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Everything you need to know about anonym.legal. From getting started to advanced features, find answers and guides here.

Platform Overview

48 Languages

Full PII detection support across 48 languages with automatic language detection and English fallback.

285+ Entity Types

Detect names, emails, phone numbers, addresses, SSNs, IBANs, credit cards, and many more PII types.

GDPR & ISO 27001

Built for regulatory fit with European data protection regulations and international protection standards.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get started with anonym.legal?

Start with our Quick Start Guide which walks you through account creation, your first anonymization, and understanding the token system. You can be up and running in under 5 minutes with our free tier.

How many entity types does anonym.legal detect?

anonym.legal detects 285+ entity types including names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, SSNs, credit cards, IBANs, medical record numbers, country-specific IDs, and many more. All entity types support checksum validation where applicable.

What languages are supported for PII detection?

We support 48 languages including English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, and many more. Each language has optimized NER models for accurate detection.

Is anonym.legal GDPR and ISO 27001 compliant?

Yes. anonym.legal is built for alignment. All data is processed on ISO 27001-certified servers in Germany. We offer Zero-Knowledge authentication, no content storage, TLS 1.2/1.3 encryption, and full GDPR conformance with Data Processing Agreements available.

What's the difference between the Web App, Desktop App, and Office Add-in?

The Web App works in any browser for quick text anonymization. The Desktop App (Windows, macOS, Linux) handles batch file processing with local file handling. The Office Add-in integrates directly into Microsoft Word for in-document anonymization without copy-paste.

Need More Help?

Can't find what you're looking for? Check out our FAQ or contact our support team.

About this page

We update this page when our platform or the law changes.

Read our founder note for how we work.

Each change shows up in the timestamp at the top.

Related reading

We follow these rules

  • GDPR (EU 2016/679).
  • ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
  • NIS2 (EU 2022/2555).
  • HIPAA safe harbor under 45 CFR § 164.514(b)(2).

Our promise

We do not sell your data.

We do not train models on your text.

We store your files in Germany.

You can delete your account at any time.

You own your work.

Where we run

Our servers live in Falkenstein, Germany.

We use Hetzner. They hold ISO 27001 certification.

All data stays in the EU.

Backups run every day.

Need help?

Email support@anonym.legal.

We reply within one business day.

How we test

We run a full check suite on every release.

Each surface gets its own sweep script and report.

Human reviewers spot-check the output each week.

We track recall and precision on a labelled set.

Bad runs block the deploy.

What we never do

  • We never sell your information to third parties.
  • We never train models on what you upload.
  • We never keep your work after you delete it.
  • We never share keys with any outside firm.
  • We never run ads inside the product.

Plans in plain words

We sell credits, not seats.

One credit covers one short job.

Long jobs use a few credits each.

You can top up at any time.

Unused credits roll over each month.

Read the plans page for current rates.

Who built this

A small team of engineers and lawyers built this.

We ship from Europe and work in the open.

Our founder note spells out why we started.

Where to start

How the parts fit

A browser add-on cleans text inside Chrome.

A Word plug-in handles drafts in Office.

A small desktop tool works on whole folders.

An agent protocol link feeds large models safely.

All four share one core engine and one rule set.

Words from our team

We started this work after a lunch about cookies.

One friend kept getting odd ads on her phone.

We asked why a court file leaked through a draft.

We sketched the first build on a napkin that week.

By month three we had a tiny demo for a friend.

She used it on her first case the next day.

Common questions we hear

Can the tool read scanned PDFs? Yes, with OCR.

Does it work on long files? Yes, in small chunks.

Can I roll my own rule set? Yes, save it as a preset.

Does it run offline? The desktop build runs offline.

Do you keep my files? No, the cloud build wipes after each run.

Will it learn from my work? No, we never train on inputs.

A short tour of the workflow

Upload a file or paste a snippet of prose.

Pick the entities you want gone from the draft.

Choose a method: replace, mask, hash, encrypt, or redact.

Press run and watch the side panel show each hit.

Skim the result and tweak any rule that misfired.

Save the cleaned file or send it to a teammate.