PDF guides & know-how
Financial statements, tax packages, payslips, bank statements: dropping a client document on an online tool creates GDPR processing by a third party. The firm's workflow, kept local.
E-invoice reception is mandatory in France since September 2026: read a Factur-X (PDF/A-3 + EN 16931 XML), extract the XML and check the invoice locally — it never leaves your device.
MINIMUM, BASIC WL, BASIC, EN 16931 or EXTENDED: what each Factur-X profile actually contains, why certified platforms reject the lighter profiles, and which one to pick.
Payslips, contracts, appraisals: HR PDFs concentrate sensitive personal data. Redaction, file merging, visual signature, AES-256 encryption — the workflow runs locally, with no processor.
Prescriptions, lab results, discharge reports: health data is a special category under GDPR Article 9. Redact, merge, compress and protect medical PDFs locally — nothing is uploaded.
Case files can't go to a random PDF service. Redact exhibits, Bates-stamp productions, compare drafts and merge bundles locally — nothing leaves the device.
Upload a PDF containing personal data and the cloud tool becomes your processor under GDPR Art. 28: DPA, records, transfers. Local processing removes the question entirely.
Placing a signature image on a PDF does not create an electronic signature in the eIDAS sense. Understand the three levels — simple, advanced, qualified — and pick the right tool.
Processing PDFs containing personal data without sending them to a processor: what the GDPR requires, and why local browser processing mechanically removes a whole compliance chain.
