Privacy Policy
Effective 22 July 2026
This explains, in plain language, what information DATOM collects when you use datom.science, where it goes, who helps us process it, and how long it is kept. Reading a record never requires an account and collects nothing beyond ordinary web-server logs.
The short version
- We do not use advertising cookies, trackers, or analytics. The only third-party script on the public site is the scheduling widget on the Get Started page.
- We collect what you give us: the questions you ask, the details you submit to request a report or a pilot, and any file you upload.
- We never sell information that identifies you, and payment never changes what a verification finds. We do measure how the public phrases the claims it searches for, identity-dissociated, and may sell that only as aggregates (see Aggregate search sentiment).
- To ask what we hold about you, or to have it deleted, email legal@datom.science.
What we collect
| What | When |
|---|---|
| The questions you type to Elmer, our chat assistant | When you ask about a claim on any page |
| Your name, email, organization, and the free-text answers you give (the claim, its context, your decision) | When you request a Confidence Report or a pilot on the Get Started page |
| A file you upload, such as a pitch deck or a document | Only when you attach one |
| Your email and name for an account | Only if you create one |
| Standard web-server request data, including your IP address | On every request, like any website |
Your IP address is used to rate-limit the chat and is not stored in our application databases for public form submissions. We do not ask for, and you should not send, government IDs, financial account numbers, or passwords through any chat or form.
How we use it
- To answer your question by matching it to a record, and to run the verification or report you asked for.
- To contact you about your request, your report, or your account.
- To take payment when you commission a paid report.
- To understand, in aggregate and without identifying you, what people ask about, so we know which claims to check next.
Aggregate search sentiment
When your question resolves to a claim on the record, we keep the wording of that search as a measure of public interest in the claim. It is stored identity-dissociated by design: attached to the claim you searched, a timestamp, and how the match was made, and nothing else. Your IP address, your account, and any identifier are never attached to it, so it cannot be traced back to you.
We use this only in aggregate, to see how the public phrases and prioritizes claims, which informs what we verify next. We may license or sell this search sentiment to others, but only as aggregates, and never in a form that identifies any person. It carries no weight in any verdict or grade: the scoring system has no read path to it at all. Please do not type anything that identifies you into a search or chat.
Who processes it for us
DATOM runs on Amazon Web Services and relies on a small number of service providers. We share only what each needs to do its job, and only to serve your request.
- Amazon Web Services hosts our databases and file storage (United States).
- Amazon Bedrock runs the AI models that read studies and draft summaries. The text of your question or submission is sent to these models, in United States regions, to produce a result. Under AWS's terms, this content is not used to train the models.
- Stripe processes payments. When you commission a paid report, your email and the claim you are having checked are attached to the payment record. Card details go to Stripe directly and never touch DATOM's systems.
- Resend delivers our email.
- Calendly powers the "schedule a call" widget; if you book a call, you give your details to Calendly in its own form.
- GitHub Pages serves this website and, like any web host, sees the IP address of visitors.
What stays in your browser
We set no cookies. Elmer keeps your current chat in your browser's session storage so the conversation survives moving between pages; it is cleared when you close the tab. The "this is not medical advice" notice records that you have acknowledged it, for the session. That is all.
How long we keep it
Records you asked us to check, and the details of a request or account, are kept while they remain useful for the service and our records. Generated report files are deleted after 90 days. Operational logs are kept for troubleshooting and to plan what to verify next. To have information about you deleted sooner, email us at the address below and we will act on it.
Your choices
You can ask us what personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it, by emailing legal@datom.science. If you are a California resident, the CCPA rights described in our Terms apply, and requests go to the same address. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined under the CCPA.
Children
DATOM is intended for professional and general-audience use by adults and is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect information from them.
Changes
If we change how we handle information, we will update this page and its effective date. Material changes will be reflected here before they take effect.
Contact
Questions about this policy, or a request about your information: legal@datom.science.