Last updated: 4/2/2025

1. Introduction

Free PDF Merge ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at freepdfmerge.app.

2. PDF Processing

Client-Side Processing: All PDF merging and processing is performed entirely within your web browser. Your PDF files are never uploaded to our servers, and we do not have access to the content of your documents at any time.

3. Information We Collect

We may collect limited anonymous usage data such as:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages of our website that you visit
• Time and date of your visit
• Anonymous usage patterns
• Performance metrics (page load times, error rates)
• Referral sources

We do NOT collect personally identifiable information or any information about the PDF files you process through our service.

4. Analytics

Analytics: We use analytics to collect anonymous usage statistics that help us understand how users interact with our website and to improve performance. Our analytics collects:

• Anonymous usage metrics
• Web vitals and performance data
• Feature usage patterns
• Error rates

This data is anonymized and aggregated. It does not include any personal information that could identify you or any content from your PDF files.

5. How We Use Information

We use the anonymous usage data to:

• Analyze website performance and usage patterns
• Improve our website and user experience
• Monitor for technical problems
• Optimize application performance
• Plan future features based on user behavior

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

7. Third-Party Services

We may employ third-party companies and individuals for:

• Analytics services
• Hosting services

These third parties have access to limited anonymous usage data only for the purpose of performing these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

8. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. Since all PDF processing occurs in your browser and no files are transmitted to our servers, your document content remains under your control at all times.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to know what data we collect
• Right to opt out of analytics tracking
• Right to be forgotten

Since we only collect anonymous usage data and don't collect personally identifiable information, many of these rights are automatically honored.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.