Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 5, 2026 · PDF Tools Base is built around browser-side PDF tools. Selected files are processed in your browser and are not uploaded to our server.

The short version

You can use our 161 PDF tools without creating an account. For normal selected-file tools, your PDFs, images, documents, OCR files, and generated outputs stay on your device. The browser loads tool code and local vendor libraries from this website, then processes your selected files in your browser.

Some parts of the site still contact third parties: Google Analytics 4 helps us understand usage, Google AdSense displays ads and manages consent, Google Fonts may load fonts, and URL/Webpage tools may contact the destination website you enter.

What we do not collect

Information processed by your browser

Tool inputs are handled locally by your browser. Some tools may use local browser memory, canvas, FileReader, Web Workers, camera access, OCR language data, or local vendor libraries. URL/Webpage tools open the entered URL in your browser, so your browser may contact that destination website directly.

Google Analytics 4

We use Google Analytics 4 with measurement ID G-MV1ZHXD8PM to understand traffic, popular tools, browser/device types, approximate region, and site performance. Google may process cookies, IP address, device information, page URLs, event data, and referrer/campaign data. We use aggregated reports to improve the site.

Google AdSense and consent management

We display ads through Google AdSense using publisher ID ca-pub-7843504931516183. Google may process cookies, device data, IP address, ad interactions, approximate location, and page context to serve, measure, limit, and secure ads. Consent management is handled by Google AdSense’s consent management tools/CMP through the AdSense script where required.

Depending on your region and consent choices, ads may be personalized or non-personalized. You can manage Google ad personalization through Google’s ad settings and your browser settings.

Google Ads and Meta ads traffic

We may advertise PDF Tools Base through Google Ads and Meta ads to bring traffic to the website. Those advertising platforms may process ad impressions, clicks, campaign parameters, referrer data, device data, and platform account data under their own policies. The current root pages in this package include Google AdSense and Google Analytics scripts; a Meta Pixel is not included unless we add it in a future version.

Cookies and browser storage

PDF Tools Base itself does not require a login cookie. Third-party services such as Google Analytics and Google AdSense may set or read cookies and similar identifiers. Individual tools may also use browser memory or local storage for temporary interface state. See our Cookie Policy for details.

Camera and OCR tools

Scan to PDF may request camera permission. Camera access is controlled by your browser and device. OCR tools load OCR language data in the browser and process selected pages locally.

Contact and rights

You may contact us at contact@pdftoolsbase.com. For data processed by Google or Meta, use the privacy and account tools provided by those platforms. Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, delete, object to, or restrict certain data processing.

Changes

We may update this policy when tools, ads, analytics, consent management, or legal requirements change. The latest version will be posted on this page.

Browser libraries: Core browser libraries are served from this site under /assets/vendor, with CDN fallback for some non-OCR libraries if a local file fails to load. OCR engine, worker, Tesseract core, and English/Hindi language data are served from this site.

Browser libraries: Core browser libraries are served from this site under /assets/vendor, with CDN fallback for some non-OCR libraries if a local file fails to load. OCR engine, worker, Tesseract core, and English/Hindi language data are served from this site.