anonym.legal

anonym.legal - Project Overview

Last Updated: January 30, 2026 Classification: PUBLIC

What is anonym.legal?#

Imagine you write a letter to a friend. In that letter, you mention your name, phone number, and home address. Now imagine you want to share that letter with someone else, but you do not want them to see your personal details. What do you do?

That is exactly what anonym.legal does, but for any text on a computer!

anonym.legal is a tool that finds personal information in text and hides it. It helps people and companies keep private details safe.

What is Personal Information (PII)?#

PII stands for Personally Identifiable Information. These are details that can tell someone who you are. Here are some examples:

  • Your name (like "Emma Johnson")
  • Your email address (like "emma@email.com")
  • Your phone number (like "+1-555-123-4567")
  • Your home address (like "123 Main Street, New York")
  • Your credit card number
  • Your passport number
  • Your date of birth

When this information falls into the wrong hands, bad things can happen. Someone might pretend to be you, steal your money, or bother you with unwanted messages.

Why is Protecting Personal Information Important?#

Keeping You Safe#

When your personal details are hidden, no one can use them to harm you. It is like putting your diary in a locked box.

Following the Rules#

Many countries have laws that say companies must protect your information. In Europe, there is a famous law called GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). In the United States, healthcare has HIPAA rules. If companies break these rules, they can get in big trouble and pay huge fines.

Building Trust#

When a company protects your data, you feel safe using their services. It shows they care about you.

How Does anonym.legal Help?#

anonym.legal works in three simple steps:

Step 1: Find#

The platform reads your text and finds all the personal information in it. It can spot over 50 different types of personal details!

Step 2: Hide#

Once found, you choose how to hide each piece of information:

  • Replace it with something else (like changing "John Smith" to "[NAME]")
  • Remove it completely
  • Scramble it so no one can read it
  • Encrypt it (lock it with a secret key so you can unlock it later)
  • Mask it (like turning "john@email.com" into "j***@email.com")

Step 3: Use#

Now your text is safe to share, test with, or store without worrying about privacy.

What Tools Are Available?#

anonym.legal gives you several ways to protect personal information:

Web App#

Visit anonym.legal in your web browser. No download needed! Just paste your text and protect it instantly. Works on computers, tablets, and phones.

Desktop App#

Download a program for your Windows or Mac computer. It works even when you are offline and can process many files at once.

Word and Excel Add-in (Office Add-in)#

If you use Microsoft Word or Excel, you can add anonym.legal right inside those programs. Highlight text in your document, and with one click, your personal information is protected. All your formatting (like bold text and colors) stays exactly as it was.

MCP Server for AI#

For people who use AI tools like Claude, there is a special connection called the MCP Server. This lets AI assistants work with anonym.legal to protect information automatically during conversations.

Who Uses anonym.legal?#

Companies#

Businesses use anonym.legal to follow privacy laws and keep customer data safe.

Developers and Testers#

People who build apps need test data that looks real but does not contain actual personal information. anonym.legal helps create safe test data.

Healthcare Organizations#

Hospitals and clinics must protect patient records. anonym.legal helps them share medical research data safely.

Banks and Financial Companies#

Financial institutions protect account numbers, credit card details, and customer information.

Anyone Who Cares About Privacy#

If you write a blog, send emails, or work with any text that has personal details, anonym.legal can help you.

Key Features#

Works in 48 Languages#

anonym.legal understands text in 48 different languages! Whether your text is in English, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Arabic, or many others, it can find and protect personal information.

Supported languages include:

  • Western Europe: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch
  • Eastern Europe: Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Greek, Croatian, and more
  • Nordic: Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Icelandic
  • Asia: Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Hindi, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian
  • Middle East: Arabic, Hebrew, Persian (with right-to-left text support)
  • Africa: Afrikaans, Swahili
  • And many more!

Over 50 Types of Personal Information#

The platform can detect names, emails, phone numbers, addresses, credit cards, passport numbers, tax IDs, bank account numbers, medical record numbers, and many more.

Multiple Ways to Hide Information#

Choose what works best for you:

  • Replace - swap with placeholder text
  • Redact - remove completely
  • Hash - turn into a scrambled code
  • Encrypt - lock with a key (unlock later if needed)
  • Mask - partially hide (keep some characters visible)

Batch Processing#

Got many documents? Process hundreds or even thousands of texts at once.

Custom Patterns#

Create your own rules to find specific information unique to your needs.

Save Your Settings#

Create templates (called presets) to use the same settings over and over.

History and Tracking#

See what you processed before. Great for keeping records.

AI-Powered Help#

Let smart AI assistants help you create detection patterns and improve your results.

Why Choose anonym.legal?#

Easy to Use#

The platform is designed to be simple. You do not need to be a computer expert. Just paste your text and click a button.

Secure#

Your data is protected with strong encryption. anonym.legal follows strict security standards including ISO 27001 (an international security certification).

European Data Storage#

Your data stays in Europe on secure servers. This is important for people who need to follow European privacy laws.

Privacy First#

anonym.legal does not keep your original text longer than needed. Your data is your data.

Works Everywhere#

Use it on your phone, tablet, computer, or inside Microsoft Office. It adapts to how you work.

Fair Pricing#

Start for free! Paid plans offer more features and processing power. You only pay for what you use.

Getting Started#

Getting started is easy:

  1. Visit anonym.legal
  2. Create a free account (or try without signing up)
  3. Paste your text
  4. Click analyze to find personal information
  5. Choose how to protect each piece
  6. Download your safe text

That is it! You just protected personal information.

Summary#

anonym.legal is a friendly tool that finds and hides personal information in text. It helps people follow privacy laws, keep data safe, and build trust.

With support for 48 languages, a web app, desktop app, Office add-in, and AI integration, there is a way for everyone to protect sensitive data easily and securely.

Website: https://anonym.legal

Last Updated: January 30, 2026