Privacy Policy

Introduction

Listening4 ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our paper alert service.

Information We Collect

Email Address

We collect your email address solely for the purpose of sending you personalized research paper alerts and notifications. Your email is required to deliver our service and is stored securely in our database.

Research Preferences

We collect information about your research interests, preferred language, delivery time, and timezone to provide personalized paper recommendations and deliver alerts at your preferred time.

Usage Data

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous usage data about how visitors interact with our website. This includes page views, session duration, and general traffic patterns.

Cookies and Tracking

We use Google Analytics solely for website analytics to understand general usage patterns and improve our service. Google Analytics may collect anonymous data such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited. This data is used only for analytical purposes and is not linked to your personal information.

How We Use Your Information

• •Send personalized research paper alerts to your email
• •Customize paper recommendations based on your research interests
• •Deliver notifications in your preferred language and timezone
• •Improve our service based on anonymous usage analytics
• •Communicate with you about service updates or changes

Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. Your email address and research preferences are stored securely and used only for providing our paper alert service.

We use Google Analytics for website analytics and may use email service providers to deliver our notifications. These third-party services have their own privacy policies, but we only share the minimum data necessary for them to perform their functions.

Data Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Your email address and preferences are stored in encrypted databases with access controls.

Data Retention

We retain your email address and preferences for as long as you remain subscribed to our service. If you unsubscribe, your data will be deleted from our active database within 30 days. Anonymous analytics data may be retained longer for historical analysis.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• •Access the personal information we hold about you
• •Update your email address or research preferences
• •Unsubscribe from our service at any time
• •Request deletion of your personal information

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

[email protected]