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PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: Nov 24, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected and processed for the Peer Dialog research study.

We are committed to privacy, anonymity, and transparency.

1. Information We Collect

We collect:

A. Anonymized Conversation Data

Participants upload anonymized text-based conversations such as:

  • human–human chats

  • group chats

  • human–AI conversations

We explicitly instruct users to remove all identifying information.

B. Minimal Metadata

  • Country

  • Language

  • Conversation type

  • Email (only if participating in prize draw)

C. Technical Data

Standard log data:

  • IP address (briefly for security, then discarded or anonymized)

  • Browser/device type

  • Basic usage analytics

We do NOT use third-party advertising trackers.

2. How We Use the Data

We use anonymized submissions to:

  • Analyze communication patterns

  • Develop and evaluate computational and machine-assisted analytical methods

  • Build or refine models, classifiers, embeddings, datasets, or predictive systems

  • Produce aggregated insights, research outputs, or tools

  • Support future research or product development

  • Generate derivative works that may be shared or commercialized

Raw submissions are never sold or published. Derived outputs may be shared, licensed, or commercialized. This includes the creation, improvement, training, testing, and evaluation of automated systems.

We process the conversation data you submit solely for deidentification. After deidentification, the original identifiable data is deleted. Deidentified data may be used internally or by approved third parties for research, evaluation, or the development and training of products and services.

You affirm that the data you submit is accurate, lawful for you to provide, and free from malicious, synthetic, or fraudulent content.

3. Legal Basis

Our legal bases include:

  • Consent (you choose to upload content)

  • Legitimate interest (research, analysis, and development of computational methods)

4. Data Sharing

We may share:

  • Aggregated insights

  • Derived outputs

  • Models or tools

We do not share:

  • Raw conversation text

  • Personal data (we do not collect any)

5. Data Storage & Protection

We store anonymized data in secure environments using:

  • Encryption in transit

  • Access controls

  • Minimal retention of technical logs

We do not store data in a form that directly identifies individuals.

6. Data Retention

Raw anonymized submissions may be retained for research.

Derived outputs may be retained indefinitely.

You may request deletion of your raw submissions at any time.

7. Prize Draw Data

If you enter the prize draw:

  • Email is collected solely for contacting winners

  • Email is stored separately from submissions

  • Email is deleted after Dec 15, 2025

8. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may:

  • Request deletion

  • Request correction

  • Request information about data usage

Because submissions must be anonymized, we cannot link data back to an individual except via email (if provided).

9. Children's Privacy

Participation is restricted to 18+ only.

10. International Processing

Anonymized data may be processed in multiple countries. All processing is performed securely.

11. Changes to This Policy

Updates may be made at any time. The new version will include a revised effective date.

12. Contact

For questions or deletion requests:
[email protected]