PDFs and data protection (GDPR basics)

PDFs routinely carry personal data — names, addresses, ID numbers. Where privacy law applies, how you process those files matters.

Minimise exposure

Only include the personal data you actually need, and redact the rest before wider sharing.

Processing location counts

Uploading a file to a third-party processor can itself be a data transfer. Client-side tools that never upload avoid that entirely.

Keep an audit trail

Track who received sensitive documents and encrypt them in transit.