Privacy Policy

Learn how BrainKB collects, uses, and protects your data.

Welcome to BrainKB. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and the measures we take to safeguard your information.

Information We Collect

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and ensure secure authentication. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. For more details on how cookies work, you can refer to HTTP cookies.

Specifically, we use cookies from Google and GitHub for authentication purposes. These cookies help us verify your identity when you log in using Google or GitHub OAuth.

Personal Information

When you log in using Google or GitHub OAuth, we may collect basic profile details such as your name and email address. This information is used solely for authentication and account management purposes.

Use of Data

Data Submission

Any data you submit to our platform is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 0 (CC BY 0) license. By submitting data, you acknowledge and agree to these terms. This means that:

  • The content you provide is dedicated to the public domain.
  • It can be freely used, modified, and shared by anyone for any purpose without restrictions.

Personal Information

When you log in using Google or GitHub OAuth, we may collect basic profile details such as your name and email address. This information is used solely for authentication and account management purposes.

Fair Use Policy

Use of Public-Release Data

This Fair Use Policy applies only to data that the Platform identifies as public-release data. Certain data submission features, fields, or workflows are designated by the Platform as contributing to publicly accessible or openly released datasets. Only data submitted through these designated mechanisms will be distributed under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license. By submitting data through these mechanisms, the user acknowledges and agrees to the following:

  • Public-release data may be freely used, modified, redistributed, and incorporated into derivative works by any third party without restriction, consistent with the CC0 license.
  • The Platform may collect, process, analyze, or transform public-release data for research, evaluation, quality improvement, and dissemination.
  • The Platform may publish, share, or distribute aggregated, transformed, or derivative datasets created from public-release data for educational, scientific, or public-interest purposes.
  • Users must avoid submitting personal, sensitive, or confidential information within any data submitted through public-release mechanisms, as such data will become publicly accessible and cannot be withdrawn once released.