Privacy Policy
Controller / operator: PublishPilot (StateOfArt), contact: support@publishpilotapp.com
What we collect
- Account data (email, authentication identifiers, profile fields you provide).
- Project data (titles, research questions, keywords, notes, rankings, comparisons).
- Uploaded PDFs and extracted text when you upload files legally.
- Paper metadata from public academic indexes and your library selections.
- AI-generated summaries, drafts, and copilot messages derived from your inputs.
- Billing metadata via Stripe (subscription status, customer id — not full card numbers).
- Usage and security logs (requests, rate limits, error diagnostics).
- Cookies / local storage required for session and preferences.
Purposes
Providing the service, authentication, billing, AI-assisted features, security, support, and legal compliance.
Legal bases (GDPR)
- Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)).
- Legitimate interests such as fraud prevention and service improvement (Art. 6(1)(f)).
- Consent where required, e.g. non-essential cookies or certain marketing (Art. 6(1)(a)).
- Legal obligation where applicable (Art. 6(1)(c)).
Processors
Supabase (database, auth, storage), Vercel (hosting), Stripe (payments), AI providers you configure (e.g. OpenAI or OpenRouter), and future email providers if enabled.
International transfers
Providers may process data in the EU, UK, US, or other regions. Use their DPAs / SCCs as appropriate and document your transfer mechanism.
Retention
Data is retained while your account is active and as needed for legal, tax, fraud-prevention, and dispute-resolution obligations. You may request account deletion; some records may be kept when legally required.
Your rights
Access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and withdrawal of consent where applicable. You may lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (e.g. CNIL in France).
Exports and deletion
Request a copy or deletion via support@publishpilotapp.com. Requests are handled after identity verification and subject to legal retention duties.
Your PDFs
You are responsible for having the rights to upload and process documents you provide.
AI disclaimer
AI outputs can be inaccurate. You must verify results before academic or legal reliance.
Security
We apply industry-standard measures including TLS, access control, row-level security, and rate limiting. No method is 100% secure.