PDF24 Tools (online): where do your PDFs go?
Sovereignty score
87/100
High sovereigntyPDF24 Tools (online) is published by Geek Software GmbH (Germany (EU)). The vendor is not directly subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score calculated for this tool alone, without document-type weighting.
Checkpoints
- CLOUD Act
- No German company hosted by a German provider in the EU, outside the direct reach of the US CLOUD Act.
- Jurisdiction
- EU Germany (EU) — German law and European GDPR
- Servers
- EU Servers in the European Union (notably Germany via Hetzner)
- Retention
- 1 h Automatically deleted within 1 hour on online tools (100% local Desktop version available)
- AI
- No No declared AI training on processed documents.
Quick answers
Is PDF24 Tools (online) subject to the CLOUD Act?
Not directly. German company hosted by a German provider in the EU, outside the direct reach of the US CLOUD Act.
Where are files uploaded to PDF24 Tools (online) hosted?
Servers in the European Union (notably Germany via Hetzner)
How long does PDF24 Tools (online) keep your documents?
Automatically deleted within 1 hour on online tools (100% local Desktop version available)
Does PDF24 Tools (online) use your files to train AI?
No declared AI training on processed documents.
Which certifications does PDF24 Tools (online) claim?
GDPR.
Our analysis
A good European quick-fix alternative in Germany, without team governance or hosting in France.
Source: PDF24 Privacy Policy ·
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