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description: "Security practices for the Nutrient Data Extraction API, including data handling, encryption, and compliance."
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# Security

Nutrient DWS Data Extraction API is built with enterprise security requirements in mind.

- **No persistent storage** — Uploaded files are never written to persistent storage and are discarded after processing. Extracted content is returned in the response and not retained.

- **Encryption in transit** — All API communication uses HTTPS with TLS encryption. Unencrypted HTTP requests are rejected.

- **Secure payments** — Billing is handled through Paddle, a PCI-compliant payment processor.

For more information, see the [Nutrient security overview](https://www.nutrient.io/security/) (including SOC 2 Type 2 compliance) and the [DWS Processor security](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dws-processor/security.md) page, which covers the shared DWS infrastructure security practices.

Also refer to the [getting started](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dws-data-extraction/getting-started.md) guide, [API overview](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dws-data-extraction/api-overview.md), [Data Extraction API overview](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dws-data-extraction.md) and [pricing](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dws-data-extraction/pricing.md) and [privacy](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/dws-data-extraction/privacy.md) pages.
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## Related pages

- [API overview](/guides/dws-data-extraction/api-overview.md)
- [Supported file types](/guides/dws-data-extraction/file-types.md)
- [Error handling](/guides/dws-data-extraction/errors.md)
- [Get started](/guides/dws-data-extraction/getting-started.md)
- [DWS Data Extraction API](/guides/dws-data-extraction.md)
- [Support](/guides/dws-data-extraction/support.md)
- [Privacy](/guides/dws-data-extraction/privacy.md)
- [Supported languages](/guides/dws-data-extraction/supported-languages.md)