notice:
SOLOTAX LAB contains outbound referral links to specialized corporate formation, small business payroll, and compliance partners, including Gusto, Collective, Doola, Northwest Registered Agent, and QuickBooks.
If you click these referral links (such as /go/gusto) and subsequently enroll in a paid subscription or service, SOLOTAX LAB may receive referral compensation or an affiliate fee at no additional cost to you. In many cases, our referral links provide promotional credits or fee waivers for you.
Algorithmic Independence: Affiliate partnerships have zero impact on our calculation engines. Federal tax brackets, FICA ceilings, QBI calculations under IRC § 199A, and state franchise rules are modeled strictly on objective statutory law. We never artificially inflate estimated savings to incentivize affiliate conversion.
5. Educational Simulation & Non-CPA Disclaimer
SOLOTAX LAB is an educational financial simulation tool and does not provide formal legal, certified public accounting, or tax advisory services. Use of this website does not establish a confidential CPA-client or attorney-client fiduciary relationship. Tax statutes, IRS revenue procedures, and state Department of Revenue compliance standards change frequently. Always consult a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Enrolled Agent (EA) before electing S-Corporation status (Form 2553) or filing federal tax forms.
6. Your Privacy Rights (CCPA, CPRA & GDPR)
Depending on your jurisdiction (such as California or the European Economic Area), you have specific statutory rights regarding personal data:
- Right to Know / Access: You have the right to request information regarding categories of personal data collected.
- Right to Deletion: You have the right to request deletion of any collected personal data.
- No Sale of Personal Information: SOLOTAX LAB does not sell, rent, or trade your personal or financial data to data brokers or third parties.
Because our platform operates on a zero-storage architecture without user accounts, we typically hold no personal records tied to your identity.
7. Contact Information
If you have questions, regulatory inquiries, or feedback regarding our privacy practices, please contact our compliance desk: