Privacy Policy

Effective date: Jan 31, 2026

Attendemia ("Attendemia", "we", "us", "our") provides a social network for learners and researchers to share thoughts, leave reviews on papers and articles, and connect with other people. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect information when you use our website and services (the "Services".

Information We Collect

We collect information in three ways: you provide it, we collect it automatically, and we receive it from third parties.

Information You Provide

• Account information such as name, username, email address, and profile details.
• Content you create, including posts, comments, reviews, ratings, tags, and profile updates.
• Communications with us, such as support requests or feedback.
• Optional profile data like affiliations, research interests, or links you choose to share.

We commit to protecting your privacy and security. We will never ask for sensitive personal information such as phone numbers, physical addresses, or government identification.

Information Collected Automatically

• Usage data, such as pages viewed, features used, and interactions (votes, follows, ratings).
• Device and browser data, including IP address, user agent, and cookies or similar identifiers.
• Log data, including access times and referring pages.

Information from Third Parties

• Authentication data from identity providers (for example, when you sign in through a hosted login provider).
• Public data related to content you submit, such as metadata for paper or article links.

Public and Shared Content

Your profile, posts, reviews, ratings, comments, and activity may be visible to other users and the public depending on your settings. Please do not share personal information you do not want to be public.

Attendemia is a platform for serious learners and researchers to communicate. All external content referenced on the platform (e.g., papers, blogs, courses, tutorials) is linked from public sources. We DO NOT own, host, or claim copyright over this external content, nor do we use it for AI training purposes.

How We Use Information

• Provide, operate, and improve the Services.
• Personalize your experience and show relevant content and recommendations.
• Facilitate social features like following, commenting, voting, and activity feeds.
• Maintain safety, security, and integrity, including preventing abuse and spam.
• Communicate with you about updates, security notices, or support. We respect everyone's attention and schedule; thus, we exclusively use email as our primary communication channel on a must-have basis to serve a global community.
• Attendemia is a human-centric platform. We DO NOT send automated marketing information. Automated emails are limited to weekly digests only if you opt-in.
• Measure performance and debug issues.
• Comply with legal obligations.

How We Share Information

Attendemia will never collect, harvest, or resell your contacts, reading history, or private notes. Furthermore, we explicitly promise never to use your personal data, private content, or usage history to train AI models. We do not sell your personal information and we do not share data with AI or data companies. We share information in the following situations:

• With other users, when you post content or update your public profile.
• With service providers that help us host, operate, or secure the Services.
• For legal reasons, such as complying with law or responding to lawful requests.
• In connection with a business transaction, such as a merger or acquisition.

AI Bots and Crawlers

Attendemia intentionally structures public pages for GEO/AEO so compliant AI agents can index and reference high-signal public content for learner benefit and broader signal distribution. This does not change our commitment to user privacy. We do not provide personal information to AI or data companies, and we strictly prohibit scraping private/user data for AI training.

Legal Bases for Processing (EEA/UK)

If you are in the EEA or UK, we process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal bases: performance of a contract, legitimate interests, compliance with legal obligations, and consent where required by law.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to keep you signed in, remember preferences, and understand usage of our Services. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

Third-Party Services

We use third-party infrastructure and authentication providers to run the Services. These providers may process information on our behalf under contractual obligations to protect it.

Data Retention

We retain information as long as necessary to provide the Services and for legitimate business purposes, including compliance with legal obligations and dispute resolution.

Attention Budget Policy

Attendemia uses an attention budget to help you manage the time you spend learning and verify readers to filter comments from verified readers only.We DO NOT sell attns or convert attentions to dollars.

• Each account receives 300 attentions (attns) per week for free, mapping to approximately 5 hours of learning time.
• Each attn represents one minute of study content referenced on Attendemia.
• Extra hours (attns) are available for free at any time if you send a request to support@attendemia.com.
• Unused attns expire at the end of the current week and do not roll over.
• Your balance refreshes to 300 attns at the start of each new week.
• Ledger entries are updated lazily when you check Attention History or proceed through checkout.

Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Choices and Rights

• Access and update your account information.
• Delete your account, subject to legal or operational retention requirements.
• Opt out of non-essential communications.
• Object to or restrict certain processing where applicable.
• Request a copy of your data where applicable.

International Users

If you access the Services from outside the country where our servers are located, your information may be transferred and processed across borders. We take steps to protect information as required by applicable law.

Children

The Services are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, please contact us.

Account Deletion

You may request deletion of your account. Some information may remain visible where required for integrity of discussions or legal compliance, such as anonymized or aggregated data.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated policy and revise the effective date. Your continued use of the Services after an update means you accept the revised policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at privacy@attendemia.com.

To report abusive, spammy, or fraudulent behavior, please contact abuse@attendemia.com.