Privacy Policy

KhojByte Research Lab ("KhojByte", "we", "us") is committed to protecting the privacy of every researcher, student, mentor and visitor who uses our platform. This policy describes what we collect, why we collect it and how you can control it.

1. Information we collect

• Account data — name, email, role, institution, ORCID (optional).
• Research data — ideas, abstracts, datasets, manuscripts and feedback you upload.
• Usage data — pages visited, features used, anonymised IP, device type.
• Payment data — handled by eSewa, Khalti and Stripe; we never store full card details.

2. How we use your data

• To deliver core publication, mentorship and LMS services.
• To match your ideas with the most relevant domain mentors.
• To send transactional emails (receipts, reminders, status updates).
• To improve and secure the platform — through aggregated, anonymised analytics.

3. Your research, your IP

All ideas, drafts, datasets and manuscripts you upload remain your intellectual property. KhojByte mentors and reviewers only access them under signed confidentiality. You may request export or deletion of your research artefacts at any time.

4. Third-party services

We rely on a small set of vetted processors — email (Resend), payments (eSewa, Khalti), analytics (PostHog), cloud storage and authentication. Each is governed by its own privacy terms and uses TLS in transit.

5. Your rights

You may request access, correction, export or deletion of your personal data by emailing privacy@khojbyte.com. We respond within 14 working days.

6. Cookies

We use a minimal set of first-party cookies for session management and anonymised analytics. No third-party advertising trackers are deployed on this site.

7. Contact

KhojByte Research Lab · Tyanglaphat Chowk, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal · hello@khojbyte.com