Level of security is there in PDF files?

What level of security is there in PDF files? My company has asked me to create PDFs with interactive forms that would submit to either a database or an email address (I'm not sure about this yet because I don't know what PDFs are capable of submitting TO).
I am familiar with the typical 128 bit encryption SSL on web pages, but I have no idea what type(s) of security is available in PDF files. My company wants to have customers download PDFs from our website, fill them out, and click a submit button to have the data sent to us. The data would be highly sensitive data like names, social sec numbers, etc.
Any thoughts or help are appreciated :)

Hello
I have exactly the same requirement where in users download the PDF from our public website and fill out the form and Submit it directly to HTTPS server (that is hosting the servlet). The PDF will have have an "Owner" password with acrobat 7 compatibility and 128 bit AES encrpytion.
I have 3 questions mainly:
1. During the data transfer from user's desktop to the servlet, is the data encrypted. If so, what level of encryption.
2. If in the above case, user opens the form from within the browser, Is the browser handling the encryption or the the PDF?
3. If user stores the form they filled out, is the data stored as encrypted. If it is, how would the user who wishes to see this form decrypt it?
Appreciate your quick response.

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