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Privacy Policy for toarticle

Effective Date: March 30, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how toarticle ("we," "our," or "us") collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal data when you use our website and services. We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with applicable data protection laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Who We Are

We operate toarticle.com, a content aggregation and discovery platform that helps users find and read articles from various public sources.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of data:

2.1. Information You Provide:

  • Contact details when you email us (e.g., name, email address).
  • Comments or feedback submitted through our platform (if applicable).

2.2. Automatically Collected Data:

  • IP address
  • Device type, OS, and browser type
  • Date/time of access
  • Pages visited and interaction data
  • Referring URLs

2.3. Aggregated Article Data (Public Sources):

  • Article title, author name, publisher, publication date
  • Article URL and tags
  • AI-generated summaries
  • Categories, subcategories, providers, and services

3. Use of Personal Data

We process personal data for the following purposes:

  • To display aggregated article metadata and summaries
  • To improve the functionality and user experience of our website
  • To monitor usage trends and analytics
  • To respond to inquiries and takedown requests
  • To ensure legal compliance

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We rely on the following legal bases under GDPR:

  • Performance of a contract (e.g., user-submitted content)
  • Legitimate interests (e.g., indexing public author names for attribution and search)
  • Legal obligations (e.g., data access requests)

5. Author Attribution

If an article publicly includes the author's name, we display it for attribution purposes and to support search functionality. This is considered a legitimate interest under GDPR.

6. AI-Generated Summaries

We use artificial intelligence to create short summaries of articles. These summaries are meant for informational purposes only and do not replace the original source. We always link to the original article.

7. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies to:

  • Understand site usage
  • Remember user preferences (if applicable)
  • Improve performance

You can control cookies through your browser settings. We may use Google Analytics or similar services in a privacy-respecting manner.

8. Sharing of Data

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We may share data with trusted service providers (e.g., hosting, analytics) under strict confidentiality and data protection agreements.

9. International Transfers

If we transfer your data outside the EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses).

10. Data Retention

We retain data only as long as necessary for the purposes listed in this policy or as required by law. Aggregated usage data may be stored longer in anonymized form.

11. Your Rights (EU/EEA Users)

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data
  • Correct inaccurate data
  • Request erasure of data ("right to be forgotten")
  • Restrict or object to processing
  • Data portability
  • Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority

12. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.

13. Third-Party Links

We link to external websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

14. Security Measures

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, including:

  • HTTPS encryption
  • Access controls
  • Regular security reviews

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated via our website.

16. Contact Us

For questions or data-related requests, please contact us at:

Email: contact-us@toarticle.com
Website: https://toarticle.com