Effective date: March 7, 2026
ScholarWidget is an iOS home screen widget app that displays publicly available citation metrics from Google Scholar profiles. We are committed to protecting your privacy.
We do not collect, store, or share any personal data.
The only information the app processes is the Google Scholar user ID that you voluntarily enter. This ID is stored locally on your device and is used solely to fetch publicly available citation data from Google Scholar.
When you configure a Scholar profile, the app requests the following publicly available information from Google Scholar via our backend service:
This data is cached locally on your device to display in the widget. It is not transmitted to any third party beyond what is necessary to fetch it from Google Scholar.
The app uses a backend service hosted on AWS Lambda to fetch Google Scholar data. This service does not log or retain any user data. It uses Bright Data as a proxy service to access Google Scholar pages.
ScholarWidget does not include any analytics, tracking, or advertising frameworks.
ScholarWidget does not knowingly collect information from children under 13.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated effective date.
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please open an issue at github.com/DABH/ScholarWidget.