This Privacy Policy describes how PaperGod ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you use our AI-powered academic writing assistant platform at papergod.com.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner.
Last Updated: February 2026
When you create a PaperGod account, we collect:
- Email address: Required for account creation and communication
- Name: Your display name for your account profile
- Authentication data: Passwords (hashed and salted) or social login tokens (Google, GitHub)
We automatically collect certain information when you use our services:
- Feature usage: Which tools and features you access
- Session data: Login times, session duration, and general interaction patterns
- Device information: Browser type, operating system, and screen resolution
- IP address: For security, fraud prevention, and approximate geolocation
When you use our AI writing assistance features:
- Text input: The academic text you submit for AI processing
- AI output: The suggestions, revisions, and generated content
Important: We do not permanently store the text content of your papers or documents. Text submitted for AI processing is used only for the duration of the request and is not retained after the AI response is delivered. We may retain anonymized metadata (such as request timestamps and token counts) for service improvement purposes.
When you subscribe or purchase credits:
- Transaction records: Purchase history, subscription status, and credit balance
- Billing details: Managed securely by our payment processors (Stripe, Creem, or Alipay). We do not store your full credit card numbers.
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- Providing services: To operate our AI academic writing assistant and deliver the features you request
- Account management: To manage your account, subscriptions, and credit balance
- Service improvement: To analyze usage patterns and improve our platform's functionality and user experience
- Communication: To send you important service updates, security alerts, and (with your consent) product announcements
- Abuse prevention: To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and violations of our terms of service
- Legal compliance: To comply with applicable laws and regulations
Your data is stored and processed using the following infrastructure:
- Cloudflare Workers: Our application runs on Cloudflare's global edge network for fast, reliable performance
- Cloudflare D1: Our primary database for account and transactional data
- Cloudflare R2: Object storage for user-uploaded files and assets
- Encryption: All data is encrypted in transit (TLS/HTTPS) and at rest
We choose our infrastructure providers carefully to ensure high availability, security, and compliance with data protection standards.
We share data with the following third-party services only as necessary to provide our platform:
- Anthropic (Claude): For AI-powered writing assistance and text processing
- OpenAI: For AI-powered writing assistance and text processing
- DeepSeek: For AI-powered writing assistance and text processing
Text submitted to AI providers is processed according to their respective API data policies. We use API access (not consumer products), which means your data is not used to train their models.
- Stripe: For subscription management and credit card payments
- Creem: For alternative payment processing
- Alipay: For users who prefer Alipay as a payment method
Payment processors handle your financial data according to PCI DSS standards.
- PostHog: For product analytics to understand feature usage and improve our platform. PostHog data is used solely for internal analytics purposes.
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Correction: Request correction of any inaccurate personal data
- Deletion: Request deletion of your account and associated personal data
- Export: Request a portable copy of your data
- Restriction: Request that we limit how we use your data
- Objection: Object to the processing of your data for specific purposes
- Withdraw consent: Withdraw your consent for data processing at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@papergod.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
We implement robust security measures to protect your personal information:
- Encryption: All data is encrypted in transit using TLS and at rest
- Access control: Strict access controls limit who can access user data
- Authentication security: Passwords are hashed using industry-standard algorithms
- Regular reviews: We regularly review and update our security practices
- Incident response: We have procedures in place to handle data breaches promptly
- Account data: Retained for the duration of your account. Deleted within 30 days of account deletion.
- Usage analytics: Anonymized analytics data may be retained for up to 24 months
- Payment records: Retained as required by financial regulations (typically 7 years)
- AI-processed content: Not permanently stored. Cleared after request completion.
PaperGod operates globally using Cloudflare's edge network. Your data may be processed in different countries. We ensure all transfers comply with applicable data protection laws and maintain appropriate safeguards.
For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), we comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- We process your data based on legitimate interests, contractual necessity, or your explicit consent
- You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority
- We have appointed a data protection contact reachable at privacy@papergod.com
- We conduct data protection impact assessments for high-risk processing activities
PaperGod is not intended for children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete that information.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on this page and, where appropriate, by email. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@papergod.com
Data Protection Inquiries: privacy@papergod.com
PaperGod Team