Privacy Policy
This policy explains how the PageCite website and waitlist handle your information.
PageCite turns PDFs or Word files you upload, or papers you import from Semantic Scholar, into a first draft with citations. You can edit that draft on the page, or keep revising it in conversation. What is open now is the waitlist: leave your email, and we will tell you when you can use PageCite.
Information we collect
When you join the waitlist, we collect the following. If you only browse the site and do not sign up, the only records are the visit counts and security counts described below.
- Contact details: the email address you enter.
- Waitlist record: which entry point you used, the time you signed up, and your status (waiting, or already notified).
- Source: channel tags in the link you opened, such as utm_source or ref, and the domain of the site that referred you. We do not keep the full referring URL.
- Visit counts: visits totaled by day and channel. These numbers are not tied to you or to your waitlist record.
- Security data: to limit abuse, we count requests using a one-way hash of your IP address and email address. We do not store that IP address in plain text. These counts are deleted after about two days. The provider that hosts the site may also process IP addresses and request data briefly in order to run the service.
Information we do not collect
The waitlist does not ask for your name, age, precise location, or payment details. It does not collect your paper, PDF, Word file, or source documents.
We do not use advertising or third-party analytics tools.
How we use this information
We do not sell your information, and we do not use it for advertising.
- To keep your place on the waitlist.
- To tell you when PageCite is available, and to let you use it.
- To see which entry points bring visits and signups.
- To prevent abuse and keep the site secure.
The launch email is the reason you signed up. It is not a separate marketing subscription.
Sharing with others
We share information only as needed to store waitlist signups and send the launch notice. That means the provider that hosts the site and the provider that sends the email. They may process the information only on our instructions, and they may not use it for their own advertising.
Cookies and local storage
We do not use advertising or analytics cookies.
If the site needs to remember your language, we use one necessary cookie, kept for up to one year.
Source information is held in sessionStorage for the current browser session and is sent when you submit the form.
How long we keep it
Waitlist records are kept until the waitlist ends, or until you ask us to delete them.
Security counts are deleted on the schedule described above.
Daily visit counts contain no personal information and are kept.
Your rights
You can email us to ask for a copy of your signup, to delete it, or to withdraw consent. To change your email address, ask us to delete the old signup and then join again with the new address.
We will do this as soon as we can after we confirm it is you. Once a record is deleted, it cannot be restored, and your place on the waitlist is not kept.
Security
We send data over HTTPS, and only administrators can access waitlist records. No system can be perfectly secure. If a security incident affects you, we will notify you as required by law.
Processing outside your country
The providers that host the site and send email may process this information outside the country or region where you live.
Children
The waitlist is not for children under 14, or under a higher age if your region requires one. If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child has submitted information, contact us and we will delete it.
Links to other sites
If the site links to other websites, their privacy policies apply once you leave PageCite.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we will update this page and the effective date.
Contact us
Questions about this policy or your information: support@viceme.ai