Privacy Policy
The short version: the payslips you create with PayslipKit — employer details, employee names, IDs, salaries and deductions — are generated in your browser and are never uploaded to our servers. We don't require an account, we don't use tracking cookies, we don't show ads and we don't sell personal data. We only process the minimum needed to run the site and sell Pro.
Who we are
PayslipKit (payslipkit.com) is an online payslip, salary slip and pay stub generator operated by an independent developer based in Taiwan ("we", "us"). We are the controller of the limited personal data described in this policy. You can reach us at support@payslipkit.com.
Your payslip data stays on your device
Everything you type or import into the generator — employer details, employee names and addresses, employee and tax or social-security numbers, salaries, deductions, bank details, your logo, CSV files and the PDFs you download — is processed locally by JavaScript in your browser. It is not sent to us or to any third party.
To make the tool convenient, the generator saves your work in your browser's local storage on your device, for example:
- your draft payslip and preferences such as country preset, currency and document language (key
payslipkit_draft); - your employer profile — company name, address, registration number and logo (key
payslipkit_employer); - your saved employee list, a Pro feature (key
payslipkit_employees); - your Pro license information (key
payslipkit_license: license key, device activation ID, plan and when it was last verified).
This data never leaves your device unless you export it yourself. You can delete it at any time by clearing the site data for payslipkit.com in your browser settings. On a shared or public computer, clear it after use, because anyone using the same browser profile could see the saved details. Because we never receive this data, we cannot recover it for you either — keep copies of the payslips you issue.
Employee data you enter
When you enter information about your employees, you decide what is processed and why, so you are responsible for handling it lawfully under the data protection and employment laws that apply to you. Because PayslipKit never receives this data, we do not process it on your behalf and do not act as your data processor.
Data we process when you visit
Our site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Like any web host, Cloudflare processes technical data such as your IP address, browser user agent, requested URL and time of the request to deliver pages and protect the site against abuse. These logs are short-lived and we do not use them to identify you.
We may use Cloudflare Web Analytics to understand which pages are popular. It is privacy-friendly: it does not use cookies or local storage, does not fingerprint visitors and only gives us aggregated statistics (page views, referrers, country, device type).
Payments and Pro licenses
Pro purchases are processed by Polar, which acts as the merchant of record and reseller of PayslipKit Pro. When you buy, you provide your name, email address, billing country and payment details directly to Polar, which processes them under its own privacy policy. We never see or store your full card details.
Polar shares with us the order information we need to provide the service and support: your name, email address, country, the plan purchased, order and subscription status, and your license key.
When you activate or re-verify Pro (about once every three days), your browser sends your license key and a device activation ID to our license endpoint, which checks it with Polar's license API. A short label describing your browser and operating system (for example "Chrome on Windows") is stored with the activation so you can recognize your devices. No payslip content is ever included.
Cookies and local storage
PayslipKit does not set tracking cookies and shows no ads. We use your browser's local storage only for the functional data described above. Polar may set its own cookies when you open the checkout. You can block or delete cookies in your browser; the generator will keep working.
Legal bases (EEA/UK)
- Performance of a contract — processing order and license data to provide Pro.
- Legitimate interests — hosting logs and aggregated, cookieless analytics to run, secure and improve the site.
- Legal obligation — keeping transaction records where the law requires it.
Retention
Data in your browser stays until you delete it. Order and license records are kept by Polar and by us for as long as your license is active and afterwards as long as needed for accounting, tax and legal purposes. Support emails are kept as long as needed to help you and then deleted.
Sharing and international transfers
We do not sell or share your personal data for advertising. We share data only with the service providers named in this policy (Cloudflare and Polar), who may process it in countries other than your own, including the United States, under appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR, UK GDPR, Taiwan's Personal Data Protection Act or US state privacy laws such as the CCPA/CPRA), you may have the right to access, correct, delete or export your personal data, to object to or restrict processing, and to withdraw consent. To exercise these rights, email support@payslipkit.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
For purchase data held by Polar you can also contact Polar directly. Employees whose details appear on a payslip should contact their employer, because we never receive that data.
Children
PayslipKit is a business tool and is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the service evolves. We will change the "last updated" date above and, for significant changes, show a notice on the site.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email support@payslipkit.com.