Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 27, 2026

1. What Data We Collect

When you use KnowMan, we collect the minimum data necessary to provide and improve our service:

  • Account information: Email address, display name, and authentication credentials.
  • Saved content: Articles, highlights, annotations, and tags you create within KnowMan.
  • Usage data: Feature usage patterns, search queries (anonymized), and interaction logs to improve the product.
  • Device information: Browser type, operating system, and screen resolution for compatibility.

2. How We Use Your Data

  • To provide, maintain, and improve KnowMan's features, including AI-powered summaries, tagging, and search.
  • To personalize your experience and deliver relevant recommendations.
  • To communicate service updates, security alerts, and support responses.
  • To detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security incidents.

3. AI Processing

Our AI features process your saved articles to generate summaries, tags, and search results. This processing happens on our servers. We do not use your personal content to train general-purpose AI models. Your reading data stays yours.

4. Third Parties

We share data only with service providers essential to running KnowMan:

  • Infrastructure: Cloud hosting and database services.
  • Authentication: Identity verification providers.
  • Analytics: Anonymized usage analytics to improve the product.

We never sell your personal data. We never share your saved articles with third parties.

5. Cookies

We use essential cookies to keep you signed in and remember your preferences. We use analytics cookies (which you can opt out of) to understand how people use KnowMan. We do not use advertising cookies or trackers.

6. Data Retention

Your saved content is retained for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we remove all your personal data and saved content within 30 days. Anonymized analytics data may be retained indefinitely.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you.
  • Export all your saved articles, highlights, and annotations.
  • Correct inaccurate information on your account.
  • Delete your account and all associated data.
  • Object to data processing for specific purposes.

8. Security

We use encryption in transit (TLS) and at rest. Access to user data is restricted to authorized personnel on a need-to-know basis. We conduct regular security reviews.

9. Contact

For privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights, contact us at privacy@knowman.io.