Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 2025

Brieflytic ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our AI-powered scientific literature search platform.

1. Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect:

• Email address
• Name (optional)
• Authentication credentials (managed securely by Clerk)

Research Profile Data

To provide personalized literature recommendations, we collect:

• Project descriptions and research interests
• Gene symbols and biological keywords you specify
• Search queries and filters you create
• Papers you save, read, or interact with

Usage Information

We automatically collect certain information about your interaction with our platform:

• Device information (browser type, operating system)
• Log data (IP address, access times, pages viewed)
• Feature usage patterns (which tools you use, how often)

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide our service: Match papers to your research interests, generate AI summaries, and rank content relevance
• Improve our platform: Analyze usage patterns to enhance features and fix bugs
• Communicate with you: Send platform updates, respond to inquiries, and provide customer support
• Ensure security: Detect fraud, abuse, and technical issues

We do not:

• Sell your personal data to third parties
• Use your research queries to train publicly available AI models
• Share your reading history or project details with advertisers
• Mine your data for marketing purposes outside our own service

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

Service Providers

We share data with trusted third-party service providers who help us operate our platform:

• Clerk: Authentication and user identity management
• Cloudflare: Hosting, content delivery, and security
• OpenAI/Anthropic: AI summarization processing (papers only, not personal identifiers)

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or governmental regulation, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to:

• Comply with legal obligations
• Protect our rights, property, or safety
• Prevent fraud or abuse

Business Transfers

If Brieflytic is acquired by or merged with another company, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email of any such change.

4. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:

• Encryption in transit (HTTPS/TLS) and at rest
• Access controls limiting employee access to personal data
• Regular security audits and vulnerability testing
• Secure authentication via Clerk (OAuth, SSO)

However, no internet transmission is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Your Data Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

Access and Portability

Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you in a structured, machine-readable format.

Correction

Update or correct inaccurate information in your account settings or by contacting us.

Deletion

Request deletion of your account and associated data. Note that some data may be retained for legal or operational reasons (e.g., billing records).

Opt-Out

Unsubscribe from marketing emails via the link in each message or by updating your account preferences.

To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@brieflytic.com.

6. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide our services. When you delete your account, we will:

• Remove your personal data from active databases within 30 days
• Retain anonymized usage statistics for product improvement
• Preserve records required for legal compliance (e.g., billing history for tax purposes)

7. International Data Transfers

Brieflytic operates globally and may transfer your data to servers located in the United States and other countries. We comply with applicable data protection laws, including GDPR (EU) and CCPA (California).

8. Children's Privacy

Brieflytic is not intended for users under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us at privacy@brieflytic.com.

9. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Maintain your session and authentication state
• Remember your preferences (theme, layout)
• Analyze platform usage via aggregate analytics

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some features may not function properly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. Continued use of Brieflytic after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at:

Email: privacy@brieflytic.com
Website: https://brieflytic.com