Privacy Policy

ACCESSING, BROWSING OR OTHERWISE USING THIS WEBSITE INDICATES YOUR AGREEMENT TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER THESE TERMS OF USE, SO PLEASE READ THE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING.

1. GENERAL

This Privacy Policy forms part and parcel of the “Terms of Use” of the Website and shall be deemed to have been incorporated in the Terms of Use by reference. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Privacy Policy shall have the same meaning as ascribed to them in the Terms of Use.
The terms “We” / “Us” / “Our” used in this Policy refer to the Firm and the terms “You”/ “Your”/ “Yourself” in this Policy refers to the users of the Website “Users” i.e. all persons who visit or access this Website, or avail any of its functionalities or use any data or information available on the Website in any manner.
This Privacy Policy may be revised from time to time. Users are requested to read the Privacy Policy carefully before using the Website. Your continued use of the Website following such changes and modifications to the Privacy Policy will constitute Your acceptance of such changes or modifications.

2. PRIVACY POLICY – INTRODUCTION

The Firm is committed to ensuring privacy of the Users on its website. In furtherance of the same, the Firm has framed this Privacy Policy in accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“Act”) read with the applicable Rules thereunder.
The Privacy Policy is designed to familiarize Users of this Website with (a) the type of information that Users may share with the Firm, or that the Firm will collect from the Users; (b) practices and policies of the Firm relating to collection, storage, dealing, transfer, disclosure, transfer etc. of information pertaining to Users; (c) purpose of collection and usage of such information, and related matters.

3. TYPES OF USER INFORMATION

Collection of “Information”: The Firm may request for, collect or gather such “Information” (which shall include data) as it deems necessary, relevant or incidental to receive enquiries from Users, to render services to Users or for other purposes as specified in Paragraph 5 below.
Personal Information: Such “Information” may include Personal Information relating to Users such as User’s name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, postal address, etc.
Non-personal Information: The Firm may also collect certain non-personal Information from the User, when the User visits and / or uses the Website. Such non-personal Information would include but not be limited to information such as geographical location of User, IP address, type of browser, operating system of User’s device, and details of usage of Website etc. Such non-personal Information is collected through various ways including “cookies”. Cookies are text files placed on Your computer, to help the website analyse how You use the site. Such information is not used to track information about individuals, but is used on an aggregate level to customize our site, improve the online experience of the User and plan advertising and promotions.

4. MODES OF COLLECTION OF USER INFORMATION

The information referred to above may be collected or received by the Firm (a) directly from the User, when the User either posts any query or provides any specific information on the Website; or (b) from use of the Website by the User.
There are times when You may provide information to us voluntarily, otherwise than through use of the Website. This occurs when You communicate to us through e-mails, return forms, letters or telephone calls. We may use this information to respond to Your query and to keep track of communications received from You.

5. PURPOSE OF COLLECTION AND USAGE OF INFORMATION

The Firm may collect, store and use Information for any purpose as may be permissible under Applicable Laws, including but limited to the following:

Facilitation of Your use of the Website;
Respond to any inquiries posed by the User;
Rendering services to the User;
Customization, administration etc. of the Website, location of errors, Website testing, data analysis for the Website etc;
Provision of various services on the Website;
To protect integrity of the Website, improve our platform, prevent or detect fraud or abuse of our Website;
Enable third parties to carry out technical, logistical or other functions on our behalf;
To permit employees of the Firm to contact Users, and enable them to implement the requests placed by Users, resolve User queries, issues, grievances etc.;
To trace computer resources of any person for the purposes of determining compliance with the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and / or any other law for the time being in force.

6. DISCLOSURE AND RETENTION OF USER INFORMATION

The Firm shall not engage in sale of Information relating to Users to third parties. However, the Firm may share User information with third parties in the circumstances specified herein below, after reasonably assuring itself that such third parties have undertaken to maintain confidentiality of Personal Information relating to the Users:

Third Party Vendors / Service Providers etc.: The Firm may engage third party service providers to render various services and perform various functions in relation to management of the Website, and / or for the Purpose(s) discussed in Paragraph 5 above. For instance, the Firm may engage third party service providers for maintenance of its website, provision of customer services etc. Such third party service providers / Vendors would have access to Personal Information of Users for the purpose of performing their functions / rendering their services etc.
Business Transfers: The Firm may transfer or otherwise share some or all of its assets, including Your Information in connection with a transfer of assets or business of the Firm or in the event of bankruptcy. Should such a sale or transfer occur, the Firm will reasonably ensure that the Information You have provided and which we have collected is stored and used by the transferee in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy. Any third party to which the Firm transfers or sells as aforesaid will have the right to continue to use the information that You provide to us or collected by us immediately prior to the transfer.
Government Agency: The Firm may share any Information relating to Users (i) with Government agencies mandated under the law to obtain Information relating to Users from the Firm; (ii) any third party, when the Firm is required to disclose the same under an order of a Government or judicial authority under any law for the time being in force, or where such disclosure is necessary for the compliance of a legal obligation.
With User Consent: Without prejudice to the aforesaid, the Firm may disclose Personal Information relating to the User with his / her / its consent. For this purpose, the Firm may send a prior notice to the User before sharing Personal Information relating to the User with third parties. In case no objection or intimation is received from the User, the Firm would presume that User has granted its consent for sharing of said Information with third parties.
By using or visiting the Website and agreeing to the terms of this Privacy Policy, User shall be construed to have consented to, and accepted the disclosure of his Information to third parties as provided under this Privacy Policy.
The Firm will share Your Personal Information internally with such persons who need it to complete Your purchase or carry out Your instructions regarding the receipt of marketing information.
The Firm shall keep sensitive personal data or information for only as long as the purposes for which the information may lawfully be used or is otherwise required under any other law for the time being in force. For those customers who have registered for the mailing list, their personal information is kept until we are notified that they no longer want their information stored.

7. USER DISCRETION AND THE CHOICE TO OPT OUT

The Users have a choice to opt-out of receiving non-essential (promotional, marketing-, related) communications from us.

In order to remove Your contact information, please click “Unsubscribe”.

8. GRIEVANCES

Any grievances may be addressed to office@jlaw.in for assistance and immediate action.