Effective Date: 03/13/25
Welcome to ResearchBy. We respect your privacy and are committed to transparency regarding how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our services. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding data collection, use, and user rights.
ResearchBy allows users to create public academic profiles. Any information you voluntarily publish on your profile, including your name, title, institution, social links, and research, will be publicly available and may be used for platform features.
We collect anonymous usage data to improve the platform, including:
We use collected data to:
ResearchBy is a free platform. To sustain operations, we may monetize through opt-in data collection of **publicly shared information only**. Users can control data collection preferences in their settings. We do not sell personal information.
Users can delete their profiles at any time. Upon deletion, associated data will be removed within **30 days**. Some anonymized statistical data may be retained for analytics purposes.
Users have the right to:
We implement reasonable safeguards to protect user data. However, no online system is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
If you access ResearchBy outside Canada, your data may be stored and processed in other jurisdictions where we operate.
We may update this Privacy Policy as necessary. Significant changes will be communicated via email or platform notifications.
For questions regarding this policy, contact us at:
Email: info@researchby.com