Data Retention

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February 8, 2023
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If I use Adobe to redact very personal health data, how do I know if my data is held and stored securely. Can Adobe read or access my data?

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You should work with local files. Redaction in Acrobat Pro is a local function, it does not send anything to Adobe. This is an excellent question, because some functions in Acrobat are done at Adobe, sending your files.

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You should work with local files. Redaction in Acrobat Pro is a local function, it does not send anything to Adobe. This is an excellent question, because some functions in Acrobat are done at Adobe, sending your files.

JR Boulay

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Redact means to permanently delete the data from the document.

So neither Adobe nor anyone else can access them since they no longer exist.

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try67

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In my reply I assumed the OP meant before the file is redacted. Once it's redacted of course the data is gone for good.

try67

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If you do it locally, then no. If you save the file to the Adobe Cloud, though, then in theory yes, since it's on their servers. But in practice I highly doubt it, as it would probably break all kinds of privacy laws, especially in the EU. But the Adobe Cloud service is not HIPAA-compliant, as far as I can see. Some Adobe services are, though. See: https://www.adobe.com/trust/compliance/hipaa-ready.html

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