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Privacy policy
Last updated 6 November 2026.
This policy explains what personal data Studote collects, why, and the choices you have. Studote is operated by Studote (“we”, “us”).
What we collect
- Account details: your email address, username and a hashed password. We never store your password in plain text.
- Content you add: notes you upload and their details, reviews, reports, and profile choices such as an avatar colour.
- Activity: notes you rent, save or view, and a record of your Studote Credits.
- Payments: purchases are handled by Stripe. We do not see or store your card number; we keep references to the payment and the credits bought.
- Technical data: basic information such as your IP address and browser, used for security, fraud prevention and keeping the service running.
How we use it
- To provide Studote: accounts, uploads, rentals, credits and your library.
- To keep the service safe: moderation, abuse prevention, tracing leaked notes and handling copyright notices.
- To contact you about your account, payments or important changes.
- To improve Studote and understand how it is used.
Cookies and similar storage
- Essential: a session cookie keeps you logged in. It is needed for the service to work.
- Preferences: your browser stores choices such as light or dark mode, your reading position and your study tools data. These stay on your device.
- Advertising: some public pages may show ads served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies to show and measure ads, and to personalise them where permitted. Where the law requires it, we ask for your consent first. You can manage Google’s ad settings at adssettings.google.com. Ads are not shown on your private pages or while you read rented notes.
Who we share data with
We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with providers who help us run Studote, such as our hosting provider and Stripe for payments, and with Google if ads are shown on public pages. We may also share data when the law requires it or to protect our users and rights.
Where data is kept and for how long
Our providers may store data outside Singapore. We keep your data while your account is active and for as long as needed for the purposes above, for example to meet legal and accounting needs. You can ask us to delete your account.
Your choices and rights
You can ask to access, correct or delete your personal data, or to withdraw consent we rely on, by writing to [email protected]. Under Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act and similar laws you may have additional rights.
Young people
Studote is for students aged 13 and over. If you are under 18, please ask a parent or guardian before buying credits. If you believe a child under 13 has given us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.
Changes
We may update this policy and will change the date above when we do. If a change is important we will tell you in the service or by email.
Contact
Questions about privacy: [email protected].