Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how ARC Platform collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information.

By using the Platform, you acknowledge the practices described in this Policy.

We may collect:

We use your information to:

• Operate the Platform.
• Authenticate users.
• Store manuscripts.
• Deliver ARCs.
• Track reading progress.
• Display reviews.
• Improve our services.
• Prevent fraud and abuse.
• Respond to support requests.
• Comply with legal obligations.

Users may authenticate using Email and Password or Google Sign-In.

When using Google Sign-In, we receive only the information necessary to authenticate your account, subject to Google's policies and your privacy settings.

Book manuscripts and images are stored using secure cloud object storage.

Metadata, user accounts, reviews, and application data are stored separately in our application database.

To manage storage efficiently:

• Manuscript PDFs may be automatically removed after the applicable retention period following the end of an ARC campaign.
• Book metadata, reviews, ratings, and analytics may continue to be retained after manuscript removal.

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

• Keep users signed in.
• Maintain secure sessions.
• Remember user preferences.
• Improve performance.
• Protect against fraudulent activity.

You can control cookies through your browser settings, although disabling certain cookies may affect functionality.

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information with trusted service providers that help us operate the Platform (such as authentication, cloud storage, hosting, or analytics providers), subject to appropriate safeguards.

We may also disclose information where required by law or to protect our legal rights.

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

No method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to:

• Access your personal information.
• Correct inaccurate information.
• Delete your account (subject to legal and contractual obligations).
• Request a copy of your data.
• Object to or restrict certain processing activities where applicable.

Requests may be subject to verification and legal exceptions.

The Platform is not intended for children under the age required by applicable law to use the service independently.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where prohibited by law.

We may display advertisements within the Platform to support our services. These advertisements may be provided by third-party advertising partners. We do not sell your personal information to advertisers. Where required by applicable law, we will obtain your consent before using cookies or similar technologies for personalized advertising.

Your information may be processed and stored in countries other than your own, subject to applicable data protection laws and appropriate safeguards where required.

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The latest version will always be available on the Platform with the updated effective date.

For privacy-related questions or requests, contact:

Email: support@arcreaderhub.com