By George Curta · Last updated 2026-05-19
Security & Compliance
Enterprise-grade security following ISO 27001 standards, GDPR alignment, and German residency on certified infrastructure.
Security Features
Comprehensive security measures at every level of our infrastructure
ISO 27001 Standards
Following ISO 27001 security standards with comprehensive policies and controls on certified infrastructure.
GDPR Compliance
Full alignment with the EU General Protection Regulation including DPA support.
NIS2 Ready
Supporting EU NIS2 Directive requirements with encryption, pseudonymization, and audit capabilities.
German Infrastructure
All records processed in Hetzner's ISO 27001-certified facilities in Germany.
Encryption
TLS 1.2+ in transit, AES-256-GCM at rest. Your content stays encrypted at every step.
Two-Factor Auth
Optional 2FA with TOTP or email codes for enhanced account security.
How We Handle Your Information
Transparency is key. Here's exactly what happens to your files.
We Do
- Process your text in memory only
- Encrypt all traffic in transit (TLS 1.2+)
- Encrypt sensitive content at rest (AES-256-GCM)
- Maintain audit logs for compliance
- Process records only in Germany (EU)
✕We Don't
- ✕Store your original text content
- ✕Train AI models on your text
- ✕Share records with third parties
- ✕Transfer files outside the EU
- ✕Keep logs of processed content
Security FAQ
Is anonym.legal fully GDPR compliant?
Yes. We are fully GDPR compliant. All records are processed exclusively in Germany on ISO 27001-certified infrastructure. We offer Data Processing Agreements (DPA) for all customers and support all subject-access rights.
Where is my information stored?
Your text is processed in Hetzner facilities in Germany. We don't use AWS, Azure, or GCP - avoiding US Cloud Act jurisdiction entirely. Nothing leaves the EU.
Do you store the content I anonymize?
No. Text is processed in memory and immediately discarded. We only store metadata (token counts, timestamps) for billing. Your actual content is never persisted to disk.
What encryption do you use?
TLS 1.2/1.3 in transit, AES-256-GCM at rest. For Zero-Knowledge auth, we use Argon2id for password hashing and XChaCha20-Poly1305 for vault encryption in the Desktop App.
Can I get a DPA (Data Processing Agreement)?
Yes. We provide standard GDPR-compliant DPAs for all business customers. Contact our team to receive your DPA within 24 hours.
Need More Details?
Explore our comprehensive security documentation or contact us for specific compliance requirements.
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
- Common questions
- Glossary
- How tokens work
- Security posture
- Where we comply
- What we detect
- Case studies
- Release notes
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
- Open the web app and try a sample file.
- Learn how credits get counted.
- See current plans and limits.
- Meet the team behind the product.
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.