Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 9, 2025

What We Collect

PaperGrep collects minimal data to operate:

Email addresses - Only if you subscribe to our newsletter "Papers in Production"
Account information - If you sign in to bookmark papers, we collect your email address and authentication data via Clerk
Bookmarked papers - We store which papers you've bookmarked (associated with your user ID)
Anonymous analytics - Page views via Plausible Analytics (privacy-friendly, no cookies, no personal data)

Newsletter emails are used solely to send you monthly updates about new papers and repositories
Account emails are used to identify you when you sign in and to associate your bookmarks with your account
Bookmarked papers are stored to show you your saved papers list and persist across sessions
Analytics data helps us understand which papers and features are most popular
We never sell or share your data with third parties (except service providers listed below)

Clerk - Our authentication provider that handles sign-in, user accounts, and identity verification. See Clerk's Privacy Policy
Substack - Our newsletter platform that manages subscriptions and delivery. See Substack's Privacy Policy
Plausible Analytics - Privacy-focused analytics that doesn't track individuals or use cookies

Unsubscribe from newsletter anytime by clicking the unsubscribe link in any newsletter email
Delete your account using Clerk's account management interface (removes all your bookmarks and account data)
Delete your data by emailing us at [email protected]
Access your data by emailing us at [email protected]

We take reasonable measures to protect your data from unauthorized access:

Authentication is handled by Clerk, which uses industry-standard security practices
Bookmarks are stored in our database with access controls to ensure only you can view and modify your saved papers
Newsletter subscriptions are managed by Substack, which maintains industry-standard security practices
We use HTTPS encryption for all data transmission

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We'll note the date of the last update at the top of this page.

Questions about privacy? Email us at [email protected]