Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how German Salary Calculator (bruttonettorechnen.de) handles your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR — Regulation EU 2016/679) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz, BDSG).

1. Privacy at a Glance

General Information

The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. For detailed information on the subject of data protection, please refer to the full privacy policy below.

Data Collection on This Website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. The operator's contact details can be found in the Imprint of this website.

How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in two ways: first, data that you actively provide to us (e.g., via a contact form); second, data that is collected automatically or with your consent by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data such as your internet browser, operating system, or the time of the page request.

What do we use your data for?
Part of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour in aggregate, anonymous form.

What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction or deletion of this data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the subject of data protection, you can contact us at any time.

2. Hosting

This website is hosted by Cloudflare (Cloudflare, Inc., 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA). For details, please refer to Cloudflare's privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/

The use of Cloudflare is based on our legitimate interest in providing our website reliably and securely (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Cloudflare is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, ensuring an adequate level of data protection for transfers to the United States. Cloudflare's infrastructure consists of a global network of data centres that ensure fast and secure delivery of website content. As a technical hosting provider, Cloudflare does not exercise editorial control over the website's content.

3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures

Data Protection

The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), as well as this privacy policy.

Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., communication by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.

Responsible Party (Controller)

The responsible party for data processing on this website (within the meaning of the GDPR) is identified in the Imprint.

Data Protection Officer

The appointment of a data protection officer is not legally required for this website. For data protection enquiries, please contact the responsible party using the details provided in the Imprint.

Your Rights Under the GDPR

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR): You may request confirmation as to whether personal data concerning you is being processed and, if so, obtain access to that data.
  • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): You may request the correction of inaccurate personal data.
  • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): You may request the deletion of your personal data, subject to certain legal retention obligations.
  • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR): You may request restriction of processing under certain circumstances.
  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR): You may request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR): You may object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation.
  • Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7(3) GDPR): If you have given consent to the processing of your data, you may withdraw it at any time with effect for the future.
  • Right to lodge a complaint (Art. 77 GDPR): You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.

Legal Basis for Processing

The processing of personal data on this website is primarily based on the following legal grounds:

  • Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR: Consent — Where you have given consent to the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes.
  • Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR: Legitimate interests — Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights.

4. Data Collection on This Website

Cookies

This website currently uses no cookies and no client-side tracking. All calculations are performed exclusively in your browser. No personal data is transmitted to any server during the use of our calculators. User preferences (such as dark/light mode) are stored in the browser's localStorage, which is not a cookie and is never transmitted to our servers.

Web Analytics

We use Plausible Analytics, a privacy-friendly web analytics service. Plausible does not use cookies, does not store any personal data, and is fully GDPR-compliant. No personal data is transferred to third countries. Plausible collects exclusively aggregated and anonymous data such as pages visited, traffic source, country of origin, device type and browser. This data does not allow identification of individual users. For more information: https://plausible.io/data-policy

Server Log Files

The hosting provider automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits. These include:

  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system used
  • Referrer URL (the previously visited page)
  • Hostname of the accessing device
  • Time of the server request
  • IP address (anonymised)

This data is not merged with other data sources. The collection of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimisation of the website. Server log files are automatically deleted after 30 days.

5. Calculator Inputs

All inputs you make in our calculators are processed exclusively locally in your browser. No salary data, tax class selections, or other personal financial information is transmitted to our servers. The calculation is performed entirely on the client side using JavaScript.

URL parameters (e.g., ?brutto=3500&klasse=1) serve solely to allow you to share calculation results. These parameters are not evaluated server-side and are not stored in any database or log file.

6. External Services

Google Fonts

This website uses web fonts provided by Google (Google Fonts) for the uniform display of text. When you access a page, your browser loads the required fonts from the Google server. This establishes a connection to Google's servers, which informs Google that our website has been accessed via your IP address. For more information on Google Fonts, see: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq

The use of Google Fonts is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the uniform and attractive presentation of our website.

7. Third-Party Services

The website does not integrate third-party services that profile users. There are no social media buttons, advertising widgets, remarketing services or other tools that allow user tracking by third parties. We do not sell, share, or otherwise distribute any user data to third parties.

8. Transfer of Data Outside the EU

Cloudflare, our hosting provider, is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, ensuring compliance with EU data protection standards. Should it become necessary in the future to use services with servers outside the EU, the controller will ensure that the transfer complies with Chapter V of the GDPR using appropriate safeguards.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The current version is always available on this page.

10. Contact

For any questions regarding data protection or to exercise your rights, please contact us at:
contact@bruttonettorechnen.de

Last updated: June 2026