Privacy

Your research inputs

Research topics and DOI or title lists are used to search OpenAlex and, when you generate a matrix, to build the requested result. We do not send the text of your topic, DOI list, paper titles, or matrix cells to Google Analytics or Microsoft Clarity.

Browser-local drafts

Your current topic, selected papers, and generated matrix are saved in your browser so you can recover an interrupted session. There is no account or cloud project storage. Use “Start fresh” in the generator or clear this site’s browser storage to remove the saved draft.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to measure aggregate traffic and product events such as searches, generation attempts, exports, and offer interactions. Event details use counts and categories rather than research text.

Microsoft Clarity

Clarity loads only after you choose “Allow analytics.” Advertising storage remains disabled. It helps us understand clicks, scrolling, navigation, and where the workflow breaks down. The complete generator workspace is explicitly masked, including research topics, DOI lists, paper details, generated matrices, themes, research gaps, and reading order. We do not use Clarity’s Identify API.

You can change your choice from “Analytics choices” in the footer. Choosing “Not now” sends a denied Consent V2 signal; if Clarity was previously enabled, it also clears Clarity cookies and ends the active recording session. Learn more in Microsoft’s privacy statement.

External services

Paper search uses OpenAlex. Matrix generation sends selected paper metadata and abstracts to the configured AI generation provider. Paid checkout is handled by Waffo Pancake, which receives the payment and billing details needed to process the transaction. SynthesisMatrix does not receive or store full card numbers. Source links may take you to DOI publishers or OpenAlex, whose own privacy policies apply.

Your choices and data rights

You can decline analytics, change the choice later from the footer, remove browser-local drafts by starting fresh or clearing site storage, and ask us what purchase-support information we hold. You may also request correction or deletion of information you have sent directly to us, subject to payment, tax, fraud-prevention, and other legal retention duties. Email the address below to make a request.

Contact

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