Effective Date: 1st June 2025 | Last Updated: May 2026

The Labour and Social Research Institute (LASRI) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website lasri.in or engage with our programmes. Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the site.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Personal Information

We may collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

• Fill out a contact, partnership, or volunteer enquiry form
• Register for a course, workshop, or event
• Make a donation to LASRI
• Subscribe to our newsletter or mailing list
• Send us an email directly

This information may include your name, email address, phone number, organisation name, city/district, and any message content you submit.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, our servers may automatically log standard technical information such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs. This data is used solely for analytics and improving our website.

2. How We Use Your Information

LASRI uses the information collected for the following purposes:

• To respond to your enquiries and provide requested information
• To process donation receipts
• To register and communicate with participants for courses and workshops
• To send newsletters, event updates, and research publications (only if you opted in)
• To improve our website content and user experience
• To comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Sharing of Information

LASRI may share your information with:

• Partner organisations and collaborators strictly for programme delivery purposes
• Payment processing gateways for donation transactions (these platforms have their own privacy policies)
• Government or legal authorities only when required by law

Any third party with whom we share data is bound by confidentiality obligations and may not use your information for any other purpose.

4. Cookies

Our website may use cookies — small data files stored on your browser — to enhance your experience. Cookies help us understand how visitors use our site and allow certain features to function. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies, though some site features may not function properly without them.

5. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Retention of Data

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law. Donation records are retained for a minimum of seven (7) years in compliance with applicable financial regulations.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Request access to the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Request deletion of your data (subject to legal obligations)
• Withdraw consent for marketing communications at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please write to us at lasri.institute@gmail.com or contact us by post at our registered office.

8. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

9. Children’s Privacy

LASRI does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 18. If we become aware that a child under 18 has provided us with personal information, we will delete it promptly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

11. Contact Us

LASRI — Labour and Social Research Institute
Chunabhatti Road, Malighat, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 842001
Email: lasri.institute@gmail.com
Phone: +91 8544062040 | +91 7991143071