Redaction Best Practices for PII

PII—including SSNs, account numbers, and contact details—must be redacted under most court rules. TextRedactorPDF gives you the masking controls you need to stay compliant.

When to use this

• You're preparing filings for courts that enforce Rule 5.2 or similar privacy requirements.
• You handle records containing financial data, medical information, or minors' identities.
• You want a workflow that logs what was redacted for later audits.

How to do it (fast)

1. Identify categories of PII in your document and determine which must be redacted or truncated.
2. Paste the text into TextRedactorPDF and enable the relevant pattern toggles plus any custom regex for case-specific data.
3. Review the preview to ensure repeated entries are masked consistently, adjusting mask style for clarity.
4. Generate the PDF and store both the redacted and unredacted versions with clear labels.

Why this helps

• Consistent redaction avoids embarrassing re-filings or sanctions.
• The PDF log of applied redactions makes audits easy.
• Local-only processing protects PII from third-party exposure.

Related tools

• TextRedactorPDF
• Screenshot2PDF
• EmailCourt

Not legal advice. Courts set their own rules. Keep your original records.