Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using PDFly (pdfly.uk), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use the service.

2. Description of Service

PDFly provides free, mostly browser-based PDF tools including PDF merging, splitting, compression, and format conversion — processing for these occurs locally in your browser. PDFly also offers a set of AI-powered tools (such as Chat with PDF, Summarizer, and Translator) that send extracted document text to a third-party AI provider to generate results; see our Privacy Policy for details. We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of the service at any time.

3. Acceptable Use

You agree to use PDFly only for lawful purposes. You must not:

• Process files containing illegal content, malware, or harmful code
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble any part of the service
• Use automated tools to scrape or abuse the service
• Circumvent any security features or rate limits
• Misrepresent your identity or the origin of files you process

4. Intellectual Property

The PDFly brand, website design, and original source code are owned by PDFly. You retain all rights to files you process. The PDF processing libraries used (pdf-lib, JSZip, mammoth) are open-source and used under their respective licenses.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

PDFly is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind, express or implied. We do not guarantee that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or produce perfect output for all file types. Always keep backups of important files before processing.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, PDFly shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of data, arising from your use of or inability to use the service.

7. Privacy

Your use of PDFly is governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these terms by reference.

8. Advertisements

PDFly may display third-party advertisements. We are not responsible for the content of advertisements or the products/services they promote. Clicking on advertisements may take you to third-party websites subject to their own terms.

9. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time. Changes will be effective upon posting to the website. Continued use of the service constitutes acceptance of the updated terms.

10. Governing Law

These terms are governed by applicable law. Any disputes shall be resolved through binding arbitration or in courts of competent jurisdiction.

11. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Contact us at legal@pdfly.uk.