Privacy Policy
PDFNoob (“PDFNoob,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit pdfnoob.com and use our PDF tools, features, accounts, contact form, and related services (collectively, the “Services”).
By using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
1. Who We Are
PDFNoob is an online platform that provides tools for editing, compressing, converting, and managing PDF files. Our service is designed to help users process PDF documents quickly and easily through a web-based interface.
Website: PDFNoob.com
2. Scope of This Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through:
- our website;
- our PDF tools and related web applications;
- account creation and account-related features;
- our contact form;
- email communications with us;
- analytics, cookies, and similar technologies used on our site.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites, tools, or services that may be linked from our website.
3. Information We Collect
A. Information You Provide Directly
We may collect information that you provide when you:
- contact us by email or through our contact form;
- create an account;
- upload files to use our PDF tools;
- subscribe to communications or updates.
This information may include:
- your name;
- your email address;
- account information you submit;
- messages or support requests you send us;
- files and content you upload for processing.
B. Files and Document Content
When you use our PDF tools, you may upload files or submit content for processing. Depending on the tool, those files may contain personal or sensitive information.
PDFNoob is designed so that many operations are performed directly in your browser on your device. In cases where processing must be performed on our servers, files are retained only as long as necessary to complete the requested operation and are then deleted.
C. Information Collected Automatically
When you access or use the Services, we may automatically collect certain technical and usage information, such as:
- IP address;
- browser type and version;
- device type;
- operating system;
- referring pages or URLs;
- pages viewed;
- approximate location derived from IP address;
- interaction and usage data;
- crash, error, and diagnostic data.
D. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We may use cookies, local storage, pixels, and similar technologies to:
- keep the website functioning properly;
- remember preferences and settings;
- understand how users interact with the site;
- improve performance and user experience;
- monitor reliability and troubleshoot issues;
- support communications and service features.
4. How We Use Information
We may use your information to:
- provide, operate, and maintain the Services;
- process uploaded files and return results to you;
- create and manage user accounts;
- respond to inquiries and support requests;
- improve our tools, website, and user experience;
- monitor usage, diagnose issues, and maintain performance;
- protect against abuse, fraud, unauthorized use, and security threats;
- communicate with you about service-related matters;
- send newsletters or updates where you have subscribed;
- comply with legal obligations and enforce our policies.
5. How We Handle Uploaded Files
PDFNoob is built with privacy in mind. Many PDF operations are processed directly on the client side in your browser, which means your files may never be uploaded to our servers at all.
If a feature requires server-side processing, uploaded files and generated output files are kept only for the time required to perform the requested operation and are deleted after processing is complete.
We do not use the contents of uploaded files for advertising purposes, and we do not sell their contents.
You are responsible for ensuring that you have the right to upload and process any files you submit through the Services.
6. Legal Bases for Processing
Depending on your location and applicable law, we may rely on one or more of the following legal bases to process personal data:
- Performance of a contract — to provide the Services you request, including processing files and managing accounts;
- Legitimate interests — to operate, secure, improve, and analyze our Services;
- Consent — where required, such as for certain communications or non-essential technologies;
- Legal obligation — where processing is necessary to comply with applicable law or legal requests.
7. When We Share Information
We may share information in the following circumstances:
A. Service Providers
We may share information with vendors and service providers that help us operate the Services, including providers for:
- hosting and infrastructure;
- file storage and cloud services;
- content delivery and security;
- analytics and diagnostics;
- email communications;
- crash and performance monitoring.
Based on our current setup, this may include services such as:
- AWS;
- Cloudflare;
- Google Analytics 4;
- Google Search Console;
- Microsoft Clarity;
- Brevo;
- Sentry.
These providers may process data on our behalf as needed to provide their services to us.
B. Legal Reasons
We may disclose information where necessary to:
- comply with law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request;
- enforce our terms, agreements, or policies;
- detect, investigate, or prevent fraud, abuse, security incidents, or technical issues;
- protect the rights, safety, and property of PDFNoob, our users, or others.
C. Business Transfers
If PDFNoob is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale of assets, or similar transaction, information may be transferred as part of that process, subject to applicable law.
D. With Your Consent or Direction
We may share information where you ask us to do so or otherwise consent.
8. Analytics, Communications, and Related Technologies
We use certain third-party tools to understand site usage, maintain performance, and communicate with users. These may include:
- Google Analytics 4 for website analytics;
- Microsoft Clarity for usage insights and site behavior analysis;
- Google Search Console for search performance monitoring;
- Brevo for email-related communications;
- Sentry for error and performance monitoring.
These services may collect technical and usage information, including device, browser, IP, and interaction data, in accordance with their own privacy practices.
9. Cookies
PDFNoob may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the site, remember preferences, measure traffic, and improve performance.
At this time, PDFNoob does not provide a cookie consent banner. You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect how the site functions.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Because PDFNoob performs many actions directly in the browser, files are often not retained on our servers. Where server-side processing is necessary, files are retained only for as long as needed to complete the requested operation and are then deleted.
Other information, such as account data, contact requests, analytics records, and email communications, may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- provide and improve the Services;
- maintain records;
- resolve disputes;
- enforce agreements;
- comply with legal obligations;
- protect against abuse and fraud.
If we do not have a fixed retention period for a particular type of data, we retain it based on the time reasonably needed for these purposes.
11. International Data Transfers
PDFNoob is available to users worldwide. Your information may be processed in countries other than your own, including countries where our service providers operate.
By using the Services, you understand that your information may be transferred to and processed in jurisdictions with data protection laws that differ from your own.
Where required by applicable law, we take reasonable steps to protect personal data in connection with such transfers.
12. Data Security
We use reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
These measures may include:
- secure hosting infrastructure;
- encryption in transit using HTTPS;
- access controls;
- monitoring and security protections;
- limited server-side file retention;
- diagnostics and incident monitoring.
However, no system can be completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
13. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:
- Access your personal data;
- Correct inaccurate data;
- Request the deletion of your data;
- Restrict or object to certain processing;
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
- request data portability where applicable;
- Lodge a complaint with a relevant supervisory authority.
To make a privacy-related request, contact us. We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
14. Children’s Privacy
PDFNoob is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take appropriate steps to review and delete the information if necessary.
15. Third-Party Links
Our Services may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before using their services or sharing information with them.
16. Future Paid Features
PDFNoob may introduce paid plans or premium features in the future. If we do, we may update this Privacy Policy to explain how payment-related information is collected, processed, and shared.
At this time, PDFNoob does not process payments directly through the Services.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated version on this page and revise the “Last updated” date.
Your continued use of the Services after any changes become effective means you accept the revised Privacy Policy.