Is Online File Recovery Safe? — Security & Privacy Guide

One of the most common questions we get is: "Is it safe to upload my protected files to an online service?" The short answer is yes, and here is why.

How Our Server Handles Your Files

Technically, our file recovery process works like this:

Your file is uploaded via HTTPS encryption (TLS 1.3)
It is temporarily stored in a secure, isolated temp directory on our server: /tmp/file-recovery/
The server reads the file in memory, removes the password protection
The unlocked version is returned to you as a one-time download link
Both the original and the unlocked file are permanently deleted within 1 hour by an automated cleanup process
We never store, log, or retain your file content or passwords

Technical Security Measures

Measure	Implementation
Encryption in Transit	HTTPS / TLS 1.3
File Storage	Temporary in-memory + /tmp/ with auto-delete
Data Retention	0 — files deleted within 1 hour
Server Access	SSH disabled from internet, fail2ban active
Payment Data	Processed by PayPal — we never see card details
Server Location	Hetzner, Nuremberg (Germany) — GDPR compliant

Why We Don't Store Files

Storing protected files would be a security risk and a liability. Our server is designed to be a processing-only pipeline. The file enters, gets processed, and leaves. Nothing stays. Even our /tmp/ directory is wiped regularly and we manually flush it after each recovery session.

Certifications & Compliance

✅ GDPR Compliant — all data processed in EU servers
✅ No Logging Policy — we do not log file content or passwords
✅ PayPal Verified Merchant — payments are fully PCI-DSS compliant
✅ HTTPS Everywhere — forced SSL on all connections

Privacy Declaration

"AI Human Post File Recovery processes files in real-time with no permanent storage. Uploaded files and their unlocked copies are deleted from our servers within 60 minutes of processing. We do not read, store, share, or retain any file content, passwords, or personal data. Payments are processed entirely by PayPal — we never handle payment card information."

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