Terms & Conditions

Last updated: January 1, 2024

These Terms and Conditions govern your use of ILovePDF (the "Service"). By using our website or tools, you agree to these terms. Please read them carefully.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using ILovePDF, you confirm that you are at least 13 years of age and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree, please do not use our Service.

2. Description of Service

ILovePDF provides free online tools for processing PDF documents and images. These tools include but are not limited to: merging, splitting, compressing, converting, editing, and applying various transformations to PDF and image files. All tools are provided "as-is" and free of charge.

3. Acceptable Use

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

• Upload files that contain illegal content, malware, or copyrighted material you do not have the right to use.
• Use our Service to process documents for illegal activities including fraud, forgery, or circumvention of legal protections.
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, hack, overload, or disrupt the Service.
• Upload files larger than 10 MB per request.
• Use automated scripts or bots to make excessive requests to our API.
• Use the Service to process sensitive personal data (e.g., government IDs, financial records) without ensuring you have the legal right to do so.

4. File Upload and Processing

By uploading a file to ILovePDF:

• You confirm that you own or have the right to process the file.
• You grant us a temporary, limited license to process the file solely to provide the requested service.
• You understand that uploaded files are deleted automatically within 8 seconds of delivery.
• You accept that we are not responsible for any loss of data resulting from technical errors during processing.

5. Third-Party APIs and Services

Some tools on ILovePDF use third-party APIs (e.g., MyMemory for translation). By using these tools, you agree that relevant data (such as text extracted from your PDF) may be sent to these third-party services. We are not responsible for the practices of these third parties. See our Privacy Policy for details.

6. Rate Limiting and Fair Use

To ensure fair access for all users, we apply rate limiting of 80 requests per 15-minute window per IP address. Excessive automated usage may result in temporary blocks.

7. Free vs. Premium Features

ILovePDF currently provides all tools free of charge during our public beta. Certain features may be designated as "Pro" in the future. We will provide advance notice of any transition to a paid model.

8. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

The Service is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. We do not guarantee that tools will always be available, error-free, or that results will be perfect. To the maximum extent permitted by law, ILovePDF shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from use of the Service.

9. Intellectual Property

The ILovePDF name, logo, and website design are the intellectual property of ILovePDF. Processed files remain the property of the uploader. We claim no ownership over files you upload or the resulting processed files.

10. Modifications to Service and Terms

We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service at any time. We may update these Terms periodically. Continued use of the Service constitutes acceptance of updated Terms.

11. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with applicable law. Any disputes shall be resolved through good-faith negotiation.

12. Contact

For questions regarding these Terms, please visit ILovePDF.