Privacy Policy

1. What We Collect

We may collect the following types of information when you use Scholar Data:

• Account information: such as your name, email address, ORCID, institutional affiliation, and password when you create an account.
• Profile information: details you provide when building your researcher profile, including datasets you claim as yours.
• Support and feedback: information you provide if you contact us with questions, feedback, or bug reports (for example via the contact form or GitHub issues).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for purposes including:

• Creating and managing your user account;
• Operating, maintaining, and improving Scholar Data and its features;
• Computing and displaying your S-index and dataset impact metrics; and
• Communicating with you about your account or updates to our services and policies.

3. Sharing of Information

We may share information in the following situations:

• Team members: with members of the Scholar Data Team as needed to operate and improve the platform.
• Service providers: with trusted third-party vendors that provide infrastructure or related services (for example, cloud hosting) under appropriate agreements.
• Legal or safety reasons: if we are required to do so by law, regulation, or valid legal process, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, safety, or security of users or our collaborators.

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

4. Data Security

We use technical and organizational measures to help protect information processed through Scholar Data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS) and regularly updated systems. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the platform and meet legal or institutional requirements. When information is no longer needed, we aim to delete or anonymize it in a reasonable timeframe.

6. Your Choices and Rights

Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as:

• Requesting access to the information we hold about you;
• Requesting corrections to inaccurate or incomplete information;
• Requesting deletion of certain information, where appropriate; and
• Limiting or objecting to certain types of processing, where permitted by law.

To exercise these rights or ask questions about your data, you can contact us using the details below.

7. Third-Party Links and Services

Scholar Data links to and aggregates data from external services including DataCite, EMDB, OpenAlex, Make Data Count, F-UJI, Software Heritage, and Hugging Face. This Privacy Policy applies only to Scholar Data. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party sites or services.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or legal requirements. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date below. Your continued use of Scholar Data after changes are posted means you accept the updated policy.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please contact us through our contact form.