Privacy Policy

1. Overview

This Privacy Policy explains how Findings collects, uses, and handles information when you use the Findings website and related services.

Findings is a research discovery platform that helps users search, save, and understand peer-reviewed research.

2. Information you provide

When you create a Findings account, we may collect information such as your name, email address, password-related account credentials, selected research interests, student status, and other onboarding preferences you choose to provide.

Passwords are handled through our authentication provider and are not stored by Findings in readable form.

3. Research activity

Findings may process information about how you use research features, including searches, selected topics, saved studies, saved facts, and other interactions with the platform.

This information may be used to operate your library, maintain your account preferences, improve product functionality, and personalize your experience.

4. Ask Findings

When you use Ask Findings, your question is processed so the service can locate relevant research and generate a research-based explanation.

Questions and relevant research content may be processed by third-party technology providers used to operate the feature, including artificial-intelligence service providers.

You should avoid submitting passwords, financial information, confidential records, or other highly sensitive personal information through Ask Findings.

5. Research sources

Findings retrieves research information from third-party sources such as PubMed and other research databases or publishers.

Search terms may be used to request relevant research from those services. Third-party services are governed by their own privacy practices.

6. Service providers

Findings uses third-party service providers to operate parts of the platform. These may include providers for authentication, databases, hosting, artificial intelligence, email delivery, analytics, and payment processing.

These providers may process information as necessary to provide their services to Findings.

7. Cookies and browser storage

Findings may use cookies, local storage, or similar browser technologies that are necessary for features such as account authentication, session management, preferences, and security.

8. How we use information

We may use information to:

• Provide and maintain Findings.
• Create and manage user accounts.
• Save research and account preferences.
• Respond to research questions.
• Improve product functionality and user experience.
• Protect the security and integrity of the service.
• Communicate important account or service information.

9. How we share information

Findings does not sell your personal information.

Information may be shared with service providers when necessary to operate Findings, comply with legal obligations, protect the service or its users, or complete a transaction you request.

10. Data retention

We may retain account and service information for as long as it is reasonably necessary to provide Findings, maintain security, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and how it is used.

11. Data security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures intended to protect information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or loss.

No online service can guarantee absolute security.

12. Your choices

You may update certain account information and preferences through Findings. You may also contact us to request assistance with your personal information or account.

Additional rights may apply depending on where you live.

13. Children

Findings is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

14. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as Findings evolves. When we make material changes, we may update the effective date or provide additional notice where appropriate.

15. Contact

Contact information for privacy and support requests will be provided on Findings before public launch.