Informed Consent Agreement

1 Purpose & Scope

Welcome to Aevum Encyclopedia. This document outlines the terms under which we collect, process, store, and utilize your personal information when you access our platform, contribute content, participate in research initiatives, or utilize AI-enhanced features. By proceeding, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and voluntarily agree to the terms described herein.

2 Data We Collect

To provide and continuously improve our services, we may collect the following information:

• Account & Profile Data: Name, email address, institutional affiliation, and preferred language.
• Usage & Interaction Data: Pages viewed, search queries, time spent, and feature engagement.
• Contribution Data: Articles edited, metadata provided, citations added, and revision history.
• Research Participation Data: Optional demographic information, feedback responses, and consent preferences for anonymized dataset inclusion.
• Technical Data: IP address, device type, browser fingerprint, and cookies for security and performance optimization.

3 How We Use Your Information

Your data is processed strictly for the following purposes:

• Authenticating accounts and maintaining platform security
• Delivering personalized, multilingual content recommendations
• Training and refining our AI knowledge-graph models (using only explicitly consented or anonymized data)
• Conducting peer-reviewed academic research in partnership with accredited institutions
• Communicating service updates, editorial guidelines, and security alerts

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

4 Your Rights & Choices

Regardless of your jurisdiction, you retain the following rights regarding your data:

• Access & Portability: Request a copy of all data we hold about you in a machine-readable format.
• Correction: Update or amend inaccurate information at any time via your dashboard.
• Deletion: Request complete erasure of your account and associated data, subject to legal retention requirements.
• Opt-Out: Disable personalized recommendations, analytics tracking, and research participation independently.
• Restriction: Limit how your data is processed while maintaining core platform functionality.

5 Data Security & Retention

We employ industry-standard encryption (TLS 1.3 in transit, AES-256 at rest), role-based access controls, and regular third-party security audits. Data is retained only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined above, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. Anonymized datasets used for AI training may be retained indefinitely, as they cannot be linked back to individual identities.

6 Third-Party Services & Research Participation

Certain features utilize trusted third-party providers for authentication, analytics, and cloud infrastructure. These partners are bound by strict data processing agreements that prohibit secondary use of your information. Participation in academic research initiatives is entirely voluntary. You may withdraw consent at any time without penalty or loss of core platform access.