Terms of use

About the service

AiMetaOff lets you inspect supported metadata in eligible images and PDFs, then remove selected categories from a separate copy. You can use the tool without creating an account or paying a fee. See About AiMetaOff for an overview.

Using the service

Use AiMetaOff only if you can lawfully use the service and have the rights or permissions needed to inspect or modify the files you choose. If you act for someone else or for an organisation, make sure you have authority to do so.

You need a compatible browser that can run JavaScript and access to the website to load the tool. You can stop using the tool at any time. Save any copies you want to keep before closing or reloading the workspace.

Permitted use and responsibilities

Use the service lawfully and respect other people's privacy, copyright and other rights. Removing metadata can be useful when sharing a file. Check whether any law, licence or other obligation requires you to retain or disclose information such as attribution or provenance.

Do not use the service to process unlawful content or infringe others' rights. Do not interfere with the website, disrupt access for others or attempt to gain unauthorised access to its systems.

How file processing works

When you add a file, AiMetaOff automatically attempts to inspect it in your browser. Selecting a file for inspection leaves the original intact. Cleanup starts when you ask the tool to run it. Review the selected categories first. Cleanup acts on supported categories as a whole, so removing a category can remove other records in it that you wanted to keep.

Your browser processes the selected files locally, without sending them to AiMetaOff's servers. When cleanup generates an output, you can download it as a separate copy. The tool leaves your original file untouched. Keep your original and save any copy you want to retain.

Technical limits and results

AiMetaOff supports eligible JPEG, static PNG, static WebP, certain single-image AVIF and HEIC files, and eligible PDFs. HEIC support is limited and cleanup results are marked partial. Animated images, some multi-image or complex variants, malformed files and files beyond processing limits may be rejected. See supported formats and limits for the current size, queue, image, page and processing limits.

Depending on the format, the tool can report or remove supported structures such as EXIF, XMP, JPEG IPTC-related blocks, image text or comments, and recognised embedded C2PA records. Unselected categories, unknown structures and some format-specific data may remain. The tool may retain information needed for display, such as colour profiles or orientation. Compatibility across viewers and preservation of every file property are outside the supported checks.

PDF cleanup covers the document's Info dictionary and document-level XMP. Encrypted PDFs and PDFs with compressed object streams are unsupported. Otherwise supported PDFs with a detected signature or signature field are inspection-only. PDF cleanup leaves page content, attachments, annotations and other structures in place. Use a dedicated redaction or sanitisation workflow when you need to remove sensitive page content or active elements.

For supported embedded C2PA Content Credentials, the browser reader may report manifest information and individual checks, such as signature, integrity and file binding, where supported. It does not retrieve remote credentials or check certificate revocation online. These results cannot establish the truth of the claims, the creator's identity or whether AI was used. PDF Content Credentials are outside supported coverage.

Cleanup cannot remove invisible watermarks embedded in image content or control labels that other platforms apply. Other AI provenance signals and identifying information can remain.

The tool reinspects generated output for supported records. Before sharing or relying on a downloaded copy, open it in your intended viewer and inspect it again for the information you intended to remove. A successful check covers the supported structures and selected categories only. Partial or unsuccessful processing can leave information in the file.

Intellectual property

You retain the rights you already have in your files. Processing a file in your browser under these Terms transfers no ownership or licence in the file to AiMetaOff.

AiMetaOff branding and original site materials may be protected by intellectual property rights. Third-party marks and materials remain subject to their respective rights and applicable licences. Use of the tool does not grant permission to republish protected site materials or use a mark in a way that suggests affiliation or endorsement. Statutory exceptions and permissions under applicable licences continue to apply.

Availability and changes to the service

The site may be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance, security issues or technical interruptions. File processing may also fail because of file structure, browser compatibility or resource limits. We may update the tool to fix bugs, improve security or maintain compatibility. Where applicable law requires notice, remedies or other protections for a change or interruption, those protections apply.

Liability and statutory rights

The processing results have the technical limits described above. Reviewing a copy before sharing it helps you decide whether it suits your purpose. That review does not affect your statutory remedies if the service fails to meet obligations that apply to it.

Responsibility for loss or damage is determined under applicable law. These Terms preserve all rights, remedies and liabilities that applicable law makes mandatory, including applicable consumer protections.

Privacy

The Privacy Policy explains how personal data may be handled when you visit the website or contact us. See cookies and browser preferences for information about browser storage and preference controls.

Complaints

To raise a complaint, describe the problem and when it occurred so we can investigate. You can include the file format and any error shown in the tool. Avoid sending the file or sensitive metadata if a description is sufficient.

Governing law and disputes

Any choice of law preserves the mandatory protections that apply to you as a consumer. You retain access to the courts and dispute-resolution procedures available under applicable law.

Changes to these Terms

When we publish updated Terms, we will show their effective date on this page. Where a change affects an existing agreement, we will follow any applicable notice, consent and termination requirements. The update does not take away rights that have already arisen.