Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how PDF Tools ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you use our website and services (collectively, the "Service").

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

• Contact Information: If you contact us via email or our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.
• Uploaded Files: When you use our PDF tools, you may upload documents. These files are processed temporarily and are not stored permanently on our servers.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Log Data: Like most websites, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service. This may include your IP address, browser type, browser version, pages visited, time and date of your visit, time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
• Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies to improve your experience, analyze traffic, and serve relevant advertisements. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service, including processing your PDF files.
• To improve, personalize, and expand our Service.
• To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and provide customer support.
• To monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends.
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or fraudulent activity.
• To deliver targeted advertisements via third‑party ad networks (such as Google AdSense) based on your interests.

3. Data Retention

Uploaded Files: Your uploaded PDFs and converted files are automatically deleted from our servers within 1 hour after processing. We do not keep copies of your documents.

Log Data: We retain log data for up to 30 days for security and operational purposes, after which it is anonymized or deleted.

4. Third‑Party Services

We use third‑party services that may collect information used to identify you:

• Google AdSense: We display ads served by Google. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other sites. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. Google Analytics collects data such as your IP address, browser information, and pages viewed. This data is aggregated and anonymized.
• Hosting: Our website is hosted on third‑party servers that store log files and temporary processing data.

5. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:

• The right to access, update, or delete the information we have about you.
• The right to opt‑out of marketing communications.
• The right to object to processing of your personal data.
• The right to data portability.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@pdftools.example.com.

6. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete such information.

7. Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: privacy@pdftools.example.com
• Through our contact form: Contact Us
• By mail: 123 Innovation Drive, San Francisco, CA 94107