1. Your Research Data is Yours

You and your institution retain full ownership of all research, experiments, and project data, LabExpra does not claim ownership of your data.

We do not analyze or use your research data at an individual level

2. What We Collect

We collect only what is necessary to operate the platform:

• Account Information: Name, email, organization, role
• Research & Workflow Data: Experiments, processes, materials, inventory, and project records
• Files: Documents, datasets, and attachments you upload
• Usage Data: Login activity and feature usage (to improve the platform)
• Research Domain: Domain or subdomain categories
• Used to improve platform relevance and develop domain-specific features

3. How We Process Data

We process data to:

• Provide and operate the LabExpra platform
• Enable research workflows, inventory, and project tracking
• Generate reports and analytics requested by users
• Provide support and resolve technical issues
• Improve platform performance, usability, and reliability
• Develop new features, modules, and capabilities
• Ensure security and prevent misuse
• We do not process identifiable research data for commercial exploitation or resale

4. How We Safeguard Your Research

We do not access your research data unless:

• you request support, or it is required to resolve a technical issue
• We do not analyze research data at an individual user or institutional level
• We do not use your data to compete with your research

5. Analytics (Privacy-Safe)

To improve the platform, products and services, we may use:

• anonymized
• aggregated
• non-identifiable data

This data is processed in a manner that does not identify, relate to, or allow inference about any individual user, institution, or research activity, and cannot be traced back to any such source.

6. Usage Analytics

We may process:

• login activity
• feature usage
• This helps us improving usability. provide support, ensure system security
• This does not include analysis of your research content

7. Research Data & Results Disclaimer

• LabExpra provides tools to record, process, and visualize research data
• All results, plots, analytics, and derived outputs should be independently reviewed and validated by users
• LabExpra does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or scientific validity of any results or outputs
• LabExpra supports research workflows but does not replace scientific judgment or validation

8. User Responsibility

Users are responsible for:

• the correctness of data entered, configuration of processes and experiments, interpretation and use of results
• Any decisions made based on Platform data are the responsibility of the user or their institution.

9. Data Backup & Export

• LabExpra provides data export features that allow users to download their data from relevant sections of the Platform
• Broader data export or backup access may be available to authorized roles, such as Principal Investigators or Group Heads, based on platform permissions
• Users are responsible for maintaining appropriate backups of their data

10. Data Security & Risk

• We implement appropriate technical and organizational safeguards, including secure cloud infrastructure and access controls
• However, no digital system can guarantee absolute security, data may be subject to loss, corruption, or unauthorized access despite reasonable safeguards
• users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their account credentials, managing access permissions appropriately, and exercising caution when sharing or storing information through the platform
• unauthorized sharing, disclosure, distribution, or misuse of data accessed through the platform by users is strictly prohibited