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Scholar Sidekick

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2025-09-15

Scholar Sidekick processes the text you paste (e.g., DOIs/PMIDs/ISBNs) to look up bibliographic metadata from third-party sources (e.g., Crossref, PubMed, Open Library). We do not sell your data. We only retain minimal operational logs (timestamps, IP for rate limiting) needed to run the service and keep it healthy. We do not store your bibliography content server-side beyond transient processing.

What we collect

  • Request inputs (identifiers/lines you submit) for the duration of the request.
  • Operational metadata (IP, user agent) strictly for abuse prevention and troubleshooting.

Third-party services

We query third-party bibliographic APIs to resolve your inputs. Their privacy terms apply when you use their services via our resolver.

Security

We use HTTPS, strict content security policies, and rate limiting. You can export results as files; those are generated on demand and not stored server-side.

Contact

Questions? Email admin@scholar-sidekick.com.