Data Policy

01 What This Policy Covers

This Data Policy governs how AxonReady handles data specifically within SciLens — our AI-powered research analysis product. It supplements the Privacy Policy with technical specifics about AI data flows, third-party transmission, and storage practices.

For PeerDrop: files transferred via PeerDrop never touch AxonReady servers. This policy does not apply to PeerDrop file content.

02 Data Flow — How SciLens Processes Your Content

03 What Leaves AxonReady — Third-Party Transmission

When you use SciLens features, the following data is transmitted to external AI providers. By using SciLens you consent to this transmission.

04 What We Store — AxonReady Servers

The following data is stored in your AxonReady account on Supabase (AWS us-east-1):

05 AI Provider Details

Google Gemini (Google LLC)

• Used for: multimodal processing — images, charts, figures, audio, video.
• Data processing agreement: Google maintains a Data Processing Addendum for API users.
• Training on your data: By default, Google does not use API inputs to train Gemini models. Verify current policy at ai.google.dev/terms ↗.
• Data location: Google processes data globally. Specific regions vary.

DeepSeek (Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd.)

• Used for: text analysis, reasoning, summaries, synthesis.
• Jurisdiction: DeepSeek is a Chinese company. Data sent to DeepSeek may be processed under Chinese law and regulations.
• Training on your data: Review current policy at deepseek.com/privacy ↗.

Groq, Inc. / NVIDIA

• Used for: low-cost inference fallback and chat routing when available.
• Data sent: prompt text and relevant context only (no full document uploads).
• Review each provider's current API data policy before use.

OpenRouter, Inc.

• Used for: multi-model routing fallback when primary providers are unavailable.
• Data sent: prompt text and relevant context only.
• OpenRouter may route requests to various underlying model providers. Review their policy at openrouter.ai/privacy ↗.

Local Processing (In-Browser)

• Used for: embedding generation (Transformers.js) and local knowledge graph storage (PGlite/IndexedDB).
• Data sent externally: None. All processing occurs entirely within your browser.
• This local processing enables semantic search, duplicate detection, and knowledge graph features without transmitting additional data to external servers.
• Data is stored in your browser's IndexedDB and is deleted when you clear browser data or delete your account.

06 Uploaded Content Risk & Your Responsibility

You are solely responsible for the legal status of documents you upload. AxonReady does not verify copyright ownership or licensing status of uploaded files.

• Copyrighted papers: Academic papers from publishers (Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Nature, etc.) are typically protected by copyright. Processing them through third-party AI APIs may not be covered by your institutional license or fair use, depending on jurisdiction.
• Shadow library content: Documents obtained from Sci-Hub, Library Genesis, or similar platforms may infringe publisher copyrights. Uploading them to SciLens is done at your own risk and legal exposure. AxonReady is not liable for any resulting copyright claims.
• Confidential documents: Do not upload proprietary research, trade secrets, unpublished manuscripts under embargo, or documents covered by NDA.
• Personal data: Do not upload documents containing personal data of identifiable individuals unless you have legal authority to process that data through third-party AI services.

See Terms of Service, Section 5 for the full legal framework governing uploaded content.

07 Exported Data

SciLens allows you to export analyses, summaries, and structured outputs. Regarding exports:

• Exported files are generated at the moment of export and delivered to your device. AxonReady does not retain a separate copy of your exported file.
• Export formats (PDF, Markdown, JSON, CSV) contain AI-generated content derived from your uploaded documents and third-party AI outputs.
• Once exported, the file is entirely outside AxonReady's systems. We have no visibility into where it is stored, shared, or used.
• You are responsible for ensuring exported content is used in compliance with applicable copyright law, institutional policies, and the Terms of Service export provisions.

08 Data We Never Collect

• We do not sell your data to advertisers, data brokers, or third parties;
• We do not store credit card numbers or bank account details;
• We do not read your PeerDrop files — they never pass through our servers;
• We do not use your SciLens analyses to train our own AI models;
• We do not share your uploaded documents with other AxonReady users;
• We do not use behavioral or advertising tracking cookies;
• We do not build advertising profiles based on your research topics.

09 Retention Schedule

10 Your Controls

• Delete a file: Removes the file, extracted text, embeddings, and associated analyses from AxonReady storage.
• Delete your account: Removes all personal data, files, analyses, and account metadata within 30 days.
• Export your data: Request a JSON export of your account data by emailing contact@axonready.com.
• Restrict processing: Contact us to request limitations on how we process your data (subject to service functionality constraints).

Note: Deletion requests apply only to data held by AxonReady. We cannot delete data that has already been transmitted to and processed by third-party AI providers.

11 Security Incident Response

In the event of a data breach affecting your personal data, AxonReady will:

• Notify affected users via email within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach (as required under GDPR Article 33);
• Provide details of the nature of the breach, categories of data affected, and steps taken;
• Report to relevant supervisory authorities where required by law;
• Take immediate steps to contain and remediate the breach.

Report suspected security incidents to legal@axonready.com.

12 Contact