Privacy Policy for CardioThoraxia

Last updated: January, 2026

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:

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.

Any search queries or preferences are processed locally on your device and are not sent to us.

External Services

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

Requests to PubMed are governed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) policies. CardioThoraxia does not control or store data returned by PubMed beyond displaying it to you.

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.

Data Storage

If enabled, CardioThoraxia may store search configurations or article metadata locally on your device for convenience (such as saved searches).

This data:

Children’s Privacy

CardioThoraxia is intended for professional and academic use and is not designed for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect any information from children.

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, you may contact us at:

ebender001@gmail.com