Introduction

At MyCitations, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our citation generation service.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

MyCitations is designed to respect your privacy. We collect minimal information:

• Citation identifiers (DOIs, ISBNs, arXiv IDs) that you enter
• Your citation format preferences

Automatically Collected Information

When you use our service, we may automatically collect certain technical information, including:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• General location data (country only)
• Usage patterns and preferences

Local Storage

MyCitations uses browser local storage to save your citations. This data remains on your device and is not transmitted to our servers. You can clear this data at any time by clearing your browser's local storage or using the "Delete All" function in the application.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Generate accurate citations based on the identifiers you provide
• Improve our citation formatting algorithms
• Fix bugs and enhance the user experience
• Analyze usage patterns to better understand how our tool is used
• Protect against fraudulent or unauthorized access

Data Sharing and Third Parties

MyCitations does not sell your personal data to third parties. We may share data with:

• Citation data providers (to retrieve bibliographic information)
• Analytics providers (to improve our service)
• Hosting and infrastructure providers

All third-party providers we work with are required to respect data privacy and security consistent with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights relating to your personal data, including:

• The right to access your personal data
• The right to rectify inaccurate data
• The right to erasure of your data
• The right to restrict processing of your data
• The right to data portability
• The right to object to processing

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@mycitations.com.

Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage.

While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of internet transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date below.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@mycitations.org