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Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how SurfFitter handles your personal and scientific data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Data Controller

The data controller is the SupraNanoBioMol research group at CiQUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. For any privacy inquiries, contact us at: surffitterprism@gmail.com.

2. Data We Collect

Session Data: If you create an account, we collect basic information such as your Name, Institution, and Email address solely for account management and technical support.
Scientific Data: Isotherm files (CSV/TXT formats) containing Area Per Lipid (APL) and surface pressure measurements uploaded for analysis.

3. Protection of Unpublished Data

We understand the highly sensitive nature of unpublished scientific research. Files uploaded to SurfFitter are processed securely. If you do not save them to a registered profile, the raw files and generated reports are automatically deleted from our active servers after your session expires.

4. AI Training and Data Anonymization

We rely on user data to improve our thermodynamic fitting models using Artificial Intelligence. However, your data is only used for this purpose if you provide explicit, opt-in consent during the file upload process.

If consent is granted, SurfFitter applies a strict anonymization protocol:

Numerical isotherm curves are completely detached from any personal identifiers, file names, custom lipid names, or institutional metadata.
Only the raw numeric patterns are stored in our secure training database.
It is impossible to reverse-engineer or link an anonymized curve back to a specific researcher or unpublished project.

5. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to access, rectify, or request the deletion of your personal data. Please note that once scientific data has been fully anonymized and integrated into our AI training datasets, it is no longer identifiable and cannot be individually extracted or deleted.