Privacy Policy
PDFLantern ("we", "our", "the site") provides free, browser-based PDF tools at [yourdomain.com]. This policy explains what happens to your data when you use the site.
Your files never leave your device
All PDF processing (merging, compressing, watermarking) happens locally in your browser using JavaScript. Your files are never uploaded to our servers, never stored by us, and never seen by us. Once you close or refresh the page, everything is gone from memory.
Information we do collect
- Analytics: we may use a basic analytics tool (e.g. Google Analytics or similar) to see how many people visit the site and which pages are popular. This data is aggregated and not tied to your name or identity.
- Advertising: we use Google AdSense to show ads. Google may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can learn more and manage your preferences at Google's Ads Settings.
- Cookies: the site may use cookies for analytics and advertising purposes, as described above. See our cookie banner for more control over this.
Third parties
We use the following third-party services, which have their own privacy policies:
- Google AdSense (advertising) — Google's Ads Policy
- [hosting provider, e.g. Netlify/Vercel] (website hosting)
- [analytics provider, if any]
Children's privacy
This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights over data collected about you (e.g. under GDPR in the EU/EEA). Since we don't collect or store personal files or identifying data ourselves, most requests would need to go through the third-party services listed above (e.g. Google's own opt-out tools).
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Reach us at [your contact email].