Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2026

What we collect, in full

The references you paste. They are sent to our server, checked against CrossRef and OpenAlex, and returned. Individual reference strings and their verdicts are cached (so repeat lookups are instant), keyed by the reference text alone — never linked to you, your address, or your key. We do not store your full document or bibliography.
A random browser token (stored in your browser's localStorage) and your network address, used only to enforce free-tier limits. Addresses are kept in memory, not written to disk.
License key usage counts, to enforce the quota you purchased.
Anonymous daily totals (visits, checks run). No per-user analytics, no third-party trackers, no advertising pixels, no Google Analytics.

Payments are handled entirely by our merchant of record; your name, card details, and billing address never reach CiteFact's servers.

Reference text is sent to CrossRef and OpenAlex — public, nonprofit scholarly registries — as search queries, with no information about you attached.