Policy

Privacy Policy

What information we collect through this website, why, and the choices you have.

Draft — requires qualified legal review. This text has not been approved by counsel and does not by itself establish legal compliance. Bracketed placeholders are facts still to be supplied.

Who we are

This website is operated by PLACEHOLDER: registered legal entity name, PLACEHOLDER: registered address ("ASTEL Labs", "we").

Information we collect

Inquiries and applications. When you submit the contact form or an institutional access application, we collect the details you enter: name, professional email, organization, role and the content of your message or application.
Institutional accounts. If your institution is approved, we keep your email address and sign-in records so you can access institutional documents.
Technical data. Our hosting provider records standard request logs (IP address, browser type, time of request) for security. We store a one-way hash of your IP address to limit abusive submissions.
Cookies. We use only cookies necessary for signing in. We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. PLACEHOLDER: update if analytics are added.

How we use it

To respond to inquiries, assess institutional applications, provide document access, keep the site secure, and meet legal obligations. We do not sell personal information.

Sharing

With service providers acting on our instructions (hosting, database, email delivery — PLACEHOLDER: list providers), and where required by law.

Retention

PLACEHOLDER: retention periods for inquiries, applications, audit records.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete or restrict use of your information. Contact us using the contact page. PLACEHOLDER: jurisdiction-specific disclosures, e.g. CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, as applicable.

Changes

We will post any changes here with a new effective date.

Effective date: PLACEHOLDER