Shipping Label PDF Privacy: Protecting Customer Addresses and Phone Numbers
A day of shipping labels is effectively a customer list. Each label has a name, a delivery address and often a phone number. Handling these files carefully protects your customers and your business.
What a label PDF contains
Besides the address and phone number, labels show order and tracking details and SKUs. Treat the PDF like any other file with personal data, and keep it only as long as you need it.
How Label Cropper handles your file
Label Cropper is a browser-based tool. The PDF is read and cropped by code running in your browser using the pdf.js and pdf-lib libraries, and the cropped PDF is created on your device. The application has no server component that receives your file. This describes how this site is built, not a guarantee about your device, browser extensions or network.
How to check any online tool
- Read its privacy statement for how files are handled.
- Open your browser developer tools, go to the Network tab, process a test file and look for upload requests carrying the PDF.
- Test with a sample label with no real customer data first.
- Prefer tools that state clearly whether files leave your device.
Good habits for sellers
- Do not share label PDFs in public chats or social media posts.
- Delete downloaded label files you no longer need, including from the Downloads folder.
- Use a device with a screen lock and updated browser.
- Print only the pages you need and dispose of paper copies carefully.
- Limit who on your team can access order exports.
Related
See the homepage tool or the guides for Meesho and Flipkart labels.
Further resources
- How to crop and check a shipping label PDF – Step-by-step crop, preview and print checks, all done in your browser.