Privacy Statement

At the Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Technology for Low-Carbon and Lean Construction (TLC2), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), we are committed to safeguarding the privacy and security of our users' personal information. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect the data gathered through the announcement section of our journal publication. Our publication is a repository of research data and reports, journals, and pre-prints. All our publications are committed to delivering knowledge and information with the highest level of ethics, integrity, and transparency.

Your Rights

If you believe the personal information relating to you that RDR holds may be incorrect at any point in time, registered users can directly access their account information and have it corrected or deleted.

Keeping such information up to date is solely the responsibility of the user. Registered users may also close their accounts directly through the Service or by contacting RDR.

If your personal data held by RDR is based on consent only, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. Be aware that your continued membership is dependent on us holding the relevant information.

If you have any inquiries regarding the privacy policy, you can contact rdr@civil.iitm.ac.in

Data retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide the Service and fulfill the transactions you have requested, or for other essential purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, maintaining business and financial records, resolving disputes, maintaining security, detecting and preventing fraud and abuse, and enforcing our agreements.

Data security

We take precautions to safeguard your personal information against loss, theft misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction using appropriate technical and organizational measures.

Changes

We will update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the revision date. If we make any material changes, we will provide notice through the Service or by other means.