Privacy Policy
5th December, 2024
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At CRI ("we," "us," or "our"), we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you visit our website www.crni.in (the "Website") or engage with our services, particularly for research activities.
This Privacy Policy is designed in compliance with the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (for international users), and other applicable laws governing data protection.
By using our Website or services, you consent to the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy.
Definitions
In this Privacy Policy, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
- Personal Data: Any data that relates to an individual who can be identified from that data, such as your name, contact details, and other identifiers.
- Processing: Any operation performed on personal data, including its collection, storage, use, and sharing.
- Cookies: Small text files stored on your device to enhance website functionality and user experience.
Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
1. Personal Data
When you interact with our Website or participate in research activities, we may collect personal data, including:
- Identification Information: Full name, email address, phone number, postal address, and similar details.
- Demographic Information: Age, gender, occupation, educational background, etc.
- Communication Information: Any data you provide through communication channels such as email, contact forms, or surveys.
2. Non-Personal Data
We automatically collect certain non-personal data, including:
- Log Data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, device type, and operating system.
- Cookies and Tracking Technologies: To track user activity on the Website and enhance the user experience.
You may choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, but this may impact some Website functionalities.
How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data for the following purposes:
- Research: To conduct and improve scientific, academic, and research activities.
- Communication: To respond to your queries, provide information, and support.
- Website Improvement: To improve the user experience, enhance Website features, and analyze user behavior.
- Compliance with Legal Obligations: To ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Marketing and Promotional Communications: With your consent, we may send you updates, research news, news letters and other information related to our services.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Consent: We collect and process your data with your explicit consent.
- Contractual Necessity: We process personal data necessary for entering into a contract or providing research services to you.
- Legitimate Interests: We process personal data to improve our services and enhance user experience, provided that such processing does not override your privacy rights.
- Legal Obligation: We process personal data to comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not share, sell, rent, or lease your personal data to any third parties under any circumstances.
We may disclose your data only in the following exceptional cases:
- Legal Compliance: We may disclose personal data to comply with legal requirements or governmental requests or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a business transaction such as a merger or acquisition, your data may be transferred as part of that transaction, but we will ensure that your data is handled in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
No third-party service providers will receive your data from us for any purposes.
Data Security
We take data security seriously and have implemented reasonable physical, technical, and organizational measures to safeguard your personal data. These include:
- Encryption: Protecting data during transmission using encryption protocols.
- Access Controls: Restricting access to personal data to authorized personnel only.
- Firewalls and Secure Servers: Implementing advanced security measures to prevent unauthorized access to our servers.
However, while we take reasonable steps to protect your data, no method of data transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your data.
Data Retention
We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. Once your data is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.
International Data Transfers
If your personal data is transferred to a country outside India (for example, when we use third-party cloud storage or services), we will ensure that:
- Adequate Protection: The recipient country provides adequate data protection, or we implement other measures to safeguard your personal data.
However, since we do not share data with third parties, this section may not apply unless you engage in research involving international data transfers.
Your Rights and Choices
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: You can request a copy of your personal data.
- Correction: You may request that we correct any inaccuracies in your personal data.
- Deletion: You can request the deletion of your personal data, subject to our data retention policy and legal obligations.
- Objection: You may object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances, such as for direct marketing.
- Restriction: You can request that we restrict the processing of your data under certain conditions.
- Data Portability: You may request a portable copy of your personal data in a structured format.
- Withdrawal of Consent: You can withdraw your consent for processing at any time, where processing is based on consent.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at office@crni.in.
Children's Privacy
Our Website and services are not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected such data, we will take steps to delete it immediately.
Court Jurisdiction
Any legal disputes or claims arising out of this Privacy Policy or related to the processing of your personal data will be governed by the laws of India, and the court jurisdiction will be in Belagavi, Karnataka. By using our Website and services, you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in Belagavi, Karnataka, for any such disputes.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal obligations, or service offerings. We will post the updated Privacy Policy on our Website, and the "Effective Date" at the top will be revised accordingly. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your personal data.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our practices, please contact us at: office@crni.in
