Formatly's Privacy Promise: What Happens to Your Documents
Full transparency on how Formatly handles your academic documents. Our privacy-first approach explained in plain language.
Privacy is a core principle of Formatly's design. Concerned about uploading your unpublished research to online services? Navigating data security can be a frustrating struggle. Here is exactly what happens — and does not happen — to your documents when you use our service.
What Happens When You Upload
Document Reception
Your document is received through an encrypted connection and transferred to a secure processing environment.
Formatting Processing
The document is analyzed by Formatly's rule-based formatting engine. This engine operates in an isolated environment without persistent storage.
No Permanent Storage
Once formatting is complete, your document is not retained. We do not maintain copies of your uploaded or formatted documents.
Download Delivery
Your formatted document is delivered through a secure, time-limited download link. After download, the temporary copy is deleted.
What We Never Do
No AI Training
Formatly never uses your documents to train AI models or machine learning systems. Our formatting engine is rule-based, not AI-trained.
No Data Mining
We do not analyze, mine, or extract data from your documents for any purpose beyond the formatting you requested.
No Third-Party Sharing
Your documents are never shared with third parties. We do not sell, license, or transfer document content.
No Advertising Use
Document content is never used for advertising, marketing, or promotional purposes.
Data We Do Collect
Formatly collects minimal usage data to improve our service:
- Account information (email, subscription status).
- Processing metrics (document size, processing time, style selected).
- No document content is collected or retained.
The Formatly Promise
We believe your academic work belongs to you — completely. Our privacy-first approach ensures that your research remains confidential, your ideas are protected, and you maintain full control over your content.
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