Privacy Policy

At ScholarVault, your privacy is fundamental to our mission of academic trust. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us, including:

• Account Data: Name, email address, institution, and professional title.
• Verification Data: The URLs, PDFs, and flyers you submit to SCVS for analysis.
• Payment Data: Handled securely by our payment processor (Stripe). We do not store full credit card numbers.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To provide and maintain the ScholarVault platform and SCVS intelligence.
• To notify you about changes to your account, subscription status, or verification alerts.
• To train our AI models on anonymized conference data to improve detection of predatory publishing.

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

• With trusted third-party service providers (e.g., Clerk for authentication, Stripe for billing) necessary to operate our platform.
• When required by law, subpoena, or other legal processes.
• If you are part of an Institution plan, your usage metrics may be visible to your university administrator.

4. Your Rights

Depending on your location (e.g., GDPR in Europe, CCPA in California), you have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. You may request account deletion directly from your Dashboard settings or by contacting support.

5. Contact Us

For privacy-related inquiries or data subject requests, please contact us at Contact Us.