1. Information We Collect

PDF Tools is designed with privacy as a core principle. All PDF processing happens entirely in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to our servers. We do not collect, store, or have access to any files you process using our tools.

We may collect limited, non-personal information automatically, including browser type, device type, pages visited, and referring URLs. This data is used solely to improve our service and is collected through standard web analytics.

2. Cookies and Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our site. Google AdSense uses cookies — including the DoubleClick DART cookie — to serve ads based on your visits to this site and other sites on the Internet.

These cookies allow Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your browsing patterns. No personally identifiable information is collected through these cookies.

3. Third-Party Advertising Partners

Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or web beacons in their advertisements and links that appear on PDF Tools. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and to personalize ad content.

PDF Tools has no access to or control over these cookies used by third-party advertisers. We recommend consulting the respective privacy policies of these third-party ad servers for more information.

4. Google's Use of the DART Cookie

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses the DART cookie to serve ads to users based on their visit to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network Privacy Policy.

5. Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to:

Opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings
Opt out of third-party cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page
Disable cookies in your browser settings
Use browser extensions that block tracking and advertising

6. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

PDF Tools does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you believe your child has provided such information through our site, please contact us immediately and we will make every effort to remove it.

7. Data Security

Since all file processing occurs locally in your browser, your documents are never transmitted over the Internet. This provides the highest level of data security possible — your files remain on your device at all times.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@pdf-tool-pi.vercel.app.