Privacy
This tool is hosted by Osborne Lab at Manchester University. Uploads are processed on this server. They are not sent to a third-party AI or advertising service.
Who runs this
The ADA Document Remediator is operated for campus and public use by Osborne Lab at Manchester University. Questions: jposborne@manchester.edu.
What we store
The file you scan. A copy of the upload and a working copy with the fixes you have applied. Your original download is never overwritten.
Your review choices. Approvals, rejections, and edits so you can leave and come back.
An optional account. If you create one: the email address you enter and a hashed password you choose for this app (not your campus or email password).
A sign-in cookie. Named ada_session. It is HTTP-only and used to keep you signed in and to protect form submissions. There are no advertising or analytics cookies.
How long we keep it
Guests (not signed in): the scan is removed after about one hour of inactivity, or when you download the *_ADA file.
Signed-in reviews: kept about 14 days after you last work on that file. You can delete a saved session yourself from Your sessions.
Accounts: remain until you ask us to remove them. Email jposborne@manchester.edu to delete an account.
Who can see a file
A guest scan is available only in that browser session. A signed-in scan is available only to that account. Other accounts receive an error if they try to open it. Server administrators who operate this host can access the machine, as with any campus-hosted service.
What we do not do
We do not sell data, show ads, or send your document to an outside remediation or AI API as part of the default scan. Processing stays on this server. We do not use third-party analytics on these pages.
Your choices
You can use the scanner without an account. You can reject any proposed fix. You can delete a saved review. Creating an account is optional and uses a password you invent for this app only.