Privacy Policy & GDPR Compliance

Data Protection

SLiMMine is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

What Data We Collect

When you use SLiMMine, we may collect the following types of data:

• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, and access times for server logs and security purposes.
• Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our service, including search queries and protein sequences submitted for analysis.
• Session Data: Cookies and session identifiers to maintain your preferences during your visit.

How We Use Your Data

Your data is used for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our bioinformatics services
• To improve and optimize our prediction algorithms
• To analyze usage patterns and enhance user experience
• To ensure the security and proper functioning of our systems
• For scientific research and statistical analysis (anonymized)

Cookies

We use essential cookies to ensure the proper functioning of our website. These cookies are necessary for:

• Maintaining your session while using the service
• Remembering your GDPR consent preferences
• Ensuring security through CSRF protection

We do not use tracking cookies or share your data with third-party advertisers.

Data Retention

We retain your data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy. Session data is automatically deleted when your browser session ends. Server logs are retained for a maximum of 30 days for security purposes.

Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right to Access: You can request information about what personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate personal data.
• Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can request limitation of how we process your data.
• Right to Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal data.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our servers are hosted in secure facilities with industry-standard security protocols.

Third-Party Services

Our service may contain links to external databases and resources (such as UniProt, ELM, InterPro). These external sites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their data handling practices.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your rights under GDPR, please contact us at:

Email: slimmine@ttk.hu
Institution: Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Last updated: February 2026