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Privacy Policy

Last modified: December 29, 2025

For you to start using our products, it is necessary that this policy be read carefully and freely accepted, so that we can offer the best experience with our products and services. We also want to ensure that you understand how your personal information is being processed.

By agreeing to what is listed here, which is complemented by the Terms of Use of our site, you can start enjoying our products. Citebridge respects its users and, therefore, has a serious commitment that all its data collection is based on the principles of purpose, necessity, transparency, security, prevention, non-discrimination, data quality, adequacy, free access, and accountability. As well as preserving the privacy of those who browse and/or register on our website.

The personal data that will be processed by Citebridge are as follows:

Type of Personal Data

We collect data strictly necessary so that we can offer the best experience on our site.

The data collected includes: name, email, and authentication tokens for connected services (encrypted at rest).

We collect your name to identify and authenticate you, also avoiding possible fraud, credit protection, and associated risks.

We also collect this data so that you can join our contact list, and so that we can always offer you our best.

At some point, this personal data may be used to contact you with product offers on topics related to the content you requested, services of your interest and that are strictly linked to the use of this site. The personal data collected will not be shared.

You agree that, at some point, new data may be requested, so that a transparent and safe experience can be offered, without deviating from the purpose of processing this data already specified and consented to by the user. If you do not want to be part of our contact list, that's okay, the user can send an email to privacy@citebridge.com, requesting the deletion of their data.

In addition to the personal data reported above, the application may collect data by other means such as cookies (definition below). Any use of cookies or even other tracking tools by the application serve to identify users and remember their preferences, with the sole purpose of providing the services required by them and providing better navigation. Before we start collecting through cookies, a message will be displayed with a link to our cookie policy, which by clicking on it you will accept or not this collection.

At the time of your navigation on the site, some types of cookies may be used, not limited to just those mentioned:

  • Necessary cookies: These are cookies strictly necessary for the operation of a Citebridge compatible site or service. They allow you to navigate the site and use our features.
  • Authentication cookies: These are cookies that serve to recognize a certain user and allow them access to and use of restricted services and content on the site.

Citebridge's Privacy Policy is in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including LGPD (Brazil's General Data Protection Law), GDPR, and other applicable regulations.

Personal Information

You will need to create an account to access Citebridge. When signing up for the service, we will ask for some personal information, mentioned above, to create a Citebridge Account, including your email address and a password, which will be used to protect your account against unauthorized access.

When you connect external services (like Instapaper, Zotero, Mendeley, or Notion) to Citebridge, we store encrypted OAuth tokens that allow us to sync your data. These tokens are encrypted at rest using industry-standard encryption.

Uses

Citebridge maintains and processes your personal information to provide you with an account and access to the system's services. Your profile information is displayed according to preferences set in your account.

We also use your name and email address to notify you about sync status, new features, or other information and notices of common professional interests.

Your Options as a User

Citebridge provides various tools to manage your connected services and personal information. You can update your profile at any time.

Messages you receive from Citebridge are sent to your registered email address on the site.

You can close your account at any time. If you close your account, your profile, including any references, connections, and sync history contained in your account, will be removed from the site and deleted from Citebridge servers. Due to the way this service maintenance is done, this deletion may not be immediate, and residual copies of your profile data may remain on backup devices.

Citebridge is not responsible for public user data; that is, information about the user (such as, for example, name, email, etc.) that - without direct interference from Citebridge, has already been provided, captured, disclosed and/or is available on other electronic platforms (sites, blogs, chats, social networks, etc.).

At any time, the user has the option to decide on receiving information from Citebridge. If you prefer, you can request cancellation of message sending, as well as request clarification on any questions about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. To do so, you should write to privacy@citebridge.com, we will be happy to assist you and answer all your questions.

Data Subject Rights

The user, as holder of personal data collected by the controller of this site, in accordance with applicable data protection laws, may at any time and upon request obtain:

  1. Confirmation of the existence of processing;
  2. Access to data;
  3. Correction of incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated data;
  4. Anonymization, blocking, or deletion of unnecessary, excessive, or non-compliant data processing;
  5. Data portability to another service or product provider, upon express request and subject to commercial and industrial secrecy;
  6. Deletion of personal data processed with the consent of the holder;
  7. Information on public and private entities with which the controller shared data;
  8. Information about the possibility of not providing consent and about the negative consequences;
  9. Revocation of consent.

For any questions, please contact privacy@citebridge.com, we will be happy to assist you.

We value a culture of personal data protection and for this reason we will always be open to hear suggestions from users.

Third-Party Services

Citebridge integrates with third-party services including:

  • Instapaper: We access your saved articles and highlights through their API.
  • Zotero: We sync your reference library and collections through their API.
  • Mendeley: We sync your reference library and collections through their API.
  • Notion: We can push references to your Notion databases through their API.
  • Stripe: We use Stripe for payment processing. Your payment information is handled directly by Stripe and we do not store credit card details.

Each of these services has their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review their policies as well.