Privacy Policy for ResearchMate

Last Updated: February 14, 2026

ResearchMate ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safe-guard your information when you use our browser extension and related services.

1. Information We Collect

To provide our services, we may collect the following types of information:

• Account Information: When you sign in via Google, we collect your email address and basic profile information to manage your account and credits.
• Content for Processing: When you request a summary or citation, the text content of the active webpage or the URL is sent to our servers for processing.
• Usage Data: We may collect anonymous usage statistics to improve the extension's performance and user experience.
• Local Storage: We use browser local storage to save your user preferences (e.g., citation style, theme).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To generate AI-powered summaries and citations tailored to your content.
• To manage your account, authentication, and subscription/credits.
• To improve the accuracy and quality of our AI models.
• To communicate with you regarding updates or support.

3. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data. We only share data with trusted third-party service providers necessary to operate our service:

• AI Providers: Text content is processed by large language models (e.g., Google Gemini) to generate summaries. These providers are not permitted to use your data for training their general models without consent.
• Authentication: We use Supabase and Google Identity Services for secure authentication.
• Hosting: Our backend services are hosted on secure cloud infrastructure (Vercel/Supabase).

4. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. All data transmission occurs over secure HTTPS connections.

5. User Rights

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal information. You can manage your account settings within the extension or contact us to request data deletion.

6. 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.