Privacy Policy
Your files never leave your device. This page explains exactly how.
- Your PDF files are processed entirely in your browser.
- We never upload your files, file names, metadata, or extracted text to any server.
- There is no database and no cloud storage.
- Analytics (if enabled) only receives coarse, non-sensitive event data.
How it works
How PDF processing works
- Your filestays on your device
- Your browserreads it with the File API
- Web Workerbackground processing
- PDF enginepdf-lib / PDF.js
- Your downloadnothing was uploaded
When you select a PDF, IXPDF reads the file into your browser's memory and passes it to a Web Workerrunning on your own device. The PDF engines (pdf-lib, PDF.js andqpdf-wasm) perform the operation locally and produce a result that is offered as a download.
IXPDF’s own code never sends the file content over the network. There is no upload API — the code path that would send your file to a server does not exist in IXPDF. On guide and resource pages an advertising script from Monetag shares the page (see Advertising); tool pages never load it. IXPDF’s code never hands it your file, file name, metadata or extracted text, and the ad request carries no document data.
Never
What we never collect
- The contents (bytes) of your PDF.
- Your file name.
- PDF metadata (author, title, creator, dates, etc.).
- Extracted text from your PDF.
- Passwords, tokens, or API keys you enter.
- The result of processing your PDF.
Analytics
What we do collect (and why)
With your consent, IXPDF uses Google Analytics 4 to understand which tools are used and whether they succeed. The Measurement ID is provided via an environment variable; if it is empty, analytics is disabled entirely. We also respect the browser'sDo Not Track setting.
Analytics events are limited to coarse, non-sensitive aggregates:
- The name of the tool you used (e.g.
compress-pdf). - The type of operation (e.g.
readMetadata). - Whether the operation succeeded or failed.
- A coarse duration bucket (e.g.
1-2s) — never the exact time. - A coarse file-size bucket (e.g.
1-5MiB) — never the exact size. - A stable error type code (e.g.
INVALID_PDF) — never the raw error message.
These events cannot be used to reconstruct your document or identify its contents.
Infrastructure
No databases, no cloud storage
IXPDF is a static website. There is no server-side runtime, no database, and no cloud storage bucket. Nothing about your visit is stored on our infrastructure beyond the aggregate analytics events described above (processed by Google Analytics under their own terms).
Advertising
How advertising works on IXPDF
IXPDF stays free because guide and resource pages carry advertising from Monetag. IXPDF’s own code never sends your PDF files, file names, metadata, or extracted text to the ad script, and ad requests carry no document data. Ads are never shown on the homepage, company pages, the privacy policy, or the 404 page.
Monetag (Monetag Ltd.) is an independent advertising network. When an ad loads, Monetag and its advertising partners may receive your IP address, an approximate location derived from it, browser and device details, the page you are viewing, and whether you interacted with the ad.
Monetag may store or read cookies and similar identifiers in your browser to deliver, cap, measure, and personalise advertising. This happens between your browser and Monetag.
IXPDF does not receive your PDF content, file name, metadata, or extracted text from Monetag, and does not send any of it. The ad request contains no document data.
Ad scripts load only on guide and resource pages. They never run on the homepage, about, privacy, 404, or any tool page. IXPDF’s own code never hands the ad script your file, its name, metadata, or extracted text; the ad request carries no document data.
Outside the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland, ads load by default and you can turn them off in Cookie settings. In those regions we rely on your declaration in the consent banner: ads load only if you tick Advertising. We do not use IP geolocation to determine your region.
You can also limit interest-based advertising through your browser settings or the industry opt-out pages at youronlinechoices.eu (EU) and optout.aboutads.info (US).
Cookies & storage
What is stored in your browser
IXPDF stores two first-party preferences. Monetag may set its own cookies when an ad loads; you can turn ads off in Cookie settings.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
ixpdf-theme | Remembers light or dark mode. | Until you clear site data |
ixpdf-consent-v2 | Remembers your cookie choices. | 12 months |
_ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 — distinguishes visits and measures aggregate usage. | Up to 24 months, only with analytics consent |
Monetag cookies | Ad delivery, frequency capping, and measurement, set by Monetag and its partners. | Set by Monetag — see their policy |
Blocking cookies in your browser does not affect PDF processing. Every tool keeps working.
Your rights
Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, you may have some or all of the rights below over personal data processed through this website.
- Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data.
- Erasure — ask us to delete data we hold about you.
- Restriction and objection — ask us to limit or stop certain processing.
- Portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format.
- Withdraw consent — change your choices at any time via “Cookie settings”; this does not affect processing that already happened.
- Non-discrimination — we do not deny service or charge more because you exercised a privacy right.
- California (CCPA/CPRA) — know, delete, correct, and opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell personal information.
Email privacy@ixpdf.com to exercise any of these rights. We respond within 30 days. You may also complain to your local data protection authority.
Retention
How long data is kept
- PDF files — never stored. They exist only in your browser’s memory and are discarded when the tab closes.
- Consent record — 12 months, then we ask again.
- Analytics — up to 14 months in Google Analytics 4, only with consent.
- Advertising data — retained by Monetag under its own policy; we hold none of it.
Third parties
Third parties involved
These processors may receive data when you use the site. Each name links to its own privacy policy.
- Cloudflare, Inc. — Static hosting and CDN. Processes request metadata (IP address, user agent) to deliver and protect the site.
- Google Analytics 4 (Google Ireland Ltd.) — Aggregate usage statistics, only with analytics consent.
- Monetag (Monetag Ltd.) — Advertising on guide and resource pages. Loads by default outside the EEA, and only with your consent in the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland.
IXPDF has no server-side runtime, database, or storage bucket of its own.
Children
Children’s privacy
IXPDF is a general-audience tool, not directed to children under 16 (or under 13 in the United States). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided data, contact us and we will delete it.
Contact
Contact
Questions about this policy or your data: privacy@ixpdf.com. For advertising-specific requests you can also contact Monetag directly.
Commitment
Changes to this policy
If we ever change how data is handled, we will update this page so the text always matches the technical implementation. Because the privacy promise is enforced in code, any change that would break it would be rejected in review.