You're uploading sensitive financial documents. You deserve to know exactly what happens to them.
📋 Plain-English Summary
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When you upload a PDF, it's sent securely to Anthropic's API (the company that makes Claude AI) for analysis.
We do not store your paystub, your name, your salary, or any information on our servers — because we have no backend server.
Anthropic may retain API inputs for up to 30 days for trust and safety review. Your data is not used to train AI models.
When you close the browser tab, your analysis is gone. Nothing persists.
The Search a Code tab is entirely local — no data leaves your device.
🗂 What We Collect
Standard anonymous web analytics (page views, browser type, general location) via Google Analytics.
No account registration, no email, no name — nothing personally identifiable is collected by us.
Affiliate partners (TurboTax, TaxAct, Thumbtack) may set their own cookies per their privacy policies.
📄 PDF Upload & AI Analysis
You select or drag a PDF. Your browser sends it via HTTPS to our Next.js server route (/api/analyze).
The server converts the file to base64 and calls Anthropic's API. We never log or store the file contents.
Anthropic's Claude model processes it and returns a structured analysis which is sent back to your browser.
Anthropic data handling: API data may be retained up to 30 days for safety monitoring. Not used for training. See anthropic.com/privacy.
🍪 Cookies & Tracking
Google Analytics cookies for anonymous traffic analysis. No personal data included.
No advertising cookies set by us directly.
Affiliate partners may set tracking cookies when you click their links.
🔗 Third-Party Services
Anthropic API — AI analysis. Privacy policy: anthropic.com/privacy
Google Analytics — Anonymous traffic. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
TurboTax (Intuit) — Affiliate. Privacy policy: intuit.com/privacy
TaxAct — Affiliate. Privacy policy: taxact.com/privacy-policy
Thumbtack — CPA referrals. Privacy policy: thumbtack.com/privacy
⚖️ Your Rights
Since we don't collect personal data, there's nothing to delete from our systems.
For data Anthropic may have retained, contact privacy@anthropic.com directly.
California residents: We do not sell personal data.
GDPR: We do not knowingly collect data from EU residents beyond anonymous analytics.
✓ Bottom Line
We don't want your data. We want to help you understand your paycheck.
Your PDF is analyzed by Anthropic's Claude AI and the result is shown in your browser. We never see it, store it, or touch it. When you close the tab, it's gone.
Questions? Email us at privacy@whatsonmypaystub.com
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