Updated Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

سْــــــــــــــمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْـــــمِ

سْــــــــــــــمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْـــــمِ
"But seek, with the (wealth) which Allah has bestowed on thee, the Home of the Hereafter, nor forget thy portion in this world: but do thou good, as Allah has been good to thee, and seek not (occasions for) mischief in the land: for Allah loves not those who do mischief."‎ - QS.28: 77
(To the 'righteous' SOUL will be said): "O (thou) SOUL, in (complete) rest and satisfaction! "Come back thou to thy Lord,- well pleased (thyself), and well-pleasing unto Him! "Enter thou, then among My devotees! "Yea, ENTER thou My Heaven!." Qur'an surah 89 Fajr ayah 27-30.

Wednesday, 3 December 2025

Updated Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

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We are writing to inform you about updates to our Terms and Privacy Policy. These changes are to support our evolving business and new features, and to address upcoming laws and regulations. Among other things:

The new terms further describe and help facilitate Academia.edu's existing features. For example, how Academia.edu can display your profile information to other users: to facilitate features like citation alerts and profile sharing.
The new terms cover how people can use Academia.edu's new AI features, such as podcasts. For instance, if you upgrade to get a podcast, the license says that you can share the podcast in other platforms, in a non-commercial way.

What hasn't changed: