TDMRep Protection
Control whether AI and machine learning systems may access and mine your PDF content.
Overview
The TDMRep Protection tool embeds a text-and-data-mining (TDM) rights reservation marker and an optional policy URL into a PDF document's metadata (its /Info dictionary), letting content owners declare whether their content may be used for text and data mining, including AI/ML training. This supports reserving rights under the EU DSM Directive Article 4. Note that it writes a simple reservation marker into the document metadata rather than the W3C XMP-based TDMRep encoding, so a party must read the document's metadata to discover and honour it — it is not automatically detected by general web crawlers.
How to Use
- Navigate to TDMRep Protection from the Security & Optimization menu.
- Upload your file using drag-and-drop, Browse Files, or cloud storage (Dropbox / Google Drive).
- Configure your TDM reservation preferences.
- Click Apply to process.
- Download the result when processing completes.
Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| TDM reservation | Set whether text and data mining is permitted or restricted for this document. |
| Policy URL | Optionally link to a full TDM policy page describing your terms and conditions. |
Tips & Notes
This is a signal, not access control. The reservation records your preference but does not technically prevent mining or copying. Combine with Protect PDF for additional security.
The marker is stored in the document's metadata and is only honoured by parties that specifically read it (for example, via the Check Protection tab here). It is not the standard XMP-based TDMRep encoding and is not automatically recognised by search engines or AI providers.
Related tools: Protect PDF · Edit Metadata · Redact PDF