Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

1. Introduction

anonym.legal ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our PII detection and anonymization service.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Account Information

When you create an account, we collect your email address and password (stored securely using industry-standard hashing).

2.2 Usage Data

We collect information about your use of our services, including token consumption, API requests, and feature usage patterns.

2.3 Text Data

Text submitted for analysis or anonymization is processed in real-time and is not stored on our servers after processing is complete.

3. How We Use Your Information

To provide and maintain our services
To process your requests for PII detection and anonymization
To manage your account and token balance
To communicate with you about service updates and support
To improve our services and develop new features
To detect and prevent fraud or abuse

4. Data Processing and Storage

4.1 Text Processing

All text submitted for analysis or anonymization is processed using Microsoft Presidio, an open-source PII detection framework. Text is processed in memory and is not persisted to disk or database.

4.2 User Data

Account information, presets, and custom entities are stored securely in our database. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

With your explicit consent
To comply with legal obligations or valid legal requests
To protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property
In connection with a business transfer or acquisition

6. Data Retention

We retain your account information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. You may request deletion of your account at any time through your account settings or by contacting support.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

Access your personal data
Correct inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data
Object to or restrict processing
Data portability
Withdraw consent

8. Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including encryption in transit (TLS), secure password hashing (bcrypt), and regular security audits. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for users under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please use our contact form and select "Privacy Inquiries".

About this page

We update this page when our platform or the law changes.

Read our founder note for how we work.

Each change shows up in the timestamp at the top.

We follow these rules

GDPR (EU 2016/679).
ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
NIS2 (EU 2022/2555).
HIPAA safe harbor under 45 CFR § 164.514(b)(2).

Our promise

We do not sell your data.

We do not train models on your text.

We store your files in Germany.

You can delete your account at any time.

You own your work.

Where we run

Our servers live in Falkenstein, Germany.

We use Hetzner. They hold ISO 27001 certification.

All data stays in the EU.

Backups run every day.

Need help?

Email support@anonym.legal.

We reply within one business day.

How we test

We run a full check suite on every release.

Each surface gets its own sweep script and report.

Human reviewers spot-check the output each week.

We track recall and precision on a labelled set.

Bad runs block the deploy.

What we never do

We never sell your information to third parties.
We never train models on what you upload.
We never keep your work after you delete it.
We never share keys with any outside firm.
We never run ads inside the product.

Plans in plain words

We sell credits, not seats.

One credit covers one short job.

Long jobs use a few credits each.

You can top up at any time.

Unused credits roll over each month.

Read the plans page for current rates.

Who built this

A small team of engineers and lawyers built this.

We ship from Europe and work in the open.

Our founder note spells out why we started.

Where to start

How the parts fit

A browser add-on cleans text inside Chrome.

A Word plug-in handles drafts in Office.

A small desktop tool works on whole folders.

An agent protocol link feeds large models safely.

All four share one core engine and one rule set.

Words from our team

We started this work after a lunch about cookies.

One friend kept getting odd ads on her phone.

We asked why a court file leaked through a draft.

We sketched the first build on a napkin that week.

By month three we had a tiny demo for a friend.

She used it on her first case the next day.

Common questions we hear

Can the tool read scanned PDFs? Yes, with OCR.

Does it work on long files? Yes, in small chunks.

Can I roll my own rule set? Yes, save it as a preset.

Does it run offline? The desktop build runs offline.

Do you keep my files? No, the cloud build wipes after each run.

Will it learn from my work? No, we never train on inputs.

A short tour of the workflow

Upload a file or paste a snippet of prose.

Pick the entities you want gone from the draft.

Choose a method: replace, mask, hash, encrypt, or redact.

Press run and watch the side panel show each hit.

Skim the result and tweak any rule that misfired.

Save the cleaned file or send it to a teammate.