Saving a pdf created as a standalone file

Hello. I recently purchased a one year subscription for Acrobat Pro DC the primary reason for the

purchase was to create pdf versions of certain documents. When I converted a document I was unable to save it as a standalone document for me to send by email. I could only send a link. This is of no use to me whatsoever. Please explain how I may save a pdf document I have created as a standalone file and not a link. I was also concerned to note a warning that documents created by me may be deleted from my queue, but are not permanently deleted. I consider there are General Data Protection Regulation implications here and should like confirmation that if I delete a document it is permanently deleted. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks