The Indian Lawyer & Allied Services is committed to maintaining robust privacy protections for safeguarding the privacy rights and personal information of any person who accesses and uses the website (“User”) www.theindianlawyer.in (“Website”) that is owned and operated by The Indian Lawyer & Allied Services (“Law Firm”).

This Privacy Policy applies to any person or entity that accesses the Website or has shared any information or data concerning an identified or identifiable natural person (“Personal Data”) with the Law Firm.

By accessing and using the Website, you accept the terms of, and be bound by this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time by the Law Firm at its sole discretion or on account of changes in law.

Unless otherwise specified, such revisions shall take effect from the day and date they are posted on the Website. The Indian Lawyer & Allied Services shall be under no obligation to notify the User about the changes. You are advised to consult this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes, as your continued access and use of the Website shall be deemed to be your approval and acceptance of all changes to this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy should be at all times read along with the terms and conditions of use of the Website. By accessing and using this Website, you accept and agree to be bound by and comply with (i) this Privacy Policy, (ii) the Disclaimer and, (iii) the Terms of Use.

If a User visits the Website, after choosing to do so, then any dispute regarding breach of privacy will be subject to this Privacy Policy and its terms and conditions of use. The applicable law for any such dispute shall be the Laws of India and the competent courts in India will have exclusive jurisdiction over any or all disputes arising out of, or in connection with this Privacy Policy.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Privacy Policy or elsewhere, the Law Firm shall not be held responsible for any loss, damage or misuse of the User Information.

By voluntarily providing us with your Personal Data, you hereby give us your consent to use such Personal Data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Access to Information

As per the Terms of Use, The Indian Lawyer & Allied Services has the right to restrict access of any User from the Website and the services offered therein (“Restricted User”). With respect to a Restricted User, the Law Firm may delete any or all User Information given by the Restricted User. If the Law Firm, by its sole discretion or due to a legal requirement, decides to retain the User Information for its records, then the Law Firm will be responsible to safeguard that User Information to such extent as required under applicable law.

2. Retention of your Personal Data

1. Your Personal Data shall not be retained for longer than is necessary for the purposes for which we collect or process them, unless otherwise required for the purposes of fulfilling any legal obligation.
2. You also have right to request us to update, amend, correct, complete or delete your Personal Data retained by us through email.
3. We may also retain your Personal Data where necessary for compliance with a legal obligation applicable to The Indian Lawyer & Allied Services, or in order to protect your interests.

3. Cookies

Cookies are small files transferred to the hard drive of your device that enable us to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current activity on the Website, which allows us to improve our Website. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregated and anonymized data about the traffic on the Website so that we can offer better experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.

4.How do we protect your information?

1. We take the safety of your Personal Data and its confidentiality very seriously and we provide reasonable security safeguards commensurate to the sensitivity of the Personal Data being handled and have implemented security practices including but not limited to technical, operational and physical safeguards to protect your information. We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your Personal Data.
2. The Website is scanned on a regular basis for any known vulnerabilities, however, the User ought to ensure that his system is also scanned and secure.
3. Your Personal Data is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems or otherwise require the Personal Data for the purposes enlisted in this Privacy Policy.
4. Please be aware that, although we endeavour to provide reasonable security for your Personal Data, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches.

5. Disclosures to third parties

1. We do not sell, trade, publish or otherwise transfer your Personal Data to outside parties, unless we provide you with advance notice and obtain your prior consent to do so.
2. This does not include our trusted service providers, including without limitation, our hosting partners, who assist us in operating the Website, conducting our business, or serving our clients; so long as they agree to keep this information confidential and do not have any independent use of the information, we disclose to them. You hereby give us your consent to transfer your Personal Data to our trusted service providers.
3. We may also release certain limited information when its release is required to comply with the law, enforce our policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property or safety, investigate fraud or respond to a Government request.

6. Your Rights

1. You may request us to confirm whether or not certain Personal Data belonging to you is being processed by The Indian Lawyer & Allied Services, and if yes, seek access to such Personal Data or other information pertaining to such Personal Data such as the purpose of processing, category of personal data and names of third parties having access to such Personal Data.
2. You also have the right to ensure that the Personal Data shared with us is accurate and complete, depending on the purpose of processing such Personal Data.
3. You also have the right to removal of your Personal Data. Such removal shall not be affected, however, if required for compliance with any legal obligation or for enforcing any legal claims.

7. Links to other websites

The Website may include links to other Websites whose privacy practices may differ from ours. The Indian Lawyer & Allied Services does not provide any Personal Data to such third party websites. If you submit your Personal Data to any of those sites, your information will be governed by their privacy statements. We encourage you to read the privacy statement of any website you visit. The Law Firm shall not be liable for any loss, damage, claim or expenses suffered by you as a result of accessing these third party sites and features.

Contact Us

If you have comments, concerns or any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at contact@theindianlawyer.in or theindianlawyer@gmail.com