GOLDEN HANDCUFFS // FYI 2026.RSU
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Privacy Policy

Transparency is fundamental to our architecture. This policy details how goldenhandcuffs.fyi handles calculation data, cookies, and advertising partners.

1. Local-First Calculation Privacy

All financial calculations, salary figures, share counts, vesting valuations, and tax estimates inputted into the goldenhandcuffs.fyi calculators execute strictly within your local web browser runtime.

Zero Server Logging of Financial Inputs: We do not transmit, log, store, or sell your compensation numbers, equity values, or tax simulation inputs on our servers. When you close or refresh your browser tab, your calculation session state is cleared.

2. Cookies and Advertising Partners

This website may display advertisements provided by third-party ad networks, including Google AdSense.

In accordance with standard Google AdSense and advertising industry policies:

  • Third-Party Cookies: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites on the Internet.
  • Personalized Advertising: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve personalized or contextual advertisements to users based on their visits to our site and/or other sites across the web.
  • Opting Out: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, users can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

3. Lead Capture & Advisory Inquiries

If you voluntarily choose to submit an inquiry through our "Match with an RSU Tax Specialist" feature, you submit your email, target employer, state, and shortfall tier. This data is transmitted securely to our encrypted backend solely to route your request to a vetted, certified CPA or financial advisor. We never sell your contact information to unverified third-party data brokers.

4. Log Data & Analytics

Like standard web platforms, our hosting infrastructure (Cloudflare) records high-level network telemetry such as IP addresses, browser user-agents, referring URLs, and timestamps strictly for DDoS mitigation, performance caching, and security audits.

5. Contact & Updates

This policy was last updated in September 2026. For questions regarding our privacy practices, contact us at [email protected].