Is PDFChef by Movavi Safe?

Yes, the PDFChef website and all our products are safe to use. Please read on to learn more about us and our security stance.

What is PDFChef?

PDFChef by Movavi started out as a desktop PDF editor in 2017. Since then, we have expanded our PDF tools collection and now offer PDF-management solutions for both desktop computers and mobile devices. We also have a web version that works with major browsers and operating systems. Our goal is to make editing PDFs easy and affordable for everyone.

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Is the PDFChef website safe?

The PDFChef website cannot transfer any potentially harmful software to your device, because the site itself does not contain any potentially harmful software. Our software installation files are safe, as described below. The website does not download any files to your device unless and until you click the download button.

The PDFChef website has been proven secure by multiple website safety checkers; their reports are linked below.

The PDFChef website uses cookies to improve the services we offer you, as do many sites. Cookies help the website collect anonymized data on your sessions. If you don’t want the website to collect statistics from you, you can leave the website. If you’re interested to know what data we're gathering and the third-party services we use to process the data, please read our Privacy Policy.

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Are PDFChef apps safe to use?

Our software and online service are safe to use. The apps are certified to not contain any malware and cannot harm your device or your privacy in any way.

Just to be sure, we ran the installation file of our desktop PDF editor through an anti-virus scanner. Here is the result from VirusTotal.com:

There are three ways in which the program may gather data for the Movavi development team.

  1. The software may send anonymous usage statistics to the development team to help them improve the software via future updates. This data includes interface usage and the models of peripheral devices connected to your computer (microphone, web camera, monitor, etc.). The software does not gather data by default, but if you want to double-check and prevent the software from doing so, go to the program settings, find the appropriate entry, remove the check mark next to it, and save the edited settings. If you want to know more about the program settings, check our user manuals.
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  2. If the program crashes, the software suggests that you send a crash fix report to the development team. This report will contain your username, the software version you’ve been using, and the stack trace (a record of which process caused the software error). If you don’t want to send this data, just close the crash fix window.
  3. If you contact our support team to request assistance with any issues regarding our program, they may ask you to send your log files. These contain the same information as a crash fix report, plus data on your attached devices. If you don’t want the development team to receive this data, you may simply choose not to send your log files to the support team.

If you want to know more about this topic, please read the Movavi Privacy Policy.

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The PDFChef online service also ensures the safety of your files and data. The process of converting and editing PDFs takes place on the client side so no third party can access your personal information. We also use SSL encryption to ensure files are transferred securely.

There's also no need for concern about the safety of PDFChef Scanner for iOS. Apple thoroughly checks all the programs on the App Store before they are accepted on the platform.

Is it safe to purchase through the PDFChef website?

All payments made on our website are processed via the 2Checkout payment gateway. 2Checkout guarantees the safety of all payment and personal information.

The Movavi Store also carries a Norton Secured Seal – certification of our transaction safety.

If you experience any problems with purchased software that cannot be resolved, you are entitled to a complete refund within 30 days. To find out more about refund terms and conditions, refer to our Refund Policy.

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