Last updated: February 24, 2025

Brownbag ("us," "we," "our," "Brownbag") is owned and operated by Brownbag, with its principal place of business in Washington DC.

We take your privacy seriously, and we make every effort to comply with all relevant, applicable, non-conflicting laws and regulations regarding your privacy while you use our platform, including our website, mobile applications, conference management tools, and research discovery services (collectively, the "Platform").

This privacy policy (the "Privacy Policy") is provided to inform you of the types of information that we collect from you, why we collect that information, what we use the information for, who we share the information with, and the measures that we take to protect your information.

By using our Platform, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Service, which are incorporated by reference.

We may change this Privacy Policy periodically, at our discretion. Such changes will be posted on this Platform, marked by the effective date of the latest version of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Platform after any changes to this Privacy Policy will be regarded as your acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information.

1. Information We Collect

We collect several categories of information through your use of our Platform:

1.1 Account and Profile Information

When you register as a member ("Member") of our Platform, we collect:

• Required Information: Your name and email address are the minimum information needed to register for an account.
• Optional Academic Information: If you choose to provide it, we may collect your educational background, research interests, publications, curriculum vitae, title, profile picture, and other information related to your academic or professional profile.
• Conference-Related Information: Your participation in conferences, presentations, and contributions as an organizer, reviewer, or author.
• Authentication Information: Credentials used to access your account.

Different user categories (Conference Organizers, Reviewers, Authors, and General Members) may be required to provide different levels of information based on their role.

1.2 Content You Submit

We collect the information and content that you submit to the Platform, including:

• Conference Materials: Papers, presentations, abstracts, and other academic content submitted for conferences.
• Reviews and Feedback: Peer reviews, ratings, comments, and other evaluations of academic content.
• Discussion Contributions: Questions, answers, and comments in discussion forums or on papers.