Incident #9DD2E5 · 05 MAY 2026minor
Overleaf adds research-affiliation verification, collaborator data sharing, and broader marketing personalization
The privacy policy adds a legal basis for verifying identity and research affiliation, and states that personal data is shared with other collaborators and account owners on a shared project. Marketing messages may now also be tailored using history of interactions and public research history. The unsubscribe wording is expanded and notes separate email preferences for registered accounts.
Taken from you
- Marketing may now be personalised using your history of interactions with Overleaf and your public research history
- Data may be shared with collaborators and account owners on projects you join
- Personal data may be used to verify your identity and research affiliation
Won back
- Clearer note that registered accounts have separate email preferences
- Explicit disclosure of who your data is shared with on collaborative projects
Evidence · 4 of 4 quotes matched in source
Some of these messages may be tailored to you, based on your interests (e.g. previous browsing activity), public profile and posts (e.g. on social media), use of our products/services, history of interactions with us, public research history and other information we may hold.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
if you collaborate on another user’s Overleaf project, with that user and other collaborators on the project, and the respective Overleaf account owner(s);+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
to verify your identity and research affiliation.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
If you have a registered account with Overleaf, separate email preferences may also apply.+ inserted · ✓ matched in source
Archived version ↗ · 161 words changed