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Freelancers: invoices and contracts in PDF, nothing uploaded

Invoices, contracts and quotes in PDF, signed and sent without printing or uploading. A privacy-first workflow for freelancers, all in your browser.

Antonia González · Jul 12, 2026 · 6 min read

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Finance and advisory firms: PDFs with bank data, kept private

Jul 10, 2026 PRIVACY

PDFs in education: privacy for teachers and schools

Jul 8, 2026

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Real estate: sign and share contracts privately

Deposit agreements, reservations and leases are full of personal and bank data. Sign and send them without printing, and without uploading a client's file anywhere.

Jul 6, 2026 · 6 min read Security

Healthcare PDFs: clinical records and patient privacy

Clinical records are special-category data under GDPR. Why health PDFs should never touch an upload site, and how to handle them safely on your own machine.

Jul 4, 2026 · 7 min read Security

Payroll and contracts in HR: what the GDPR expects

HR handles payslips, contracts, sick notes and bank details. Here's what the GDPR asks of whoever processes them, and why doing it on your own device helps.

Jul 2, 2026 · 7 min read

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