Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 23, 2026
The short version
Your PDF files are processed entirely in your browser. They are never uploaded, transmitted, or stored on any server. We cannot see, access, or recover your documents — the technology simply doesn’t send them anywhere. You can verify this yourself: load the page, disconnect from the internet, and compression still works.
Your files
When you compress a PDF with PDF Shrink, the file is read and processed by JavaScript running locally in your browser. The compressed result is generated on your device and downloaded directly from your browser’s memory.
- No file upload takes place — there is no server endpoint that accepts files
- No file contents, names, or metadata are transmitted to us
- Nothing about your documents is logged or stored
What we do collect
We collect a minimal amount of anonymous data:
- Anonymous usage analytics via Vercel Analytics — page views and web performance metrics. Vercel Analytics does not use cookies and does not track individual visitors across sites.
- Aggregate counters — we increment two site-wide numbers: total visits and total compressions completed. These are plain counters with no personal data, no IP addresses, and no file information attached.
- Anonymous error reports — if compression fails, the error message (never the file) may be logged to help us fix bugs.
Cookies
We set a single functional cookie named locale that remembers your language preference (English or Romanian). It contains only the two-letter language code, is not used for tracking, and expires after one year. No advertising or third-party tracking cookies are used.
Third-party services
PDF Shrink is hosted on Vercel. Standard web server logs (IP address, user agent, requested URL) may be processed by the hosting infrastructure to deliver the site and protect against abuse, per Vercel’s privacy policy. These logs never include your PDF files, which are not transmitted.
Your rights
Because we hold no personal data about you — no accounts, no emails, no files — there is effectively nothing to access, correct, or delete. If you have questions about this policy, see the About page for ways to reach us.