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Privacy policy

FirstHire is a static website. You do not create an account, and the calculator does not send your wage, hours, or tax-rate inputs to a server. Those numbers are processed in your browser.

What we collect

This site is built without a required tracking script. Your hosting provider may keep ordinary server logs (such as IP address, browser type, and pages requested) to operate and secure the site. We do not use those logs to build a marketing profile.

The first-hire checklist can save completion state in your browser's localStorage. That data stays on your device and is not transmitted by this site.

Fonts

Pages load typography from Google Fonts. Google may process your IP address and browser data under Google's privacy policy when those files are requested.

Optional analytics and email

No third-party analytics tag is installed. If analytics are added later, this policy will be updated to name the provider and how to opt out.

This site does not currently collect email addresses. A first-hire checklist signup form is built but hidden until a provider is connected. If you later sign up, we will use your address only to send that checklist and occasional hiring-rate updates. We will not sell your address, and we will not use the list to send Paychex or other partner payroll offers. This policy will be updated to name the email provider before that form goes live.

Affiliate links

FirstHire does not currently display affiliate signup links. If partner links are added later, clicking them may allow the provider to know you came from this site, under that provider's privacy policy. We do not receive your payment-card details. See the affiliate disclosure.

External sites

Links to IRS, SSA, Department of Labor, state agencies, and vendors are provided for convenience. Their privacy practices are their own.

Last updated November 2026.