Privacy Policy
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Last updated: August 20, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how [your company legal name] ("we", "us"), operator of Scholar Feed, collects and uses personal data. We are the data controller. Contact: [your contact email], [your postal address].
What we collect
- Account data — name, email, password hash, your role, and your account's approval status.
- Usage data — topics and authors you follow, bookmarks, and papers you dismiss, to build your feed.
- Newsletter — your email, subscription status, and the timestamp/IP of your consent.
- Technical data — server logs and, if you consent, advertising cookies (see our Cookie Policy).
Why we use it & legal basis (GDPR Art. 6)
- To provide the service and your account — performance of a contract.
- To send the newsletter — consent, which you may withdraw at any time.
- To show advertising — consent (EEA) via our cookie banner.
- To secure and improve the service — legitimate interests.
Sharing
We share data only with processors that run the service (hosting, email delivery) and never sell your personal data.
Retention
We keep account data until you delete your account, after which it is erased. Newsletter records are kept until you unsubscribe.
Your rights
You may access, correct, export or delete your data, and object to or restrict processing. Use your profile to download your data or delete your account, or contact us. You may lodge a complaint with your supervisory authority ([e.g. the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman, Finland]).
Changes
We will post any changes to this policy on this page.