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Cookie Policy

Last updated: May 18, 2026

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to website operators. Cookies cannot run programs or deliver viruses to your device.

How PaycheckSense Uses Cookies

PaycheckSense uses a minimal set of cookies. Importantly, we never store your salary, income, or any financial data in cookies. All calculator inputs exist only in your browser's memory for the duration of your session.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

Always Active

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They are typically set in response to your actions such as setting preferences or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work.

Examples

  • Session management
  • Security tokens
  • Load balancing

Analytics Cookies

Optional

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. All data is collected in aggregate and anonymized - we cannot identify individual users from analytics data. This helps us improve the site.

Examples

  • _ga (Google Analytics client ID, expires 2 years)
  • _gid (session ID, expires 24 hours)
  • _gat (throttle request rate, expires 1 minute)

Advertising Cookies

Optional

PaycheckSense displays ads through Google AdSense to fund the free service. Google may use cookies to show you relevant ads based on your interests. These cookies are set by Google, not by PaycheckSense.

Examples

  • IDE (Google ad personalization)
  • DSID (DoubleClick signed-in user)
  • ad_storage preferences

Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in your browser settings. Note that removing or blocking cookies may impact your experience on this and other websites.

To opt out of Google Analytics specifically: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

To opt out of Google advertising cookies: Google Ad Settings

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically. Changes will be posted here with an updated date. Continued use of the site constitutes acceptance.

Contact

Questions? Contact us or email privacy@paychecksense.com.