Terms of Service & Usage Conditions

1. Agreement to Terms

By accessing, browsing, or utilizing the web utilities, comparison tools, and document converters provided on PdfCompare.app (collectively, the "Service"), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be legally bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms").

If you do not agree to these Terms in their entirety, you must immediately cease accessing and using the Service.

2. Scope of License & Permitted Use

PdfCompare grants you a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable license to utilize the web application for:

• Comparing differences between versions of PDF files and text documents;
• Converting plain text, code scripts, and notes into formatted PDF files;
• Performing visual diff audits and redline reviews for personal, corporate, or non-profit workflows;
• Archiving and exporting locally compiled comparison reports.

3. Intellectual Property Rights & Document Ownership

Your Content Remains Exclusively Yours: We assert zero ownership, copyright, or intellectual property claims over any files, documents, text snippets, or images you load into PdfCompare. Because processing occurs entirely inside your local browser memory sandbox, our servers never store or claim rights to your work.

Service Intellectual Property: The visual branding, logos, domain name, website design, UI components, custom WebAssembly algorithms, and editorial guides on PdfCompare are protected by international copyright, trademark, and unfair competition laws. You may not scrape, clone, or redistribute our core application code without prior written authorization.

4. Prohibited Conduct & Acceptable Use Policy

You agree that you will not engage in any of the following activities:

5. Disclaimer of Warranties ("As-Is" Disclaimer)

IMPORTANT NOTICE: THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. PDFCOMPARE DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE COMPARISON ALGORITHMS, OCR ENGINES, OR TEXT RENDERERS WILL IDENTIFY 100% OF DIFFERENCES IN EXTREMELY COMPLEX BLUEPRINTS, CORRUPTED FILES, OR NON-STANDARD EMBEDDED FONTS.

PdfCompare is a technical comparison aid, not a certified legal or financial auditor. Critical legal agreements, merger contracts, and architectural drawings must be independently verified by qualified human professionals.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall PdfCompare, its maintainers, or infrastructure affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages (including loss of profits, data corruption, legal liabilities, or business interruptions) arising out of or in connection with your use or inability to use the Service.

7. Modifications to Service & Terms

We reserve the right to refine, modify, or temporarily discontinue features of the free online tools at any time without prior notice. These Terms may be amended periodically; continued use of the site following any posted revisions constitutes your binding acceptance of the modified Terms.