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Summary: PDFTools is free to use. All processing happens
in your browser. Use our tools responsibly and legally.
By using our service, you agree to these terms.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using PDFTools ("the Service"), you agree
to be bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you do not agree to
these Terms, please do not use the Service.
These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use
the Service. We reserve the right to update these Terms at any time.
2. Description of Service
PDFTools provides free online PDF processing tools including but not
limited to:
- Merging, splitting, and compressing PDF files
- Converting between PDF and other file formats
- Editing, signing, and annotating PDF documents
- OCR text extraction and AI-powered summarization
- PDF translation and watermarking tools
- All processing is performed locally in your web browser
Key Point: No account required. No file size limits
(browser memory only). No hidden fees. Ever.
3. User Responsibilities
When using PDFTools, you agree to use the service responsibly:
You CAN
- Process your own documents
- Use tools for personal use
- Use tools for business use
- Share PDFTools with others
- Use on any device or browser
You CANNOT
- Process illegal content
- Process documents you don't own
- Attempt to hack or exploit the site
- Use for automated bulk requests
- Reverse engineer our code
You agree to comply with all applicable local, national, and
international laws and regulations when using our Service.
4. Intellectual Property
All content, design, logos, and code of PDFTools are owned by us
and protected by copyright law.
- You may not copy, modify, or distribute our website code
- You may not use our logo or branding without written permission
- You may not create derivative works based on our Service
- You may not reverse engineer any part of the Service
Your Rights: You retain full ownership and all rights
to the documents you process using our tools.
We claim no ownership over your files.
5. Privacy & Data
Your privacy is extremely important to us. Please review our full
Privacy Policy for complete details.
- Files are processed in your browser —
never uploaded to our servers
- We don't store or have access to your documents
- We use cookies for analytics and advertising (Google AdSense)
- No personal data is sold to third parties
- No account or registration is ever required
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
The Service is provided "AS IS" and
"AS AVAILABLE" without warranties of any kind,
either express or implied, including but not limited to:
- Fitness for a particular purpose
- Accuracy or reliability of results
- Uninterrupted or error-free operation
- Compatibility with all file types or browsers
- Results from AI-powered features (OCR, Summarizer, Translator)
Important: Always keep backup copies of important
documents before processing them with any online tool.
7. Limitation of Liability
PDFTools shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental,
special, or consequential damages resulting from:
- Use or inability to use the Service
- Loss of data or documents during processing
- Any errors in PDF processing or file conversion
- Unauthorized access to your information
- Any interruption or cessation of the Service
Our total liability to you for any claims arising from use of
the Service shall not exceed $0, as the Service is provided free of charge.
8. Free Service & Advertising
PDFTools is provided completely free of charge. We sustain our
service through:
- Google AdSense advertisements displayed on our pages
- Ads help us cover server costs and development time
- We may introduce optional premium features in the future
- Core tools will always remain free
Support Us: By allowing ads to show, you help us
keep PDFTools free for everyone. Thank you! 🙏
9. Third-Party Services
Our Service uses or links to third-party services including:
- Google AdSense — advertising platform
- Google Analytics — anonymous website analytics
- pdf-lib.js — open-source PDF manipulation
- PDF.js (Mozilla) — open-source PDF rendering
- Tesseract.js — open-source OCR engine
- MyMemory API — translation service
- Web3Forms — contact form service
We are not responsible for third-party services' terms,
privacy practices, or availability.
10. Termination
We reserve the right to:
- Modify or discontinue the Service at any time without notice
- Block access for users who violate these Terms
- Change features, tools, or functionality at our discretion
- Add or remove PDF tools from the platform
11. Changes to Terms
We may update these Terms of Service from time to time to reflect
changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons.
- Changes will be posted on this page
- The "Last Updated" date at the bottom will be revised
- Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes
acceptance of the updated Terms
- We encourage you to review this page periodically
12. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
applicable laws, without regard to conflict of law principles.
Any disputes arising from these Terms or your use of the Service
shall be resolved through good-faith negotiation. If resolution
cannot be reached, disputes shall be subject to the jurisdiction
of applicable courts.
If you have any questions about these Terms of Service,
please contact us:
These Terms of Service were written in plain English to make them
easy to understand. If anything is unclear, please
contact us — we're happy to help!
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