Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 3, 2025

1. What Information We Collect

  • Your email address
  • Your uploaded manuscript file
  • Contextual information (e.g. the name of the journal, review focus areas)

2. How We Use This Information

  • To process your manuscript and return a feedback report
  • To communicate with you (e.g., updates about your submission)
  • To improve our service
  • To conduct research on the accuracy and effectiveness of our AI review system
  • To analyze user feedback and ratings on our review quality for service enhancement

3. How We Store and Protect Data

  • We use reasonable measures to protect your data
  • Your manuscript files are temporarily stored on secure servers provided by Backblaze, a third-party cloud storage provider, to facilitate processing.
  • Manuscripts are processed automatically using large language models (LLMs), such as OpenAI APIs, to generate feedback.
  • Your manuscript data may be transferred to and processed by OpenAI's systems, which may be located outside of Switzerland.
  • We do not store manuscript files longer than necessary to complete the processing and provide feedback.

4. Sharing of Information

  • We do not sell your data.
  • We use third-party services to provide our functionality, specifically:
    • Backblaze for temporary file hosting of your uploaded manuscripts.
    • OpenAI APIs for processing your manuscript content via automated language models.
  • By submitting your manuscript, you consent to its storage on Backblaze and its processing by OpenAI APIs.
  • We may use anonymized and aggregated data for research purposes, including but not limited to:
    • Analyzing the accuracy and effectiveness of our AI review system
    • Conducting academic research on AI-assisted peer review
    • Publishing research findings in academic journals or conferences
  • Any research publications will use only anonymized data that cannot be traced back to individual users or manuscripts.

5. User Feedback and Ratings

  • We may collect feedback and ratings from authors regarding the quality and usefulness of our AI-generated reviews.
  • This feedback helps us improve our service and assess the accuracy of our AI review system.
  • By providing feedback, you consent to its use for service improvement and research purposes.

6. Your Rights

  • You can contact us at kosullivan@ethz.ch to request deletion of your data.
  • You may opt out of communications at any time.
  • You may request that your feedback and ratings be excluded from research datasets.

7. Cookies

  • We use minimal cookies to support website functionality.

8. Contact

For questions, email us at kosullivan@ethz.ch.