Privacy Policy

Overview

CardioThoraxia is designed to help users build and run literature searches for cardiothoracic surgery research. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it.

Information We Do Not Collect

CardioThoraxia does not collect, store, or transmit:

• Personal identifying information
• Names, email addresses, or contact details
• Health or patient data
• Location data
• Device identifiers for tracking
• Analytics or usage tracking data

Information Used Within the App

The app allows users to select search topics, build and refine literature search queries, and view publicly available research articles.

Search queries and preferences are processed locally on your device and are not transmitted to us.

External Services

CardioThoraxia communicates with the following third-party service solely to retrieve publicly available research content:

• PubMed (NCBI E-utilities API)
  Used to perform literature searches and retrieve article metadata.

When you tap links to external journal websites or PubMed pages, you leave the app and are subject to the privacy policies of those sites.

Local Data Storage

CardioThoraxia may store search configurations or article metadata locally on your device for convenience.

• Data remains on your device
• Data is not transmitted to external servers controlled by us
• Deleting the app removes locally stored data

Children’s Privacy

CardioThoraxia is intended for professional and academic use and is not designed for children under 13 years of age.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact:

Email: support@cardiothoraxia.com