In short
It deletes it. Your PDF travels over HTTPS to our servers, is used only to dial and transmit the fax, and is erased automatically once the transmission is over.
One caveat, shared by every fax ever sent: on the phone line leading to the recipient's machine, the pages are not encrypted.
From browser to server, then to the bin
The moment you upload the file, the HTTPS connection protects it until it reaches FaxTelecom. It waits there for as long as the transmission takes, then it is erased without you lifting a finger.
Nobody reads your pages. The document serves no purpose other than reaching the number you entered: no analysis, no reuse, no resale.
The link nobody encrypts
The final leg runs over the telephone network, up to the recipient's machine. The fax protocol never gained encryption, so this stretch travels in the clear, whichever provider you pick.
In real life, problems come far more often from a wrong digit in the number, or a fax machine left in a shared hallway, than from a tapped line. Double-checking the recipient remains the best safeguard.
What is kept for tracking
The request details (names, subject, dialled number, status) stay available so the tracking page and any receipts can be produced. The contents of the PDF are not part of what is retained.
Key points
- HTTPS-protected transfer up to the servers.
- PDF deleted automatically after transmission.
- Final phone-line leg not encrypted, as with any fax.
- Rereading the number before confirming prevents most mishaps.