Privacy Policy & Cookie Policy

1. Introduction & Data Controller Information

GetInvoicePDF.com ("the Site," "we," "us," or "our") is a free, client-side invoice generation utility designed for cross-border freelancers and independent professionals. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information in connection with your use of the Site.

The Data Controller responsible for this Site is Santanu Sarma. For any privacy-related inquiries, data subject requests, or compliance correspondence, please contact:

Email: hello@getinvoicepdf.com

By using GetInvoicePDF.com, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

2. The Client-Side Exemption: How Your Invoice Data Is Handled

GetInvoicePDF.com is architected as a fully client-side application. This means:

• No server transmission. When you enter invoice details — including but not limited to client names, billing addresses, invoice numbers, line-item descriptions, monetary amounts, tax identification numbers (such as GSTIN or VAT numbers), and bank or payment routing details — this information is processed entirely within your web browser, using your device's local memory and/or local storage.
• No collection by us. None of this invoice content is transmitted to, received by, stored on, or otherwise accessible to our servers, our database, or Santanu Sarma as the site operator. We do not operate a backend database for invoice content, and we have no technical capability to view, retrieve, or recover any invoice data you generate.
• You control deletion. Because this data exists only in your browser session or local storage, it can be cleared at any time by closing your browser tab, clearing your browser cache, or using your browser's "clear site data" function. We have no copy to delete on our end because we never received one.
• Your responsibility for local security. Since invoice data resides on your device, you are responsible for the physical and digital security of that device (e.g., not using the tool on shared/public computers for sensitive financial data).

We consider this architecture a privacy-by-design safeguard, and it is the legal basis for our representation that we do not "collect," "process," or "store" personal or financial invoice data within the meaning of GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, or India's DPDP Act, with respect to the content you type into the invoice generator itself.

3. Cookie Policy

While invoice content never reaches our servers, the Site does use cookies and similar tracking technologies for the limited purposes described below.

3.1 Essential Cookies & Local Storage

We use browser local storage and/or session-based cookies to remember non-sensitive UI preferences, such as your selected currency, template choice, or interface settings. These are functional in nature, do not leave your device, and are not used for tracking or advertising purposes.

3.2 Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense)

This Site displays advertisements served through Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this Site or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) enables Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this Site and/or other sites on the internet, to measure ad performance, and to limit how often you see a given ad.

You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. To learn more about how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

3.3 Third-Party Data Processors

The following table identifies the third-party data processors who may receive technical metadata (such as IP addresses and cookie identifiers) in connection with your use of the Site. Each processor handles this data under its own terms and privacy policy, linked in the table below.

3.4 Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics to understand, in aggregate, which pages and tools are used and how visitors find the Site. Analytics records usage events such as page views and general device, browser and approximate location information. We never send the contents of your invoices, demand letters or calculator inputs to Google Analytics.

For visitors in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, analytics storage is switched off by default and is only enabled if you consent through the consent message described in Section 3.2. You can also install Google's Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Analytics data is kept only for the retention period configured in our Google Analytics settings.

3.5 Affiliate Cookies (Wise)

We participate in the Wise for Business affiliate referral program. When you click an outbound link to Wise from our Site, a tracking cookie or URL parameter may be placed to attribute any resulting sign-up or account creation back to GetInvoicePDF.com. This cookie is set and controlled by Wise (or its affiliate network), not by us directly, and is governed by Wise's own privacy policy.

3.6 How to Opt Out of Cookies

You have several options to control or disable cookies:

• Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies via their privacy/security settings.
• Google Ads Settings: Manage or opt out of personalized advertising from Google at adsettings.google.com.
• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): Opt out at optout.networkadvertising.org.
• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): Opt out at optout.aboutads.info.
• Cookie settings link: Use the Cookie settings link in the Site footer to change or withdraw your consent at any time.
• Google Analytics: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Please note that disabling cookies may affect certain non-essential features of the Site but will not impair your ability to generate invoices.

4. Data Subject Rights

4.1 Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object to processing, data portability, and to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal. Requests can be sent to hello@getinvoicepdf.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.

Legal basis. We rely on your consent (Article 6(1)(a)) for advertising and analytics cookies. Local storage used only to save your invoice draft on your own device is a function you requested and is strictly necessary for that feature. Because Google and Wise are based outside the EEA/UK, data they receive may be transferred internationally under the safeguards described in their own privacy policies.

4.2 Under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act, 2023)

If you are located in India, GetInvoicePDF.com acts as a Data Fiduciary within the meaning of the DPDP Act, 2023, with respect to the technical metadata (such as IP addresses and browser identifiers) that is processed in connection with your use of the Site. As a reminder, no invoice content you generate ever leaves your browser; only technical metadata is subject to this designation.

As a Data Principal (user) in India, you have the following rights under the DPDP Act: the right to obtain a summary of your personal data being processed; the right to correction and erasure of inaccurate or incomplete personal data; the right to grievance redressal; and the right to withdraw consent.

4.3 Under the California Consumer Privacy Act / CPRA and Other US State Laws

Residents of California and other US states with comprehensive privacy laws may have the rights to know, access, delete, correct, and opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, and the right not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights.

What we collect. Through Google AdSense, Google Analytics and the Wise affiliate link, the following may be collected automatically: identifiers (IP address, cookie identifiers) and internet activity (pages viewed, referral source, interaction with ads). We do not collect or receive the contents of your invoices. We do not sell your personal information for money. Use of advertising cookies may be considered "sharing" for cross-context behavioural advertising under California law.

How to opt out. Where shown, use the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" option in the privacy message provided by Google, adjust your Google Ads Settings, or use the Cookie settings link in the footer. To make any other request, email hello@getinvoicepdf.com. We may need to verify your request and will respond within 45 days. You may use an authorised agent to submit a request on your behalf.

5. Children's Privacy

GetInvoicePDF.com is intended exclusively for use by adult professionals engaged in freelance or business invoicing. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. The applicable digital consent age thresholds differ by jurisdiction:

• United States (COPPA): Under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, the minimum age for digital consent is 13 years old. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 in the United States.
• European Economic Area (GDPR Article 8): Under the General Data Protection Regulation, the minimum age for a child to provide valid consent to data processing is strictly 16 years old across the EEA (Member States may lower this to a minimum of 13, but we apply the higher threshold of 16 as a baseline). Users under 16 in the EEA must not use this Site without verifiable parental or guardian consent.

Data Purge Commitment: If we become aware, by any means, that a minor falling below the applicable age threshold in their jurisdiction is using or has used this Site, we will immediately cease any processing of that individual's technical metadata and will purge any such data from our systems and from our third-party processors without undue delay. To report a suspected minor or to request purging of a minor's data, please send written notice to: hello@getinvoicepdf.com. We will treat all such notices as urgent and respond within 48 hours.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy, for example when we change advertising, analytics or affiliate partners, or when the law changes. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page shows when the latest changes were made. Continued use of the Site after changes means you accept the updated policy.

7. Contact Us

Santanu Sarma
Email: hello@getinvoicepdf.com