Last Updated: November 29, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how EU Tax ID Lookup ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you use our website at eu-taxid.com (the "Service"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data transparently in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable privacy laws.
Our tax ID validation tool operates entirely within your web browser. Tax identification numbers entered into our verification form are processed locally in your browser and are not transmitted to our servers, logged, or stored in any database. We do not collect, store, or have access to the specific tax IDs you verify using our service.
When you access our Service, we automatically collect certain information through cookies and similar technologies:
Log Data: Our servers may automatically record information that your browser sends when visiting our website. This may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, and the time spent on those pages.
Device Information: We may collect information about the device you use to access our Service, including device type, operating system, and unique device identifiers.
Usage Data: We collect information about how you interact with our Service, including pages viewed, features used, and navigation patterns.
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and store information about your interactions with our Service. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us improve your experience and understand how our Service is used.
Types of cookies we use include:
Essential Cookies: Necessary for the basic functionality of our website. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Advertising Cookies: Used by our advertising partners to deliver relevant advertisements and track ad campaign performance.
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
Service Provision: To provide, maintain, and improve our Service, including troubleshooting issues and developing new features.
Analytics: To understand how our Service is used, identify trends, and make improvements to user experience.
Advertising: To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense and similar advertising services that fund our free service.
Security: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or security breaches.
Legal Compliance: To comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests from public authorities.
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
Legitimate Interests: Processing necessary for our legitimate interests, such as operating and improving our Service, provided these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
Consent: Where you have given consent for specific processing activities, particularly regarding non-essential cookies and personalized advertising.
Legal Obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with legal requirements.
Our Service uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites on the Internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to our site and other sites.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings at www.google.com/settings/ads. You may also opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices or www.youronlinechoices.eu for users in the European Union.
For more information about how Google collects and processes data, please review Google's Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share information in the following circumstances:
Service Providers: We may share information with third-party vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, and advertising services.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, legal process, or government request, or to protect rights, property, or safety.
Business Transfers: In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business, information may be transferred as a business asset.
If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have certain rights regarding your personal data:
Right of Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal data.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below. We will respond to your request within one month as required by GDPR.
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including satisfying legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Analytics data may be retained in aggregated, anonymized form indefinitely for trend analysis and service improvement.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence, including the United States. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. We take appropriate safeguards to ensure your personal data remains protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
Our Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 16 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us. We will make every effort to resolve your concerns.
For users in the European Union who are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.
