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Privacy Policy
Last updated: March 2026
1. Information We Collect
- Account information: your name, email address, and professional role when you create an account.
- Case data: the histopathological reports, templates, and associated metadata you create within the application.
- Usage data: how you interact with the application, including pages visited, features used, and session duration. This data is anonymized and used solely to improve the product.
- Device information: browser type, operating system, and IP address for security and session management purposes.
- We do not collect patient-identifiable health information. The data you enter into case fields is stored as structured content under your control.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To provide and maintain the HistoCraft service, including generating reports, managing templates, and enabling collaboration features.
- To authenticate your identity and secure your account.
- To send transactional emails such as magic login links, export confirmations, and account notifications.
- To analyze anonymized usage patterns and improve the application. We never use your case data for analytics.
- To comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests from authorities.
3. Data Storage & Security
- Your data is stored in encrypted databases hosted on secure infrastructure. All connections use TLS encryption.
- Database backups are encrypted at rest. Access to production systems is restricted to authorized personnel only.
- We conduct regular security reviews and keep all dependencies up to date.
- We do not store passwords. Authentication is handled through magic links sent to your verified email address.
4. Data Sharing
- We do not sell your data to third parties. Ever.
- We do not share your data with advertisers or marketing companies.
- We do not use your data to train artificial intelligence or machine learning models.
- We may share anonymized, aggregated statistics (such as total number of reports generated) in public communications. No individual data is ever identifiable.
- We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights, safety, or property of our users.
5. Your Rights (GDPR)
- Right of access: you can request a copy of all personal data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: you can update or correct your personal information at any time through your account settings.
- Right to erasure: you can request deletion of your account and all associated data. We will comply within 30 days.
- Right to data portability: you can export your cases and templates in standard formats (DOCX, PDF) at any time.
- Right to restrict processing: you can request that we limit how we use your data.
- Right to object: you can object to processing of your data for specific purposes.
- To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@histocraft.com.
6. Data Retention
- Active accounts: your data is retained as long as your account is active.
- Deleted accounts: when you delete your account, all personal data and case data are permanently removed within 30 days.
- Backups: encrypted backups that may contain your data are rotated and permanently deleted within 90 days of account deletion.
- Anonymized usage data may be retained indefinitely as it cannot be linked back to any individual.
7. Cookies
- We use strictly necessary cookies for authentication and session management. These are essential for the application to function.
- We do not use advertising cookies, tracking cookies, or third-party analytics cookies.
- You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.
8. Changes to This Policy
- We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by email or through the application.
- The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last updated.
- Continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
9. Contact
- For privacy-related inquiries, contact us at privacy@histocraft.com.
- For general inquiries, visit our contact page or email contact@histocraft.com.
- We aim to respond to all privacy requests within 30 days.