Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Creator Tax Architect (“Creator Tax Architect,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices available to you when you visit https://creatortaxarchitect.com, use our tax estimator, subscribe to our newsletter, or purchase one of our digital products.

By using our website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use the website, we may collect different types of information.

If you purchase a digital product, your email address is used to deliver your purchased PDF, send purchase confirmations, provide customer support, and process eligible refunds.

A. Information You Provide

When you interact with our website, you may voluntarily provide information such as:

• Your email address when purchasing a digital product.
• Your email address when subscribing to receive tax tips and updates.
• Communications you send to us, including customer support or refund requests.

We do not collect or store your credit card information.

Payments are securely processed by Stripe.

B. Calculator Information

The Creator Tax Architect calculator performs calculations directly within your browser.

Your calculator inputs—including information such as income, expenses, filing status, state, business type, and calculator selections—are not transmitted to or stored by Creator Tax Architect during normal calculator use.

Closing your browser or refreshing the page clears this locally processed information.

C. Order Information

When you purchase one of our digital products, we store limited information necessary to process your purchase, deliver your download, provide customer support, and maintain our business records.

This information may include:

• your email address;
• the product you purchased;
• the purchase date and time;
• Stripe transaction identifiers;
• payment status;
• download eligibility;
• internal order identifiers.

This information is securely stored in our database provided by Supabase and is used only to:

• deliver your purchased digital product;
• verify your purchase;
• process refunds;
• respond to customer support requests;
• maintain required accounting and business records;
• help prevent fraud and duplicate purchases.

We do not use this information to sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use information we collect to:

• deliver purchased digital products;
• process payments;
• send purchase confirmations and download links;
• provide customer support;
• process refunds;
• send tax tips and educational content if you have chosen to subscribe;
• improve our products and website;
• protect against fraud and abuse;
• comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information.

4. Newsletter & Email Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we may periodically send:

• tax planning tips;
• tax law updates;
• educational content for creators and freelancers;
• product updates;
• occasional announcements related to Creator Tax Architect.

Newsletter emails are sent only to users who voluntarily subscribe.

Every newsletter includes an unsubscribe option, and you may unsubscribe at any time.

If you purchase a product, we may also send transactional emails related to your purchase, such as:

• order confirmations;
• download instructions;
• refund communications;
• customer support responses.

These transactional emails are separate from the newsletter and are necessary to provide the services you request.

5. Payment Processing

Payments are securely processed through Stripe.

Creator Tax Architect does not receive or store your complete payment card information.

Your use of Stripe is governed by Stripe's own Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

6. Third-Party Services

To operate our business, we use trusted third-party providers.

These providers receive only the information reasonably necessary to perform their services.

Current providers include:

Stripe

Secure payment processing.

Supabase

We use Supabase to securely store customer order information, including purchaser email addresses, purchase records, payment status, and download eligibility. This information is used solely to fulfill purchases, provide customer support, process refunds, and maintain our business records.

Resend

Sending purchase confirmations, download links, customer support responses, and email communications.

Vercel

Website hosting and infrastructure.

Vercel Analytics

Privacy-friendly website analytics that may include:

• pages visited;
• browser type;
• device type;
• approximate geographic region;
• general website traffic statistics.

We do not use advertising networks or sell personal information to advertisers.

7. Cookies and Analytics

Creator Tax Architect does not use advertising cookies.

Some cookies or similar technologies may be used as necessary for:

• website functionality;
• payment processing;
• fraud prevention;
• security;
• anonymous website analytics.

8. Data Retention

We retain information only as long as reasonably necessary to:

• fulfill purchases;
• provide customer support;
• process refunds;
• maintain accounting and business records;
• comply with applicable legal obligations;
• protect against fraud.

Newsletter subscribers remain subscribed until they unsubscribe or request removal.

Calculator inputs are not retained by Creator Tax Architect during normal calculator use.

9. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect the information we maintain.

However, no method of electronic transmission or electronic storage is completely secure.

Accordingly, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Children's Privacy

Creator Tax Architect is not intended for children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, applicable law may provide rights regarding your personal information.

These rights may include the ability to:

• request access to your information;
• request correction of inaccurate information;
• request deletion of information where applicable;
• inquire about how your information is used.

To exercise these rights, please contact us.

12. International Visitors

Creator Tax Architect operates from the United States.

If you access our website from another country, you understand that your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When changes are made, the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page will be updated.

Continued use of the website after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.

14. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us:

Email: hello@creatortaxarchitect.com

or through the Contact page on our website.