Legal, trademarks & privacy
Last updated 2026-06-07. OphthoMentor is operated by OphthoMentor AB, a company registered in Sweden, and is governed by Swedish and EU law.
Company
- Operator: OphthoMentor AB (aktiebolag, Sweden)
- Company reg. no.: [XXXXXX-XXXX]
- VAT no.: SE[XXXXXXXXXX]01
- Registered office: [street], [postcode] Stockholm, Sweden
- Contact: support@ophthomentor.com, legal@ophthomentor.com, privacy@ophthomentor.com
Prices and any applicable Swedish VAT are shown at checkout; EU B2B reverse charge may apply.
Non-affiliation
OphthoMentor is an independent board-prep platform. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the AAO, ABO, EBO (UEMS), the Royal College of Ophthalmologists, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC), or any other examination body or question bank. Trademarks are used descriptively (nominative fair use) only, with no implication of sponsorship.
Trademark attribution
| Mark | Owner |
|---|---|
| AAO, Basic and Clinical Science Course (BCSC), ONE Network | American Academy of Ophthalmology |
| OKAP (Ophthalmic Knowledge Assessment Program) | American Academy of Ophthalmology |
| ABO, ABO-WQE (Written Qualifying Exam), OCE (Oral Clinical Exam) | American Board of Ophthalmology |
| EBO, EBOD, FEBO | European Board of Ophthalmology (UEMS Section of Ophthalmology) |
| RANZCO | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists |
| RCPSC | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
Content origin
All questions, explanations and cases are original works by OphthoMentor contributors, written from non-copyrightable facts rather than copied from any textbook or question bank. Images are original, public-domain, or Creative Commons (attributed in the caption). For IP concerns, contact legal@ophthomentor.com — we operate a notice-and-takedown process.
Medical disclaimer
OphthoMentor is a study aid for exam preparation only. It is not a medical device, and nothing here is medical advice. No clinical decision should be based on OphthoMentor content.
Privacy
Controller: OphthoMentor AB, [street], [postcode] Stockholm, Sweden. Privacy requests: privacy@ophthomentor.com.
Data location: your account and study data are hosted in the EU (Supabase EU region).
Sub-processors (each under an Art. 28 GDPR DPA):
- Supabase — auth, database and storage in an EU region (Supabase Inc., USA, under EU SCCs).
- Stripe Payments Europe — billing; we never see or store card numbers.
What we store and for how long
| Data | Retention |
|---|---|
| Email, display name (profile) | Until account deletion or erasure request. |
| Answers, spaced-repetition state, session history | Lifetime of the account; removed within 30 days of deletion. |
| Subscription status, Stripe customer ID | While active; accounting records kept 7 years (Swedish Bookkeeping Act). |
| Server access logs (IP, user-agent, path) | Up to 30 days, then purged (security / abuse prevention). |
| Audit log (account changes, authoring) | Lifetime of the account, then anonymised on deletion. |
| Support / legal correspondence | Up to 3 years. |
Your GDPR rights
You may access, correct, erase, port, or restrict/object to your data, and withdraw consent (GDPR Arts. 15–21, 7(3)). Erasure and export are in Settings → Account. Complaints: the Swedish authority IMY or your local supervisory authority.
We don't knowingly process data of children under 16; the service is for medical professionals and trainees.
Local storage & cookies
We use strictly-necessary browser localStorage to keep you signed in (Supabase auth token), plus an admin policy flag and an A/B variant. No third-party tracking, advertising, or cross-site profiling. Any future optional analytics will ask for consent first.
Terms of use
By creating an account you agree to these terms.
- Personal account. One person per account; don't share your login. Shared accounts may be suspended where permitted by law.
- Two-step verification. Each account registers an authenticator app (TOTP); you may be asked for a code at most once per day per browser. Keep your credentials confidential.
- Licence. A non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence for your own exam preparation and CPD.
- No redistribution. Don't republish, scrape, mirror, or resell any content without prior written permission.
- No AI training. Don't use OphthoMentor content to train, fine-tune, or evaluate machine-learning models without prior written permission.
- User content. Comments and flags remain yours; you grant us a licence to display and moderate them. Don't post infringing content, patient data, or anything unlawful. Discussions are rate-limited, moderated, and may be locked per question.
- No warranty. The service is provided "as is"; to the extent permitted by law we disclaim liability for damages. Mandatory consumer rights are unaffected.
Governing law
These terms are governed by the laws of Sweden; the courts of Sweden (Stockholm District Court) have jurisdiction. Consumers keep the mandatory protections and local courts of their country of residence. EU/EEA consumers may use the EU Online Dispute Resolution platform at ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.
Right of withdrawal
EU/EEA and UK consumers have a 14-day right to cancel a paid subscription for a full refund (Swedish lag 2005:59; Directive 2011/83/EU). If you ask us to start the service immediately and waive this right at checkout, it does not apply to digital content already supplied. To withdraw, email billing@ophthomentor.com within 14 days.
Accessibility
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