Terms of Service

TEMPLATE — DRAFT FOR OWNER REVIEW. This Terms of Service draft was generated as a starting template for a free PDF tools service and has not been reviewed by a lawyer. The owner must review, complete the bracketed items, and approve before launch.

These Terms of Service govern your use of pdfmcp.org, its web tools, REST API and MCP server (together, the “Service”). By using the Service you agree to these Terms.

1. The Service

pdfmcp.org provides PDF and image tools that run in your browser, plus a hosted API and MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that perform the same operations server-side.

The Service is provided free of charge at launch. Usage is governed by the fair-use policy published on the pricing page (including the guaranteed daily allowance, the hourly pace cap, the burst queue and the hard safety caps). Those limits are operational protections, not a paid tier system.

2. Accounts and API keys

API and MCP access requires an account. Sign-in is passwordless: we email you a one-time code. You are responsible for keeping your API keys secret; keys are stored on our side only as cryptographic hashes and are shown in full exactly once, at creation.

You must provide a valid email address you control. One account per person or organisation; do not create accounts to evade usage limits.

3. Your files

Web tools process files entirely on your own device; those files are never transmitted to us.

Files you send to the API or MCP server are processed solely to perform the operation you requested. They are stored in an encrypted temporary volume and automatically deleted within 1 hour of job completion (or shortly after download). We never log file content, file names or extracted text.

You retain all rights in your files. You grant us only the limited permission necessary to process them as instructed and to return the result to you. You are responsible for having the right to process any file you submit.

4. Acceptable use

Your use must comply with the Acceptable Use Policy published on this site. In particular: no malware or files designed to attack the Service, no illegal content, no attempts to bypass quotas, security controls or the upload inspection pipeline, and no resale of API keys.

We may rate-limit, reject, suspend or revoke keys or accounts that violate these Terms or the Acceptable Use Policy, including without notice where necessary to protect the Service.

5. Free service; no warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY OF CONVERSIONS, OR UNINTERRUPTED AVAILABILITY.

Document conversion is inherently imperfect: always verify results before relying on them, and keep your own copies of important documents. Burst-queue processing is best-effort and may be delayed or refused when the machine is at capacity.

6. Limitation of liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PDFMCP.ORG AND ITS OPERATOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR FOR LOST PROFITS, DATA OR DOCUMENTS, ARISING FROM USE OF THE SERVICE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM IS LIMITED TO USD 100.

7. Changes and termination

We may change, suspend or discontinue parts of the Service, and may update these Terms; material changes will be noted on this page with a new effective date. Continued use after a change constitutes acceptance.

You may stop using the Service at any time. Deleting your account from the dashboard permanently deletes your keys, counters and account data.

8. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of [OWNER TO COMPLETE: jurisdiction], without regard to conflict-of-law rules. [OWNER TO COMPLETE: venue/arbitration preferences, if any.]

9. Contact

Questions about these Terms: [email protected].

Draft prepared 2026-11-11 · Effective date: upon owner approval.