Terms of Use

By using Private Editors, you agree to these terms. They're short and straightforward.

Last updated: January 2025

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing and using privateeditors.com ("the Service"), you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, please discontinue use of the Service.

2. Description of Service

Private Editors provides browser-based PDF processing tools that operate entirely on the user's local device. The Service does not transmit, store, or process user files on any remote server. All processing occurs within the user's web browser using client-side JavaScript libraries.

3. Free to Use

The Service is provided free of charge. We reserve the right to introduce optional premium features in the future, but all currently available tools will remain free.

4. Permitted Use

You may use the Service for any lawful purpose, including personal, commercial, and educational use. You agree not to:

  • Use the Service to process files containing illegal content
  • Attempt to reverse-engineer, modify, or redistribute the Service
  • Use automated means to scrape or bulk-access the Service in ways that harm performance
  • Impersonate the Service or misrepresent your use of it

5. Intellectual Property

The website design, branding, and content of Private Editors are owned by us. The open-source libraries used (pdf-lib, PDF.js, jsPDF) remain subject to their respective licences (MIT, Apache 2.0). You retain full ownership of any documents you process using the Service.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Service is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that results will be accurate in all cases. See our Disclaimer for full details.

7. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the Service, including but not limited to loss of data or document integrity.

8. Governing Law

These terms are governed by applicable law. Any disputes arising from these terms shall be subject to the jurisdiction of courts in the applicable territory.

9. Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms at any time. Continued use of the Service following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new terms. The date of the last update is shown at the top of this page.

10. Contact

For questions about these Terms, please visit our contact page.