Remove sensitive data from PDFs
Powered by advanced AI, our intuitive tool automatically detects and removes confidential data, ensuring your documents compliance.
Key benefits
Automated Redactions using AI
Automatically detects sensitive information like personal information details, address, emails, phone numbers etc.
Customizable Redactions
In addition to the AI powered sensitive data recognition, you can pass your own JSON of data to be removed from the document.
Secure and Compliant
Our PDF redaction tool ensures GDPR, HIPAA, and other regulatory compliance with data masking.
How it works?
Our tool combines speed and accuracy, leveraging advanced AI detection to help you stay in control of your data protection - no specialized software or technical know-how required.
Upload Your PDF Document
Upload your PDF document containing personal information like address, emails, phone numbers, etc. and start removing sensitive data. Whether it’s a multi-page report or a short contract, there’s no need to worry about file size or device compatibility. Our system is built to handle diverse document types, ensuring a hassle-free upload every time.
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AI Identifies Sensitive Data
Our advanced AI automatically scans for critical pieces of information—such as names, addresses, or financial details—and flags them for redaction. By using cutting-edge machine learning algorithms, our tool adapts to various text patterns, giving you a thorough and reliable detection process that saves time and reduces human error.
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Download a Redacted Result
After the AI has finished its analysis, you’ll be presented with a clean, secure, redacted PDF. Our PDF Redact tool applies redaction to all identified sensitive information, ensuring your privacy and compliance with regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, GLBA, FERPA, CCPA and others.
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Mask and Redact a PDF
Our PDF redaction safeguards your sensitive documents by using advanced AI technology to automatically identify and remove sensitive and confidential data from your documents.
AI powered accurate sensitive information detection
The PDF Redact tool is designed to help you automatically, securely, and efficiently remove sensitive information from PDF documents, ensuring compliance with regulations like GDPR and HIPAA. Automate the redaction of large volumes of PDF documents, regardless of the number of pages or the amount of data that needs to be redacted, to significantly enhance your workflow efficiency.
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Take full control of what to redact
Whether you’re handling confidential legal documents, financial reports, or healthcare records, this tool allows you to identify and redact sensitive content such as names, email addresses, phone numbers, or regex-defined patterns using AI-powered detection or custom parameters. You can select one of our document type presets, and tell the AI which data you would like to mask and redact.
Read Technical DocsSecure and blazing fast result
Our PDF Redact tool removes the sensitive content entirely from the document’s textual layers in just a couple of seconds, guaranteeing that once redacted, the information can no longer be recovered. This thorough approach to redaction not only provides strong protection against data breaches and unauthorized disclosures, but also ensures that document will be fully GDPR, HIPAA, and other regulatory compliant.
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A Key Tool for Regulatory Compliance
GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation
We help businesses comply with GDPR by allowing to redact any unnecessary personal data before sharing or storing documents, ensuring they only retain the data they absolutely need.
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
PDF Redact is crucial for HIPAA compliance by allowing healthcare providers and other covered entities to automatically redact PHI, such as patient names, medical record numbers, and treatment details.
FOIA
Freedom of Information Act (United States)
Our automated redaction process speeds up the FOIA response process, reduces the risk of inadvertently disclosing protected information, and helps agencies uphold both the public's right to access information and the need to protect sensitive data.
GLBA
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Our PDF Redact solution aids in GLBA compliance by enabling these institutions to automatically redact nonpublic personal information (NPI) and sensitive customer data from documents before these documents are shared.
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
We help educational institutions and EdTech companies comply with FERPA by allowing them to easily redact personally identifiable information (PII) from student education records before disclosure.
CCPA
California Consumer Privacy Act
Our Redact solution enables businesses to comply with CCPA requirements by allowing them to identify and permanently remove a consumer's personal information from documents upon request.
Use Cases by Industry
Our PDF Redact solution provides a programmatic way to permanently remove sensitive data from PDF documents, ensuring compliance and confidentiality for a wide range of industries.
Data security is our top priority
We ensure that all document processing is handled securely in the cloud, adhering to industry-leading standards like ISO 27001, GDPR, and HIPAA. To enhance security even further, we can ensure that no files or data are stored on our servers and never leave your country.
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Whether you're developing an application, or managing complex workflows, our robust tools can be effortlessly integrated to handle document conversion and management at ease.
Official API libraries for all your favorite languages and frameworks
Our SDKs simplify complex processes, reduce development time, and enhance functionality without the need for extensive coding.
Frequently asked questions
How does the AI-powered redaction work?
Our AI algorithms analyze the content of your PDF files to identify sensitive information such as personal identifiers, financial details, or proprietary data. Once detected, the tool automatically redacts (removes or obscures) this information, minimizing the need for manual intervention and reducing the risk of human error.
What types of sensitive information can PDF Redact identify and remove?
ConvertAPI PDF Redact is capable of identifying a wide range of sensitive information, including Personal Identifiable Information (PII), Financial Data (Credit card numbers, bank account details, etc.), Confidential Business Information, Medical Records and custom data based on your specific redaction requirements.
Is the redaction process secure?
Absolutely! Security is our top priority. All redacted documents are processed using secure, encrypted connections to ensure that your data remains confidential. Additionally, we comply with industry-standard data protection regulations to safeguard your information throughout the redaction process and we produce a GDPR and HIPAA compliant outputs.
Can I customize the redaction settings?
Yes, ConvertAPI PDF Redact offers customizable redaction options. You can select a predefined redaction presets or define specific data patterns, choose redaction styles, and set rules tailored to your organization's privacy policies and compliance requirements.
How easy is it to integrate PDF Redact into my existing workflow?
ConvertAPI PDF Redact is designed for seamless integration. Whether you're using it as a standalone tool or integrating it into your existing systems, the process is straightforward. Comprehensive documentation and support are available to assist you with setup and integration.
What file formats does PDF Redact support?
While PDF Redact is optimized for PDF documents, ConvertAPI also supports a variety of other file formats. You can convert these files to PDF before redaction using our suite of conversion tools, ensuring flexibility and convenience in handling different document types.
How accurate is the AI in detecting sensitive information?
Our AI technology is highly accurate, continuously learning and improving to enhance its detection capabilities. While it effectively identifies a broad spectrum of sensitive data, we recommend reviewing redacted documents to ensure all necessary information has been appropriately handled.
How does ConvertAPI ensure compliance with data protection regulations?
ConvertAPI PDF Redact is designed to help businesses comply with various data protection laws, including GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA. By securely redacting sensitive information, our tool minimizes the risk of data breaches and ensures that your documents adhere to regulatory standards. For more detailed compliance information, please refer to our Compliance Page.