Privacy notice
Last updated: 10 November 2026
In short: the PDFs you add are processed on your own device and are never uploaded to us or anyone else. We don't use cookies, analytics or tracking. Our hosting provider briefly processes basic technical data (such as your IP address) to deliver the site securely.
1. Who we are
Merge PDF (merge-pdf.radedigital.ie) is a free tool provided by Raja Vemula, a sole trader trading as RaDe Digital, Adamstown, Dublin, Ireland. For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Irish Data Protection Act 2018, Raja Vemula trading as RaDe Digital is the data controller for the limited personal data described in this notice.
Contact for all privacy matters: [email protected].
This notice covers this tool only. For our main website, contact form and client work, see the RaDe Digital privacy policy.
2. Your PDF files
- Files you add are read and processed only inside your web browser, in your device's memory.
- They are never sent to our servers, our hosting provider or any third party. We cannot see, access or recover them.
- They are not stored on your device by this site. They are cleared when you remove them, reload the page or close the tab.
- The merged or compressed file is created on your device and saved through your browser's normal download.
Because we never receive your files, we process no personal data contained in them.
3. Technical data processed when you visit
Like any website, when your browser requests a page, our hosting provider Cloudflare processes technical data needed to deliver it and protect the service from abuse: your IP address, browser type (user agent), the page requested, the referring page and the date and time.
- Purpose: delivering the site, keeping it secure and reliable (including blocking attacks and diagnosing network errors).
- Legal basis: our legitimate interests in operating a secure website (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
- Retention: we do not keep our own server logs. Cloudflare retains limited logs for short periods for security and operational purposes, as described in its privacy policy.
- We do not use this data to identify you, build profiles or make automated decisions.
4. No third-party services
Everything this site needs (fonts, code libraries and images) is hosted on this domain. Your browser does not contact Google Fonts, content delivery networks, analytics, advertising or social media services when you use the tool.
5. Service providers and international transfers
| Provider | Role | Data |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare, Inc. | Hosting, content delivery and security (processor) | Technical request data described in section 3 |
Cloudflare may process data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Such transfers are covered by the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, under which Cloudflare is certified, and by the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses in Cloudflare's data processing terms. See the Cloudflare privacy policy.
6. Cookies
This site does not set cookies or use similar technologies such as local storage or tracking pixels. See our cookie policy.
7. Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the right to access, rectify or erase your personal data, to restrict or object to its processing, and to data portability. As we hold no files and keep no logs ourselves, in most cases there will be no personal data for us to provide; we will still answer every request. Email [email protected] and we'll reply within one month.
You also have the right to complain to the Irish supervisory authority, the Data Protection Commission, 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28, Ireland, www.dataprotection.ie. We'd appreciate the chance to address your concern first.
8. Children
This tool is a general-purpose utility and is not directed at children under 16. We don't knowingly collect personal data from children.
9. Security
The site is served only over HTTPS, uses a strict content security policy that blocks third-party code, and processes files locally so that they never travel over the internet.
10. Changes to this notice
If we change how the tool handles data, for example by adding analytics, we will update this notice and the date above first, and ask for your consent where the law requires it.