By George Curta · Last updated 2026-04-07
Built for Every Industry
From startups to enterprises, see how organizations across industries use anonym.legal to protect sensitive data and maintain compliance.
Start Free TrialAI & GenAI Protection
Stop data leaks to ChatGPT, Claude & Copilot
77% of employees paste sensitive data into AI tools. GenAI is now the #1 data exfiltration channel.
Chrome Extension intercepts PII before it reaches AI models. Local processing. Zero data exposure.
Enterprise
GDPR compliance & data protection at scale
Large organizations handle millions of documents containing personal data across multiple departments.
Centralized PII detection and anonymization with audit trails, role-based access, and batch processing.
SMB & Startups
Enterprise security at startup pricing
94% of SMBs were attacked in 2024. Enterprise tools cost $800+/month.
Same 285+ entity types and 48 languages. Starts free, scales to €3/month.
Developers
Testing environments & CI/CD pipelines
Development teams need realistic test data without exposing production PII.
API integration for automated anonymization in CI/CD pipelines, generating safe test datasets.
Legal
Contract anonymization & e-discovery
Law firms must redact sensitive information from contracts, court filings, and discovery documents.
Precise redaction with audit trails for legal compliance and document production.
Healthcare
Patient data protection & HIPAA support
Healthcare providers must protect patient information while enabling research and analytics.
HIPAA-aligned anonymization for medical records, research data, and administrative documents.
Financial
PCI-DSS compliance & fraud prevention
Financial institutions handle sensitive customer data subject to strict regulatory requirements.
Compliant anonymization for transaction records, customer data, and regulatory reporting.
Research
Academic data sharing & publication
Researchers need to share datasets while protecting participant privacy.
Consistent pseudonymization for research datasets enabling collaboration and publication.
Government
Public records & FOIA compliance
Government agencies must release public records while protecting citizen privacy.
Automated redaction for FOIA requests, public records, and inter-agency sharing.
Data Sovereignty
German-hosted, EU-only data processing
Cross-border data transfers expose organizations to US Cloud Act and GDPR fines.
100% German infrastructure with no US cloud providers. Schrems II compliant by design.
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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.