🔒 Privacy Policy for Ranjith Energy Lab
Last Updated: November 17, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how the Ranjith Energy Lab (“we,” “us,” or “our”), affiliated with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Tirupati, collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our website, https://ranjithenergylab.org (the “Site”).
1. Information We Collect
A. Personal Information You Provide to Us
We only collect Personal Information when you voluntarily provide it to us, typically through direct email communication.
- Communication Data: Your name, email address, and any other information you include when you contact us directly via email (e.g., sending an inquiry to
ranjith.t@iittp.ac.in).
B. Automatically Collected Information
Our website does not use cookies, web beacons, or third-party tracking services (such as Google Analytics).
We only collect basic, necessary information logged by the web server to ensure the site’s functionality and security. This may include:
- Technical Data: Your IP address, browser type, and operating system, which is automatically recorded by the web server when accessing the Site.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the limited information we collect for the following purposes:
- To communicate with you: To respond to your direct inquiries, questions, and other requests initiated via email.
- To operate and maintain the Site: To ensure the proper functioning and security of the website.
- For necessary IT security and monitoring as required by IIT Tirupati standards.
3. Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your Personal Information to outside parties. We may share your Personal Information only in the following limited circumstances:
- Affiliated Institution: As a lab affiliated with IIT Tirupati, the institution may have access to information necessary for administrative oversight, legal compliance, and IT support.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with any court order, law, or legal process, including to respond to any government or regulatory request.
4. Data Security
The security of your information is important to us. We implement reasonable measures designed to secure your Personal Information in compliance with the policies and guidelines of IIT Tirupati. However, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to our Site.
5. Changes to Our Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the new Privacy Policy on this page and update the “Last Updated” date at the top.
6. Contact Information
To ask questions or comment about this Privacy Policy and our privacy practices, you can contact the Lab directly:
- Email: ranjith.t@iittp.ac.in
- Address: Ranjith Energy Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Tirupati, Tirupati – 517506, Andhra Pradesh, India.