Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 28, 2026

This policy explains what happens to information when you use Citatum.

Information Citatum uses

Citatum does not require an account and does not collect contact information.

When you connect an academic source, the name, public profile link, or identifier you enter is sent to that source or to Citatum’s profile lookup service. It is used to find the public academic profile you requested. The service may also process ordinary network information, such as an IP address, for security and abuse prevention.

Profile metrics, saved papers, favorites, and settings are stored on your device. If you enable iCloud for Citatum, Apple may sync that app data through your private iCloud account.

How the information is used

Search information is used to return public academic profile data and protect the lookup service from abuse. It is not sold or used for advertising or cross-app tracking.

Citatum may index saved profiles and publications in Spotlight so you can find them from your device. You can remove saved information from Citatum at any time.

Service providers

Citatum uses infrastructure and academic-data providers only as needed to locate and retrieve the public profiles you connect, including Google Scholar, ResearchGate, OpenAlex, ORCID, Clarivate Web of Science, Elsevier Scopus, and SerpApi. A provider receives only the identifier, link, name, search text, and ordinary network information needed for its lookup, delivery, security, and abuse prevention. Citatum does not ask for or receive your account passwords.

Apple processes payments for subscriptions and Lifetime purchases. Citatum uses RevenueCat to retrieve offers, validate Citatum Pro access, restore purchases, and provide subscription-management features. RevenueCat may process an anonymous app user identifier, device and app information, App Store transaction receipts and purchase status, and network information for those purposes. Citatum does not send academic profiles or publications to RevenueCat for advertising.

Free users may see a clearly labeled sponsored app from Kickstart Exchange. Kickstart processes app-level delivery and interaction information, platform, and App Store country for compatibility, accounting, and analytics. It does not identify or track individual users or devices. Subscribers and verified Legacy Premium owners do not see these promotions. Read the Kickstart Exchange Privacy Notice.

Advertising and tracking

Citatum does not sell information or use academic-profile activity for cross-app tracking. Kickstart promotions are matched at the app level, not by profiling people or devices. Purchase processing and service-security data are used to operate Citatum, prevent abuse, and confirm access, not to build advertising profiles.

Notifications

If you allow notifications, Citatum can notify you after a saved metric or publication count increases. You can change notification permission in Settings on your device.

Retention and deletion

Removing a provider connection deletes its connection, cached profile data, publications, and saved metric history from Citatum. Deletion is synchronized through iCloud when enabled. Deleting the app removes local data, while data already synchronized to your private iCloud database remains subject to Apple’s account and backup controls. Apple and RevenueCat may retain transaction records as required for purchases, fraud prevention, accounting, and law.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be submitted at support.ezequiel.app.