Privacy Policy

SciTrue helps you check scientific claims against the published literature. This policy explains what the SciTrue website (scitrue.org) and the SciTrue browser extension (Chrome, Edge, and Firefox) collect, how it is used, and the choices you have. We collect as little as possible and never sell your data.

Information we collect

• Account information. If you create an account, we store your email address and a securely hashed password. You can use SciTrue without an account, in which case we use only an anonymous device identifier to track free-tier usage.
• Claims and questions you submit. The text you ask us to analyze, and a history of your past analyses, are stored so we can show your results and apply your usage quota.
• Payment information. Purchases are processed by Stripe. We never see or store your card number. Stripe handles it. We keep a record of the purchase (package, amount, date) to grant your credits.
• Browser extension. The extension reads the content of a page only when you actively request a claim verification. It does not track your browsing history, monitor pages in the background, or collect personal data.

How we use your information

We use the information above to provide the service: to run the analysis you request, show your history, manage your account and credits, process payments, and send essential emails (such as email verification and password resets). We may use aggregated, de-identified usage data to improve SciTrue.

How your claims are processed

The reasoning behind each verdict runs on our own self-hosted AI models, so your claims are not sent to third-party AI providers. To find relevant papers, the text of your claim or query is sent to third-party academic literature search services.

Third-party services

• Stripe: payment processing (Stripe Privacy Policy).
• Academic literature search providers: to find papers relevant to your claim.

Data retention

We keep your account data and analysis history for as long as your account is active. You can request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.

Your rights

You can access, correct, or delete your personal data. To make a request, or for any privacy question, contact us at scitrue.ai@gmail.com.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by the “Last updated” date above.