Privacy Policy
ChemFitX respects the privacy of its users and is committed to explaining clearly how information may be handled when you visit or use the ChemFitX website and scientific analysis tools.
1. Scope of This Policy
This Privacy Policy distinguishes between scientific files that you select for analysis and ordinary website-level technical information that may be processed when you access a website. It applies to ChemFitX website pages, browser-based scientific tools, contact interactions, and related website services.
2. Scientific Data Processed Through ChemFitX Tools
Many ChemFitX scientific analysis tools are designed to process user-selected data directly within the user’s web browser. Where local browser processing is used, the scientific file selected for analysis is read and processed on the user’s device and is not intentionally uploaded to ChemFitX servers for storage during the normal analysis workflow.
Depending on the tool, locally processed information may include experimental datasets, spectra, diffraction data, microscopy images, numerical data, fitting parameters, calculated values, graphs, and generated outputs.
How ChemFitX Does Not Intentionally Use Locally Processed Scientific Files
- To build research databases.
- To train artificial-intelligence or machine-learning models.
- To conduct independent research.
- To create publications.
- To sell research data.
- To share unpublished research files with advertisers.
Users should nevertheless avoid processing information they are not legally or institutionally authorized to use.
3. Website Technical Information
Although locally processed scientific files may remain on the user’s device, normal operation of a website involves communication between the user’s browser and internet infrastructure. When you visit ChemFitX, technical information may be automatically processed by ChemFitX or service providers used to operate, secure, deliver, measure, or monetize the website.
Examples of Technical Information
- IP address.
- Browser type and version.
- Device type and operating system.
- Language settings.
- Approximate geographic region derived from an IP address.
- Pages visited and referring pages or websites.
- Date and time of requests.
- Basic interaction or diagnostic information.
- Security and fraud-prevention information.
- Cookies and similar identifiers.
This technical information is distinct from experimental scientific files processed locally by supported ChemFitX tools.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
ChemFitX and third-party services used on the website may use cookies, local storage, pixels, tags, or similar technologies where applicable. These technologies may be used for website functionality, preferences, security, fraud prevention, traffic measurement, analytics, website performance, advertising, advertising measurement, and compliance with legal or consent requirements.
Availability and use of particular technologies may change as website services are added, removed, or modified.
5. Advertising and Google AdSense
ChemFitX uses or may use Google AdSense and related Google advertising services to display advertisements. Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve advertisements based on a user’s visits to ChemFitX or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies may enable Google and its advertising partners to provide advertisements based on visits to this website and/or other websites. Depending on the visitor’s location, applicable law, consent choices, and advertising configuration, advertising may be personalized, non-personalized, or limited.
Users can manage or opt out of personalized advertising here: Google Ads Settings. Other third-party advertising vendors or networks, if used, may have their own privacy policies and opt-out mechanisms.
ChemFitX does not receive access to private browsing profiles maintained independently by advertising providers.
6. Consent Management
Where required by applicable law or Google advertising policies, ChemFitX may display a consent-management interface allowing users to make choices regarding cookies, advertising technologies, personalization, and related processing. Users in certain regions, including the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland, may receive additional consent options. Consent choices may affect the type of advertisements or technologies that can be used during a visit.
7. Analytics and Website Performance
ChemFitX may use analytics or performance-monitoring technologies to understand how the website is functioning and how visitors interact with publicly available pages. Depending on the service used, analytics data may include page views, approximate location, device category, browser type, referral source, and interaction statistics.
Analytics information may be used to understand website performance, identify technical problems, improve usability, and guide development. Scientific files processed locally through ChemFitX analysis tools are not intentionally included in ordinary website analytics.
8. Hosting, Security, and Content Delivery Services
ChemFitX relies on internet infrastructure and may use hosting providers, domain services, security technologies, caching systems, content delivery networks, or similar third-party services. These providers may process technical information necessary to deliver and protect the website, such as IP addresses, request information, timestamps, browser information, or security logs. Their processing is governed by their respective terms and privacy practices.
9. Third-Party Libraries and Services
ChemFitX tools may use third-party or open-source software libraries to provide calculations, charts, file parsing, image processing, numerical operations, visualization, or other functionality. Some libraries may be delivered directly with ChemFitX, while others may be loaded through external content-delivery services. When a browser communicates directly with an external service, that provider may receive normal technical request information such as an IP address and browser information.
10. Information You Voluntarily Provide
ChemFitX does not require users to submit experimental scientific files to ChemFitX simply to use supported locally processed tools. However, you may voluntarily provide information when contacting ChemFitX. This can include your name, email address, message content, screenshots, technical information, files or datasets you voluntarily attach, and other information included in your communication.
Information voluntarily submitted may be used to respond to your request, investigate problems, prevent abuse, maintain necessary correspondence, or improve ChemFitX. Do not send confidential or restricted research data unless necessary and unless you have permission to share it.
11. Scientific File Retention and Local Browser Storage
For analysis tools operating entirely through local browser processing, ChemFitX does not intentionally retain the user’s scientific file on ChemFitX servers as part of the normal analysis workflow.
However, users should not assume that closing or refreshing a web page securely destroys every copy that may exist on their own computer. Browser cache, downloads, local storage, IndexedDB, temporary storage, extensions, operating-system processes, or other device-level systems may retain information depending on the specific tool and the user’s environment. Users are responsible for managing data stored on their own devices.
12. Data Sharing
ChemFitX does not sell users’ scientific experimental files. Website-related technical or personal information may be processed or shared where reasonably necessary with service providers that support website hosting, security, advertising, analytics, communications, or related operations.
Information may also be disclosed where required by applicable law, legal process, regulatory obligation, protection of legal rights, security investigation, or prevention of fraud or abuse.
13. External Websites
ChemFitX may link to third-party websites, scientific resources, journals, databases, software, or other external services. This Privacy Policy applies to ChemFitX and does not control the privacy practices of external websites. Users should review the privacy policies of third-party services they choose to access.
14. Children’s Privacy
ChemFitX is intended primarily for researchers, university students, educators, scientists, and other users interested in scientific analysis. ChemFitX is not specifically directed to young children and does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.
15. Data Security
Reasonable measures may be used to help maintain the security and integrity of the ChemFitX website. However, no website, browser, internet transmission, device, or storage technology can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Users should protect their devices, keep browsers and operating systems updated, avoid using untrusted browser extensions, and maintain independent backups of important scientific data.
16. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights regarding certain personal information, including rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, or other available privacy choices. The applicability of these rights depends on the circumstances and relevant law.
Advertising preferences may also be managed through Google Ads Settings and other applicable advertising-industry preference tools. Questions or privacy-related requests may be submitted through the ChemFitX Contact page.
17. Changes to This Privacy Policy
ChemFitX may update this Privacy Policy as website functionality, service providers, technologies, advertising practices, or legal requirements change. Material changes will be reflected by updating the revision date displayed at the top of this page. Users are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
18. Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy, website data practices, scientific-file processing, advertising privacy, or other privacy matters may be submitted through the ChemFitX Contact page.