1. Scope

This Privacy Policy applies when you visit the AutoSCI site, create an account, upload papers, save documents, export files, purchase services, or contact support.

2. Information we collect

Account information: email address, nickname, account status, and sign-in related information.
Usage and device information: IP address, browser or device information, visited paths, timestamps, basic analytics events, and operation logs.
Document and content data: uploaded paper files, parsing results, titles, abstracts, author information, references, export records, and saved paper content.
Billing and subscription information: order status, subscription status, purchase records, and payment outcomes. We do not directly store full payment card details.

3. How we use information

Create and manage user accounts.
Store papers and support repeat editing and exports.
Parse papers, perform formatting checks, and generate export files.
Deliver purchased export packages and subscription benefits.
Detect fraud, abuse, unusual activity, and security risks.
Provide support, handle disputes and refund requests, and comply with legal obligations.
Run basic operations analytics and improve the service.

4. Your content and paper ownership

You retain all rights in the papers, figures, references, and other content that you upload, save, edit, or export through AutoSCI. AutoSCI does not claim ownership of your content.

We process your content only as necessary to provide upload, parsing, storage, export, customer support, security, and service improvement functions.

5. Third-party services and sharing

Payment and subscription providers, such as Paddle, to process checkout, subscriptions, taxes, and related transaction records.
AI, parsing, or lookup related providers for document structure analysis, reference recognition, metadata enrichment, or similar features.
Cloud infrastructure, hosting, storage, logging, and monitoring providers to run and maintain the service.
Competent authorities or other parties where disclosure is required for legal compliance, dispute handling, anti-fraud work, or enforcement of these Terms.

6. Data retention

Saved papers and related export records are retained in your account until deleted by you, removed when your account is closed, or cleared for operational, compliance, or security reasons.

Temporary uploaded files that are not continuously referenced or saved may be automatically deleted under our system cleanup policies.

We may retain certain logs, billing records, and account records for security, audit, dispute resolution, and legal compliance purposes.

7. Security and your choices

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect account information, document data, and transaction records, but no transmission or storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
You may access, update, or delete parts of your account information and delete saved papers.
You may stop future renewals by canceling a subscription and may contact us to request account deletion or other data-related actions.

8. Cookies, local storage, and contact

We may use local storage, necessary cookies, or similar technologies to maintain sign-in state, remember preferences, and support core site functionality.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or want to submit a data request, please contact the AutoSCI team using the public support email shown on the Site.