Privacy Policy | ResearchR

1. Introduction

ResearchR ("we," "our," or "us") operates the website researchr.io and provides AI-powered research outreach services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our service.

2. Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect your email address, name, and password (for email/password signups).

Profile Information

We collect information you provide to build your research profile, including:

Research interests and areas of study
Academic background and experience
Resume/CV content (if uploaded)
University and degree information
Skills and qualifications

Professor Data

Information about professors you add to your account, including names, email addresses, institutions, and research areas.

Email Analytics

If you use our Gmail integration, we track email opens and replies to help you manage your outreach.

Payment Information

Payment processing is handled by Stripe. We do not store your credit card details directly.

3. How We Use Your Information

To provide and maintain our service
To generate personalized outreach emails using AI
To analyze professor research papers and match them with your interests
To track email engagement (opens, replies) when using Gmail integration
To process payments and manage subscriptions
To send you service-related communications
To improve our AI models and service quality
To detect and prevent fraud or abuse

4. Third-Party Services

Google/Gmail

If you connect your Gmail account, we use Google OAuth to send emails on your behalf and check for replies. We request access to send emails (gmail.send) and read emails (gmail.readonly) to track responses. We only access emails related to professors in your ResearchR account.

OpenAI

We use OpenAI's API to power our AI features, including email generation and profile analysis. Your profile and professor data may be sent to OpenAI for processing.

Stripe

We use Stripe for payment processing. Stripe's privacy policy governs their handling of your payment information.

Supabase

We use Supabase for authentication and database services. Your data is stored securely in their infrastructure.

Semantic Scholar

We fetch publicly available research paper data from Semantic Scholar to analyze professor research.

Google reCAPTCHA

We use Google reCAPTCHA to protect against spam and abuse. This may collect certain information as described in Google's privacy policy.

5. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. You can request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights

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

Access your personal data
Correct inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data
Object to processing of your data
Data portability
Withdraw consent (where applicable)

8. Children's Privacy

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

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: support@researchr.io