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Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 2026

What we collect

When you use the Manuscript Readiness Check tool, we collect:

  • Your email address: used so we can follow up with your report and relevant resources. You can unsubscribe at any time.
  • Your target journal name: used to personalize the analysis.
  • Your manuscript file: processed in memory to generate your readiness report. It is never written to disk or stored in any database.

When you submit a contact form or get a review, we also collect your name and any information you provide in your message.

How we use it

  • Your manuscript is analyzed using Anthropic's Claude API and then discarded. We do not store, log, or retain manuscript text.
  • Your manuscript content is never used to train any AI model, by us or by any third party.
  • Your email address is used to send your report results and may be used for follow-up about our review services. We do not sell or share your email with third parties.
  • We may use aggregated, anonymized usage data (e.g., number of submissions per week) to improve the tool.

Data retention

  • Manuscript content: Deleted immediately after analysis. Never stored.
  • Email addresses: Retained until you unsubscribe. You can request deletion at any time by emailing team@manusights.com.
  • Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 2 years for business purposes, then deleted.

Browser storage

We use functional browser storage (cookies and localStorage) for the site to work, not for advertising:

  • Sign-in session: a secure cookie keeps you signed in to your workspace.
  • Returning-customer recognition: a small flag remembers that this browser has used Manusights before, so we can offer you a faster sign-in path instead of starting over.
  • Your draft session: we remember details of your most recent upload (such as your email and target journal) so a return visit can pick up where you left off.

You can clear this at any time from your browser settings. Analytics cookies are separate and governed by the cookie banner.

Third-party services

We use the following services to operate the site:

  • Anthropic (Claude API): processes manuscript text for analysis. Anthropic's API terms prohibit using API inputs for model training.
  • Resend: delivers email notifications. Your email address is passed to Resend for delivery purposes.
  • Vercel: hosts the website. Vercel may collect standard server access logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited).
  • Supabase: used for reviewer portal authentication only. Not used to store manuscript data.
Anthropic

Anthropic Privacy Partnership

Manusights operates under a direct privacy partnership with Anthropic, the AI safety company that develops Claude. This is not a standard API integration. Zero-retention processing - where submitted content is never logged, stored, or used for model training - requires Anthropic's explicit approval and a contractual arrangement that most API users cannot access.

Under this arrangement, Anthropic contractually commits that manuscript content submitted through Manusights is:

  • Never stored or logged by Anthropic
  • Never used to train or fine-tune any AI model
  • Processed in memory only and discarded after analysis completes
  • Not accessible to Anthropic employees or any third party

This is the same data handling standard required by healthcare and legal AI deployments operating under HIPAA and attorney-client privilege constraints. We chose Anthropic specifically because their safety-first architecture and API terms make this level of privacy guarantee possible.

Questions about this arrangement? Email team@manusights.com.

Your rights

You have the right to access, correct, or delete any personal information we hold about you. To exercise these rights, email team@manusights.com and we will respond within 30 days.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email team@manusights.com.