PDFToolsFree (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the website pdftoolfree.web.app, which provides free, browser-based PDF tools. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how it is used, and the choices you have. The most important point comes first: every PDF you open is processed entirely on your own device. Your files are never uploaded to our servers, never stored, and never seen by us or any third party.
1. Scope of This Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through the PDFToolsFree website and its tools. It does not apply to any third-party websites that may be linked from our pages. By using our site, you agree to the practices described here.
2. Your Files & Documents
All PDF operations — compressing, merging, splitting, rotating, and converting to images or Word — are performed locally in your web browser using JavaScript. Your documents are loaded into your browser’s memory only for the moment they are being processed and are discarded as soon as you leave or refresh the page.
Because of this design, we have no technical ability to access, view, copy, retain, or share the contents of any file you process. Nothing about your documents is transmitted over the internet to us or anyone else.
3. Information We Collect
We do not require you to create an account, sign in, or provide any personal information such as your name, email address, or payment details to use our tools.
The only information that may be collected is limited, anonymized technical data gathered automatically when you visit the site, as described in the Analytics, Cookies, and Advertising sections below.
4. Analytics
We may use a privacy-respecting analytics service (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use the site so that we can improve it. This may include aggregated, non-identifying data such as page views, session duration, browser type, device category, operating system, and approximate country derived from your IP address.
This data is statistical and is never linked to your identity or to the contents of the files you process. If Google Analytics is active, the data is collected and handled in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy. You can opt out site-wide using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
5. Cookies
PDFToolsFree does not set any cookies of its own to track you. However, third-party services we rely on — such as Google Analytics and Google AdSense — may place their own cookies or similar technologies on your device to measure usage or to deliver and personalize advertising.
You can accept, block, or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Disabling cookies will not affect your ability to use any of our PDF tools, since the tools themselves do not depend on cookies.
6. Advertising & Google AdSense
To keep PDFToolsFree free to use, we may display advertisements served by Google AdSense and its partners. Please note the following:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this and other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.
- You can also opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
Advertising partners may collect information about your visits to deliver relevant ads. This information never includes the contents of the PDF files you process, because those files never leave your browser.
7. Third-Party Services
PDFToolsFree relies on the following third-party services to operate. Each has its own privacy practices:
- Firebase Hosting (Google) — serves the static website files. Google may keep standard server access logs, including IP addresses, for security and reliability.
- jsDelivr / unpkg / Cloudflare CDNs — deliver the Bootstrap framework and the open-source PDF libraries used by the tools. These networks may log IP addresses for abuse prevention.
- Google Analytics — anonymized, aggregated usage statistics (if active).
- Google AdSense — advertising delivery (if active).
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party.
8. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)
Because we do not collect personal information directly and do not maintain user accounts, we hold no personal profile that could be accessed, exported, corrected, or deleted. Where applicable data-protection laws such as the EU GDPR or California’s CCPA grant you rights over data processed by our third-party providers, you may exercise those rights directly with the relevant provider (for example, through Google’s privacy controls linked above), or by contacting us using the details below and we will assist where we are able.
9. Children’s Privacy
PDFToolsFree is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through this site, please contact us and we will take reasonable steps to remove it.
10. Data Security
The site is served exclusively over an encrypted HTTPS connection. Since your files are never transmitted to us, the most sensitive data — your documents — is never exposed to network risk. We take reasonable measures to keep the website itself secure and available.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Your continued use of the site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please reach out: