Privacy policy¶

Effective date: October 24, 2026

The Van Allen Laboratory at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ("us", "we", or "our") operates the Molecular Oncology Almanac API (https://api.moalmanac.org) and browsers (https://moalmanac.org and subdomains) (hereinafter referred to in this Privacy Policy as the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Definitions¶

Personal data: Personal Data means any type of data that can be used to directly or indirectly identify an individual.

Information collection and use¶

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Analytics partners¶

We use a GDPR, CCPA, and cookie law compliant site analytics tool, Plausible Analytics, to track overall trends in the usage of our website. Plausible Analytics collects only aggregated information, no cookies are used, and no personal data - not even an IP address or browser user agent - is stored. To help us understand how you use our Service and to help us improve them, we automatically receive information about your interactions with our Service, such as the pages or other content you view and the dates and times of your visits. For more information about how Plausible Analytics handles data, please review the Plausible Analytics Data Policy.

Security of data¶

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Service providers¶

We may employ third party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

Link to other sites¶

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Changes to this privacy policy¶

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy. We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact us¶

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.