India · ID privacy

Watermark Your ID Copy
With Who, Why and When

Before your PAN, Aadhaar, passport or driving licence goes to a broker, hotel or employer, stamp it: "For ABC Realty rental agreement only · 25 Oct 2026". A copy that names its purpose is much harder to misuse.

Nothing uploaded Front & back on one page Watermark baked into the image

Drop your ID — a PDF, or photos of the front and back

PDF, JPG or PNG · you can pick more than one photo

Choose files

Your ID stays on this device

Why a plain ID copy is risky

An unmarked photocopy of your PAN or Aadhaar works for anyone who holds it. Copies collected for one purpose — a flat rental, a gym membership, a job form — have been reused for SIM cards and loan applications the owner never applied for. Writing the purpose across the copy is the long-standing advice for self-attested copies, and doing it digitally makes it neater and harder to remove than a pen scrawl.

What to write, by situation

You're giving it toWatermark
Landlord or brokerFor [broker name] rental agreement only
Hotel or guest houseFor [hotel name] check-in only
Employer or HRFor [company] employment verification only
Gym, club or societyFor [name] membership only

Pick a style

Tiled repeats the text diagonally across the whole page, so it crosses your photo and every line of text. It's the hardest to crop or edit away, and the best default. One line puts a single large diagonal stamp across the middle — cleaner, if the office complains about readability. Band adds a solid strip across the centre with the text in it; use it on a light document where a faint watermark would be missed.

Want to hide part of your Aadhaar number as well? Use Mask Aadhaar first — it can also add this watermark. To hide your PAN on Form 16, salary slips or statements, use Hide PAN. For other sensitive details, see Redact PDF.

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