Privacy policy
This policy explains what information LeaveTools (leave.vertitools.com) handles when you use its free tools and guides, and the choices you have. LeaveTools is operated by VertiTech Innovations, LLC, 131 Continental Dr, Suite 305, Newark, DE 19713, United States ("we", "us"), which is responsible for this information.
The short version
- The calculator, the time-off request form and the PTO tracker run in your browser. What you type into them is not sent to us.
- We use Google Analytics to count visits and tool usage. It never receives names, balances, dates, notes or anything else you type into a tool.
- We do not sell your personal information, show ads, or use advertising cookies.
What you type into the tools
PTO Accrual Calculator and time-off request form. Inputs and results stay in your browser tab. They are not sent to our servers and are gone when you close or reload the page, unless you download or print them yourself.
PTO tracker. Entries stay in your browser tab. If you turn on Keep this tracker on this device, they are stored in your browser's local storage on that device only. You can delete them at any time with Clear data or by clearing your browser's site data. We cannot see or recover them.
Files you export (CSV) or print are saved on your device, not by us.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4, provided by Google LLC, to understand how many people visit, which pages and tools they use, and whether the tools work. Google Analytics collects:
- pages viewed, the referring site, and the time of the visit;
- device and browser type, screen size, language, and approximate location (city or region) derived from your IP address;
- a small set of tool events, such as "calculation completed", "CSV exported", "validation error" or "pilot link clicked", with categorical details only: which tool, which pay-period frequency or accrual method, the error type, and the role you chose to declare (employee, manager or admin, consultant, other).
Tool events never include names, balances, rates, dates, notes, reasons for time off, or email addresses.
Google Analytics uses first-party cookies (named _ga and _ga_ followed by an identifier) to recognize a returning browser. Google Analytics 4 does not log or store full IP addresses. Advertising features, Google signals and ads personalization are turned off, and advertising storage is always denied.
Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. Analytics cookies are off by default. Google may receive cookieless measurements that do not identify your browser.
Global Privacy Control. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, analytics cookies are turned off for your visit.
Other ways to opt out. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, or install Google's Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. Google explains how it uses data from sites that use its services in its own policy.
We keep Google Analytics event data for 14 months.
When you email us
If you write to [email protected], for example about the pilot, we receive your email address and whatever you include in the message. We use it only to reply and to follow up on your request, and we delete it when it is no longer needed for that conversation. Please do not send medical information or details about other people's leave.
Hosting
The site is hosted by Vercel. Like any web host, Vercel processes technical request data such as IP addresses to deliver pages and protect the service.
Sharing and selling
We share information only with the service providers named above (Google for analytics, Vercel for hosting, and our email provider), and only for the purposes described here. We do not sell personal information and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Where information is processed
We are based in the United States, and Google and Vercel may process information in the United States and other countries. For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or the providers' certifications.
If the GDPR or UK GDPR applies to you, we rely on our legitimate interest in measuring and improving the site for cookieless analytics and for replying to your emails, and on your consent where it is required for analytics cookies.
Security
We use encrypted connections and limit who can access analytics and email. No system is completely secure.
Your choices and requests
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to ask what personal information we hold about you, to correct it, or to delete it. Because the tools keep your inputs in your browser, we usually hold nothing beyond analytics data that does not identify you by name, and any emails you sent us. To make a request, email [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity before acting on it. We will not treat you differently for making a request. If you are in the EEA or the UK, you may also complain to your local data protection authority.
Children
LeaveTools is meant for working adults and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children.
Changes
If this policy changes, we will update this page and the review date shown on it. Material changes will be described at the top of the page.
Contact
VertiTech Innovations, LLC
131 Continental Dr, Suite 305, Newark, DE 19713, United States
Email: [email protected]