Privacy Policy

Last updated: 30 October 2026. This policy covers the browser-based version of PDFNova.

1. Files never leave your device (working tools)

Every tool marked “Working” on PDFNova runs entirely in your browser using pdf-lib and pdf.js. Your files are read from your device, processed in memory on your device, and downloaded back to your device. They are never uploaded to a PDFNova server, never stored by PDFNova, and never shared with third parties. Closing the tab discards them. Passwords entered into the Unlock tool are used only in your browser to open your file and are never sent anywhere.

2. What we do not collect

This version has no accounts, no sign-in, no analytics code, and no advertisement code. PDFNova does not collect your documents, your file names, or your processing history. Advertisement placeholders on the site are empty boxes — no ad network is loaded.

3. What the hosting provider may see

Like any website, the hosting provider (Cloudflare Pages, when deployed) may log ordinary web-request data such as IP addresses and requested pages, under its own privacy policy. That logging does not include your PDF contents, because contents are never sent.

4. Cookies

PDFNova itself sets no cookies in this version. If advertisement or analytics code is added later, this policy will be updated before it goes live.

5. File size and safety

Files are limited to 50 MB each. Files are checked by content signature (magic bytes), not just by extension, and files that fail validation are rejected with a message. Processing happens locally, so a malicious file can at most fail in your own browser tab; never upload a file you do not trust, and never enter a password for a file you do not own or are not authorised to unlock.

6. Future server-processed tools

Tools labelled “Coming soon” that need a server (for example Office conversion or OCR) do not exist yet. If any future tool processes files on a server, its page will say so explicitly before you upload, including how long files are kept and when they are deleted. Until then, the statement in section 1 covers every working tool.

7. Contact

Privacy questions: hello@pdfnova.com.