Two different promises
Some of these tools do their work on the server, which means your file is sent to it. Two of them do everything inside your own browser and send nothing at all. It would be easy to write "your files never leave your device" across the whole site, and it would be untrue for half of it.
| Tool | Does your file reach the server? |
|---|---|
| PDF to Word | Yes — uploaded, converted, sent back, deleted |
| Page tools | Yes — same path |
| Edit PDF | No |
| Edit existing text | No |
When your file is uploaded
- It is written to a temporary folder on the server, processed, and sent back to you as a download.
- That folder is deleted as soon as your download has been sent — and also if the conversion fails or is rejected.
- It is not copied anywhere else. There is no database, no file storage, no backup and no queue holding your document.
- The name of your file is not recorded. The server's log notes only the file type, its size and how many pages it had. Documents get named after people, clients and cases, so the name is treated as part of your document rather than as a detail about it.
When nothing is uploaded
- Edit PDF and Edit existing text open your document in your own browser, hold it in that tab, and save it back to your device.
- No request carries it anywhere. This is checked automatically rather than simply asserted: an automated test opens and edits a document while watching every network request the page makes, and fails if any of them is anything but a plain request for this site's own files.
- The PDF engine, the fonts and the scripts those pages need are served from this site, not from anyone else's. The one exception is Cloudflare's own script, described below, which is added by the service that sits in front of this site.
- Closing the tab discards the document. Nothing is kept between visits.
What this site collects about you
- This service sets no cookies and loads no analytics, tracking pixels, advertising or third-party scripts of its own on any page.
- The site is served through Cloudflare, and Cloudflare adds its own.
As part of protecting and measuring the site, Cloudflare injects a script from
static.cloudflareinsights.comand sends two requests of its own from your browser: one to its analytics endpoint, and one carrying browser characteristics used for bot detection. They are Cloudflare's, not ours, and they are governed by Cloudflare's terms rather than by this notice. They happen when the page loads, before you open any document, and they do not carry your file. If you would rather avoid them entirely, the two editors work the same way from a local copy of the source. - No accounts, so no names, email addresses or passwords are held.
- Requests are logged by the hosting platform. Like any website, the service runs on hosting that records that a request happened — including the IP address it came from, the time, and the page requested. That is operational logging by the host, and an IP address counts as personal data.
Checking any of this for yourself
The whole service is free software, and the exact code running right now can be downloaded from the source page. Every statement above is something you can verify in it rather than take on trust — the deletion of uploads, the absence of tracking, and what the log actually records.
Contact
For any question about this notice, or about a document you have processed here, contact BTLTECH LTD. Because uploads are deleted as soon as they are sent back and there are no accounts, there is normally nothing held about you.