1. Introduction

TechCheck is a brand of ScAIentist®, izobraževanje in znanstveno raziskovanje, d.o.o. ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our automated thesis formatting and citation review service.

2. Information we collect

Personal information

• Name and email address (when you register for early access)
• University affiliation
• Degree type
• Contact preferences
• Browser type and version (for compatibility)
• Session data
• Security tokens (to protect against attacks)

3. How we use your information

We use your information to:

• Provide and improve our thesis review services
• Send you updates about your review status
• Communicate important service announcements
• Contact you about early access and beta testing (with your consent)
• Send you ScAIentist® news and updates (if you opted in)
• Respond to your inquiries and support requests
• Analyze usage patterns to improve our service
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Data security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures are regularly reviewed and updated as necessary.

5. Data retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to provide our services. Data deletion may be requested at any time by the user.

6. Data sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We may share your information only in these circumstances:

• With your university (if you're using an institutional account)
• With service providers who assist in our operations
• When required by law or legal process
• To protect our rights and safety

7. Your rights

You have the right to:

• Access your personal information
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Opt-out of marketing communications
• Request data export
• Withdraw consent

8. Cookies

We use essential functional cookies to maintain your session and preferences. We currently do not track user behaviour or collect personal data through cookies.

If and when we decide to enable tracking features such as Google Analytics to better understand how users interact with our service, we will update both this privacy policy and our cookie banner to inform you of these changes and provide appropriate consent mechanisms.

9. Children's privacy

Although our service is not intended for users under 18 years of age, it is not harmful in any shape. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes via email or through our service.

11. Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, or how your data is being handled, please contact us at: dpo@scaientist.com

12. GDPR compliance

For users in the European Union, we comply with GDPR requirements including:

• Lawful basis for data processing
• Data portability
• Right to be forgotten
• Privacy by design
• Data Protection Officer contact available upon request