Privacy Policy
A plain-language summary of what we do — and mostly don't do — with your data.
Last updated: July 2026
Pdfiks is built to collect as little as possible. This page explains exactly what that means.
What we collect
We don't require an account and we don't collect personal data for tracking or advertising. To run the tools we temporarily store the PDF files you upload and the file we produce for you. We also set one functional, first-party session cookie so we can show you your own in-progress and finished files — it carries a random identifier only and is never used to track you across sites.
How long we keep your files
Uploaded files and their results are automatically deleted within 1 hour of processing. Deletion is enforced by a scheduled cleanup with a second safety-net sweep, so nothing lingers on our servers beyond that window.
IP addresses
We do not store your IP address. It is used only briefly, in memory, to rate-limit abuse of the free tools, and is never written to our database or linked to your files.
Who else processes your data
We keep the list of third parties deliberately short. At the moment it's:
- Our hosting provider, which runs the servers that process and briefly store your files.
- Cloudflare Turnstile, a privacy-respecting bot check shown on the upload forms in production. It does not use tracking cookies and does not profile you.
- An error-monitoring service that records technical diagnostics — never file contents — when something goes wrong.
We do not use advertising networks, profiling analytics, or any service that sells your data.
Your rights
Because we don't hold accounts and delete everything within 1 hour, there is normally nothing to export or erase — it's already gone. If you have a question about your data, contact us at [email protected].
Cookies
We use a single functional session cookie, described above. We do not use tracking, advertising, or analytics cookies, so no consent banner is required.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Email [email protected].