Privacy

Your tax data stays local during normal preparation.

tako.tax is designed so the sensitive parts of preparation happen in your browser. The plain-English version is simple: your return data is local; standard web infrastructure still creates limited operational records.

What stays on your device

During normal preparation, tako.tax does not send these materials to tako.tax servers:

Uploaded tax documents
Extracted and manually entered values
In-progress return projects
Generated tax forms
Exported project files

What tako.tax may receive

Loading and operating a website creates limited operational data such as IP address, request timestamps, browser user-agent, requested resources, and performance signals. If diagnostic error reporting is enabled, reports should be scrubbed before transmission. tako.tax does not sell tax data or use ad pixels in the preparation flow.

Local storage responsibility

Your project is saved in browser storage. Clearing site data, using private browsing, switching browsers, or changing devices can make the local project unavailable. Export a project file or generated forms before clearing storage.

Future filing or account features

E-file, if added later, would require transmitting filing data to tax agencies and possibly filing partners. Accounts, if added later, would require account data. The privacy notice will be updated before those features launch.

Formal notice and contact

For the formal legal privacy notice, see Legal → Privacy Notice. Privacy questions can be sent to [email protected].