Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 17, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how arXivMind ("arXivMind", "we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, stores, and shares information when you use our websites, applications, features, APIs, and related services, including paper discovery, search, PlayGround, AI-assisted features, saved content, integrations, and publishing tools such as Pulse.
Note: By using arXivMind or any arXivMind product, feature, or service, you agree to this Privacy Policy and our Terms and Conditions.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information that is necessary to operate, improve, and secure arXivMind.
Account Information
When you create an account or sign in using a third-party authentication provider such as Google, we may receive information such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Profile photo
- Account identifier
- Authentication information provided by the identity provider
Product and Usage Information
When you use arXivMind, we may collect information about how you interact with the service, including:
- Search queries
- Papers viewed, saved, or added to collections
- PlayGround activity
- AI chat questions and interactions
- User preferences and settings
- Feature usage
- Pages visited
- Error and diagnostic information
- Date, time, and frequency of activity
Research and Content Information
arXivMind processes publicly available research information, including paper titles, abstracts, authors, categories, publication dates, links, metadata, and related research content.
If you create or submit content through arXivMind, we may store that content as necessary to provide the requested functionality.
Integration Information
If you connect arXivMind to a third-party service, we may receive information required to operate that integration. For example, integrations may provide:
- OAuth access or refresh tokens
- Account or organization identifiers
- Profile or account information
- Permissions granted to arXivMind
- Information required to perform actions you authorize
For LinkedIn integrations such as Pulse, this may include organization Page identifiers, authorization information, and publishing status. We only use integration data for the functionality you authorize.
Technical Information
We may automatically collect technical information such as:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type
- Operating system
- Referring pages
- Application logs
- Performance information
- Security and authentication events
2. How We Use Information
We use collected information to operate and improve arXivMind, including to:
- Provide account authentication and access
- Deliver research search and discovery features
- Personalize relevant product experiences
- Save papers, preferences, and collections
- Provide PlayGround and knowledge-base functionality
- Generate AI-assisted summaries, explanations, and responses
- Operate integrations with third-party platforms
- Publish content when explicitly authorized
- Maintain service reliability and performance
- Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access
- Diagnose technical problems
- Improve features and user experience
- Communicate important service or security information
- Comply with applicable legal obligations
We do not sell personal information.
3. AI Features
arXivMind may use artificial intelligence and machine-learning systems to provide features such as:
- Paper summarization
- Research recommendations
- Question answering
- Content generation
- Research analysis
- Ranking and categorization
- Knowledge-base interactions
Information you submit to AI-powered features may be processed by arXivMind and service providers used to operate those features.
We take reasonable steps to limit data processing to what is necessary to provide the requested functionality.
AI-generated information may contain inaccuracies and should not be treated as professional, legal, medical, financial, or other specialized advice.
4. Third-Party Integrations
arXivMind may allow you to connect third-party services such as authentication providers, social platforms, cloud services, or other external applications.
When you connect a service:
- You choose whether to authorize the connection
- The third-party service determines what permissions are available
- arXivMind accesses only information permitted through that authorization
- We use the information to provide the integration you requested
You may revoke third-party access through the relevant service or through arXivMind when such controls are available.
Your use of third-party platforms is also governed by their own privacy policies and terms.
5. Pulse and Publishing Features
Pulse and similar publishing features may allow arXivMind to prepare or publish content to external platforms.
When using these features, we may:
- Authenticate with the external platform
- Verify account or organization permissions
- Generate or prepare content
- Publish content according to your configuration or authorization
- Store publication identifiers and delivery status
- Maintain logs needed to prevent duplicate publishing and troubleshoot failures
We do not sell publishing-platform data or use authorization credentials for unrelated advertising or profiling.
6. Cookies and Similar Technologies
arXivMind may use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies to:
- Maintain login sessions
- Remember preferences
- Improve performance
- Provide security protections
- Understand general product usage
- Diagnose technical issues
Where required, users may be provided with controls for optional cookies or analytics technologies.
7. Analytics
We may use analytics tools to understand how arXivMind is used and to improve the product.
Analytics information may include aggregated or pseudonymous information about:
- Feature usage
- Page visits
- Session duration
- Device and browser characteristics
- Application performance
- Errors and failures
We do not use analytics data to sell personal information.
8. How We Share Information
We may share information in limited circumstances.
Service Providers
We may use trusted service providers for functions such as:
- Cloud hosting
- Databases and storage
- Authentication
- AI processing
- Monitoring and analytics
- Email delivery
- Security
- Infrastructure operations
These providers process information only as necessary to provide services to arXivMind.
Third-Party Services You Authorize
When you use an integration, we may send information to the third-party service as required to perform the action you requested.
For example, content may be sent to LinkedIn when you authorize a LinkedIn publication.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:
- Comply with applicable law
- Respond to valid legal processes
- Protect the rights and safety of users or arXivMind
- Investigate fraud, abuse, or security incidents
Business Changes
If arXivMind is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, or sale of assets, information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable privacy obligations.
9. Data Retention
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:
- Provide arXivMind services
- Maintain user accounts
- Operate authorized integrations
- Fulfill legal obligations
- Prevent fraud and abuse
- Resolve disputes
- Maintain appropriate operational and security records
Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it is used.
10. Your Choices and Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the ability to:
- Request access to your personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your information
- Withdraw certain permissions
- Disconnect third-party integrations
- Object to or restrict certain processing
- Request a copy of certain information
To make a privacy-related request, contact us at admin@arxivmind.com. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.
11. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
Measures may include:
- HTTPS encryption
- Secure credential storage
- Access controls
- Authentication protections
- Infrastructure monitoring
- Logging and auditing
- Restricted access to production systems
No online service or storage system can guarantee absolute security.
12. International Data Processing
arXivMind may use infrastructure and service providers located in different countries.
As a result, information may be processed outside the country in which you live. Where required, we take reasonable steps to use appropriate safeguards for international data transfers.
13. Children's Privacy
arXivMind is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child in violation of applicable law, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
14. External Links
arXivMind may contain links to external websites, research repositories, publisher websites, and third-party services.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of external websites. Users should review the privacy policies of those services separately.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as arXivMind evolves or as legal and operational requirements change.
When we make changes, we will update the Last updated date at the top of this page.
Material changes may also be communicated through the website or other appropriate channels.
16. Contact
For questions, privacy requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or arXivMind's handling of information, contact: