Privacy Policy
Last updated: 08/09/2026
Elute AI is a free research tool built to help students find and understand scientific papers. This page explains what information it collects and what happens to it. It's short on purpose.
What Elute collects
An anonymous ID. The first time you visit, your browser generates a random ID and stores it locally. It keeps your saved searches separate from everyone else's. It isn't linked to your name, your school, or anything else about you.
Your searches. Your questions and the papers Elute returns are stored so your conversations are still there when you come back.
Your email. Only if you give it. You can enter an email to raise your daily search limit. This is optional — Elute works without it.
What Elute does not collect
No names. No passwords. No accounts. No payment information. No tracking across other websites. The anonymous ID keeps your work separate from other users'. Your searches are stored so you can return to them. Your email, if you provide one, is used to raise your search limit and to occasionally tell you about updates to Elute — nothing else, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
Who else sees your data
Elute is built on other services, and your searches pass through some of them:
- Anthropic (Claude) — processes your questions and writes the summaries
- Supabase — stores your conversations and anonymous ID
- PubMed, OpenAlex, Crossref, Unpaywall — the scientific databases Elute searches
- Vercel and Railway — host the website and server
Your email address is stored in Supabase and is not shared with anyone.
Deleting your data
Email admin@eluteai.app and ask, and it will be deleted. You can also clear your browser's site data for eluteai.app, which removes your anonymous ID — though that also means losing access to your saved conversations.
Age
Elute is built for high school and university students. It isn't intended for children under 13, and it shouldn't be used by them.
Cookies
Elute doesn't use tracking cookies or advertising cookies. It uses your browser's local storage to remember your anonymous ID, which is what makes it work without an account.
Changes
If this policy changes, the date at the top will change with it.
Contact
Questions about any of this: admin@eluteai.app
Elute AI is an independent project built by a high school student, not a company.