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Privacy Policy

Your privacy is our absolute core promise. ihatelovepdf operates completely inside your browser — your documents never touch a remote server.

Last Updated: July 31, 2026

Zero Server Uploads

Files uploaded to ihatelovepdf stay in your browser RAM and local disk storage. We operate zero cloud processing pipelines.

No Tracking Cookies

We do not use advertising identifiers or invasive profiling cookies. Only essential user settings (like theme) are stored locally.

Instant Destruction

Closing your browser tab immediately releases all file buffers from system memory. No data residual copies are maintained.

1. Introduction

ihatelovepdf ("we", "our", or "us") provides a browser-based document utility toolkit designed to compress, merge, split, crop, rotate, reorder, and convert PDF files. This Privacy Policy governs your access to and use of our web application.

2. Information We Do NOT Collect

Because processing takes place strictly inside your client web browser, we do NOT collect, access, or inspect:

  • Your uploaded PDF files or image assets
  • Text, graphics, metadata, or form content inside your documents
  • Personal identification details (names, identity numbers, financial records)
  • Browsing logs, search histories, or document activity histories

3. Local Browser Processing Architecture

Traditional PDF tools send files over HTTP requests to cloud servers to be processed and returned. ihatelovepdf is built differently:

We leverage modern client-side technologies — Web Workers, WebAssembly (WASM), PDF-lib, and Mozilla PDF.js — to run all document algorithms right inside your web browser. File bytes never traverse the internet.

4. Cookies & Local Storage

We prioritize data minimization:

Theme Preference (`ihatelovepdf-theme`): Stores your choice of Light or Dark mode in your browser's localStorage.
Privacy-Preserving Analytics: Aggregate, anonymized usage pageviews (via Google Analytics 4) to ensure site health and performance optimization. No document contents or PII are logged.

5. Third-Party Libraries & Licenses

ihatelovepdf relies on trusted open-source technology frameworks:

  • PDF-lib — MIT License (PDF manipulation and compilation)
  • PDF.js — Apache License 2.0 (Client-side rendering and page previews)
  • Lucide Icons — ISC License (UI icons)
  • Next.js / React — MIT License (Frontend framework)

6. International Legal Compliance

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Because no personal data or document content leaves your browser, ihatelovepdf complies with GDPR requirements for data minimization, storage limitation, and confidentiality by default.

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Since Protected Health Information (PHI) is never uploaded, transmitted, or stored on third-party servers, ihatelovepdf can safely be utilized for document manipulation without risk of cloud PHI breaches.

Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD)

In compliance with Brazil's LGPD, we collect no personal data profiles and process zero personal information on remote database systems.

7. Privacy Concerns & Contact

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy practices, please contact us: