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Redact for legal disclosure & DSAR

When responding to a Data Subject Access Request (DSAR), third-party data must be removed. Blackline AI accelerates that review by classifying names, addresses and identifiers across hundreds of pages in parallel.

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What gets redacted

  • Third-party names
  • Internal employee identifiers
  • Other parties' addresses & phones
  • Bank and reference numbers
  • Privileged information (manual)

How it works

  1. 1Drop your file into the editor – PDF, JPG or PNG.
  2. 2The AI scans every page and classifies sensitive items into categories.
  3. 3Toggle categories on/off, fine-tune or draw your own boxes.
  4. 4Export a flat, non-recoverable PDF in one click.
Permanent redaction

Black bars are baked into a flattened image – the text underneath cannot be copied, searched or recovered.

Runs in your browser

OCR, rendering and export happen on your device. Only extracted text is sent to AI for classification.

GDPR-friendly by design

Files are never stored on our servers. Close the tab and the document is gone.

Multi-page & scans

Works with multi-page PDFs and scanned images thanks to built-in OCR.

FAQ

Is the redaction defensible in court?+

Yes. The export is flattened and the underlying text cannot be recovered.

Can I leave a margin note for each redaction?+

Categories are visible in the editor; redaction reasons can be added in your DSAR cover letter.

Bulk processing for legal teams?+

Yes – the desktop app's watch-folder processes whole batches automatically.

Does it support OCR for scanned discovery?+

Yes – built-in OCR for scanned PDFs and images.

Start redacting now

Free for 3 documents per month. No signup needed to try.

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