Effective Date: 2025-04-05 | Last Updated: 2025-04-05
At Research Guru, we believe in transparency and clarity. This Privacy Statement is written in plain language to be easily understood by most users. It is not intended as a legal document, but rather as an honest explanation of how we handle your data.
Research Guru is an AI-powered research assistant that helps academics extract structured insights from academic papers. We are committed to protecting your privacy and personal data.
We only collect your email address. This is used to:
We do not request or store any additional personally identifiable information unless you provide it voluntarily.
Research Guru does not request or require personal or sensitive information in uploaded documents. However, if your files contain such data, you are responsible for having the proper rights or consent.
All files are:
We use trusted providers to deliver our service:
These providers are committed to industry-standard privacy and security practices and operate under their own policies.
We collect limited, anonymized metrics to improve our service:
No personal information is included in analytics reporting.
We use cookies and session storage to:
You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings.
You have full control over your data. You may:
Contact support@researchguru.ai and we will process your request within 30 days.
Your data is currently stored and processed in Canada. In the future, we may expand to additional regions for performance and compliance purposes. Any regional expansion will be disclosed in advance.
Research Guru is not intended for users under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors.
We are committed to ethical use of AI technologies. Learn more in our Responsible AI Statement.
This policy may be updated from time to time. We will post significant changes on our website and notify users when appropriate. Continued use of Research Guru indicates your agreement with the latest version.
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this policy, you can reach us at: