Privacy Policy

1. In-Browser Client-Side Processing & Network Transparency

SahayaDesk is engineered with a local-first, client-side processing architecture. When you use financial calculators (such as Rupee Lab and the Take-Home Salary Calculator), image and PDF tools (File Forge and Form Ready), typing tests (Type Sprint), or the resume builder (Resume Desk), all computations, image resizing, and document formatting execute entirely inside your web browser. Your numbers, documents, photos, signatures, and personal resumes are never uploaded, stored, or transmitted to our servers.

For complete technical transparency, visiting and using our website involves the following standard network interactions:

• Hosting & CDN Infrastructure: Standard web hosting infrastructure (such as Cloudflare Pages or GitHub Pages) receives necessary HTTP connection metadata (such as IP address, browser User-Agent, and requested asset URL) to deliver static assets securely and protect against DDoS attacks.
• Public Catalog Synchronization: When connected to our cloud database (Supabase), tools such as Job Signal, Scheme Saathi, Rate Watch, Study Vault, and College Exam Portal retrieve read-only public catalog records via public HTTPS API requests. No personal input, calculations, or user identities are transmitted during catalog retrieval.
• Offline Service Worker Cache: Your browser may cache static application files locally via our Progressive Web App (PWA) Service Worker so core calculators and document tools remain accessible offline.
• Third-Party External Links: When you click external links to official portals or examination bodies, you navigate to third-party domains subject to their respective privacy policies.

2. Information We Do Not Collect

We do not require user account registration, passwords, phone numbers, or credit card details. We do not track your identity across different websites, and we do not sell or monetize personal user databases.

3. Local Storage Usage

Our website uses browser localStorage solely to remember your voluntary local preferences, such as your selected language (English or Telugu), saved exam/job bookmarks, or local watchlist items. This information stays strictly on your local browser and can be cleared at any time by clearing your browser site data.

4. Privacy-First Web Analytics (Cloudflare Web Analytics)

To understand aggregate page performance, Core Web Vitals, and overall tool usage without compromising visitor privacy, SahayaDesk supports Cloudflare Web Analytics. Cloudflare Web Analytics is strictly cookie-free: it does not use client-side state (such as cookies or localStorage) to collect usage metrics, does not fingerprint individual devices, and never tracks visitors across websites.

5. Advertising (Google AdSense & Third-Party Networks)

To keep all 14 utilities and educational guides free for every user without charging subscriptions or fees, SahayaDesk includes layout-safe advertising slots for approved networks such as Google AdSense. Advertising slots remain completely hidden and inactive until network review and domain approval are completed.

6. Affiliate Relationships & Editorial Independence Disclosure (ASCI & FTC)

In accordance with the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) Guidelines and FTC Endorsement Guides, SahayaDesk discloses that select outbound links to licensed commercial partners (such as verified OTT streaming platforms in Release Radar) may be affiliate links marked with rel="sponsored noopener noreferrer" and an explicit on-page disclosure badge.

• Zero Extra Cost to Users: Clicking an eligible affiliate link never increases the subscription or purchase price you pay.
• Strict Editorial & Mathematical Independence: Commercial partnerships never influence calculator formulas, tax regime comparisons, insurance claim-settlement metrics, government recruitment listings, or university examination schedules.
• Direct Official Government Links: Links to government portals (.gov.in, .nic.in), public service commissions, and universities are always direct, unmonetized reference links.

7. Outbound Links to Official & Third-Party Portals

Utilities such as Job Signal, Scheme Saathi, Study Vault, and College Exam Portal link directly to official central government, state government, banking recruitment, and university portals. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, availability, or contents of third-party external websites. We encourage you to review the privacy statement of any external site you visit.

8. Contact for Privacy Inquiries

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, cookie preferences, or data privacy on SahayaDesk, you may contact our editorial and privacy desk directly at contact@sahayadesk.com or open an inquiry on our official GitHub Issue Tracker.