Privacy Policy

A. Introduction & Purpose 

  1. Karanjawala & Company, Advocates is a partnership firm established under the laws of the Republic of India. It has its registered office at the 9th floor, Hindustan Times House, 18-20, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi – 110001. In this Privacy Policy, the use of the terms “we”, “us”, “our”,  “K & Co.” or “the firm” refers to Karanjawala & Company, Advocates. 
  2. K & Co. respects the privacy of the visitors of this website (www.karanjawala.in) (hereinafter referred to as “Website”). We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of anyone who accesses and uses this Website. 
  3. This Privacy Policy (“Policy” or “Privacy Policy”) explains how we process, use, protect, and share the data collected via this Website. This Policy does not apply to any data collected by us in the course of our business or via offline or other online channels. 
  4. Please read this Policy carefully as it sets out important information relating to how we collect, use, and share your data and your choices and rights regarding our use of your data. 
  5. No separate action is required to make this Privacy Policy binding on you. Your act of visiting/accessing/using any part of the Website constitutes your full and final acceptance of this Privacy Policy. 

B. Applicability 

  1. Please note that for the purposes of our Privacy Policy, references to “visitor”, “user”, “you“, “your“, and “yourself” refer to any natural person aged 18 years or above who is competent/capable of contracting within the meaning of the Indian Contract Act, 1872.  
  2. Anyone under 18 years is strictly prohibited from using our Website or must access it with the permission and consent of their parent/legal guardian. 

C. Disclaimer 

  1. The Policy is compliant with the Information Technology Act 2000, including all amendments made to it and the rules framed thereunder (hereinafter referred to as “applicable law”). We do not claim to be compliant with the laws of any country other than the laws of the Republic of India. If you wish to use this Website, please ensure that you are permitted to do so in your jurisdiction. 
  2. This Website is not an attempt to solicit clients or advertise our work. All content made available through this Website is for general information only and, to the best of our knowledge and abilities, is up-to-date and accurate. Please note that any reliance on the information provided on this Website is your sole responsibility. We are not liable for any loss or damage caused due to any inaccuracy. 

D. What data do we ‘collect’?

  1. We collect, aggregate, analyse, and review (collectively referred to as “process”) your data in accordance with fair, accountable and transparent processing principles as required under applicable law. Additionally, we only collect data to the extent that is necessary for the purposes of processing such data. 
  2. Please note that we do not knowingly collect any sensitive personal data, as defined under Rule 3 of the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011. If you find that your sensitive personal data has been inadvertently collected by us, please let us know immediately.

Data you give us 

  1. We collect and process the data provided by you when you enter any information through any online form published on our Website, subscribe to a newsletter, contact us for help or submit an enquiry, or apply for a job posting or internship made available on the Website, or otherwise enter data on the Website, or provide us information as part of our corporate communication procedures. 
  2. When entering data on the Website, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, age, qualifications, work history, or other details as required, for us to improve the Website, to contact you and respond to your data requests, managing our relationships with you, clients etc.  
  3. Please note that in most cases, we will collect your data only when you provide the same to us, unless you send/upload links to data from other sources, including publicly available sources.

Data collected by us, automatically or otherwise 

  1. As you interact with our Website, we may automatically collect technical data, including but not limited to your IP address, log files, browser type and version, device ID, device make/model, operating system, page views, referring/exit pages, website navigation, timing and frequency of use of the Website, , any other data collected through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies, etc. 
  2. We may also collect anonymous website analytics statistics, which help us analyse user interaction and user traffic on our Services. 
  3. Data is also collected through cookies and web beacons that help a website identify you and your preferences each time you return. 
    1. Cookie: A cookie is a small data element that a website can send to your browser. This data element will be stored on your hard drive to be recognised when you return. Like any other website, we use cookies. These cookies are used to store data including visitors’ preferences and the pages on the Website that the visitor accessed or visited. The data is used to optimise the users’ experience by customising our Website’s content based on the user’s browser type and/or other data. 
    2. Web beacon: A web beacon is an element that tracks who visits a website. 
  1. We may also collect data about how you use this Website, including browsing patterns and actions and the time spent on each web page. 
  2. Often, we may collect data from you that is not exclusive, but related to selected population characteristics. This falls under demographic details, which includes designation, company’s name and current location.

 

Data from other sources 

  1.  In addition to the above, we may also obtain your data as provided to us by another third party source, such as your business associates, your employer, third-party applications/plug-ins, etc. 
  2. We may also receive technical data about you if you visit other websites employing our cookies

E. How do we use your data?

  1. The data collected by us/provided by you/provided by third parties is processed only for the purposes which are reasonably expected, i.e., for the proper administration of the Website, improving the Website, managing our client relationships, complying with legal obligations, responding to your general enquiries, providing legal services when requested, for recruiting associates/interns, etc. 
  2. The firm will always process data collected based on your consent and in compliance with a legal/statutory/regulatory obligation. 
  3.  The following is an indicative list of purposes for which the firm may use/process your data:
    1. Rendering  professional services;
    2. Legal/statutory/regulatory obligation & compliances;
    3. Managing knowledge dissemination activities, such as subscriptions and invitations; 
    4. Processing internship applications and recruitment process;
    5. Generating website-related statistics like the number of visitors, number of hits on the links, impressions, etc. to analyse and improve the website and SEO activities; 
    6. Risk-management obligations like establishing, exercising or defending legal claims, including those arising from usage/processing of data; 
    7. Sending you emails containing news and updates about us, legal and regulatory updates, legal news etc. You hereby consent to allow us to use your e-mail address for this purpose. You may also unsubscribe from receiving such e-mails in the future by sending an email to Mr. Sagir Ahmad and/or Mr. Mohammad Javed at grievance@karanjawala.in ; and 
    8. To conduct research for internal purposes. 

F. How we may share your  data 

  1. We do not sell, trade, publish, or otherwise transfer your data to outside parties unless we provide you with advanced notice and obtain your prior consent. This does not include our trusted service providers, , or law enforcement agencies. 

Third-Party Service Providers 

  1. Occasionally, we enter into contracts with carefully selected third parties so that they can assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, serving our clients, et al. You hereby give us your consent to transfer your data to our trusted third-party service providers. Our contracts with such third parties prohibit them from sharing/using any of your personal data for any purpose beyond the purpose for which it is shared. Each of our third-party service providers has their own terms of use and privacy policies, to which they are bound.  
  2. –We do not have any direct advertising on our website and we do not share your data with any advertisers. 

Law Enforcement Agency 

  1. We may disclose your data as required by any legal or regulatory body in order to protect your, our, others privacy, safety , or rights.

 Reorganisation

  1. K & Co. may share data in its control or possession with a third party in the event of any reorganisation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition of all or any portion of our business, assets, etc. 

G. Data Security & Integrity

  1. We take the safety of your data and its confidentiality very seriously.  We disclose your data to third parties only for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy, in accordance with applicable data protection laws. 
  2. We use appropriate technical, administrative, organisational, and physical data security safeguards to help protect against loss; or accidental or unlawful destruction and loss; unauthorised access/use/modification/disclosure of data, mainly where the processing involves the transmission of data over a network, and against other unlawful forms of processing. 
  3. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or data storage system can be guaranteed 100% secure. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), please immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us (our grievance officer’s details have been provided below). We have established procedures to deal with any suspected data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
  4. Notwithstanding anything contained in this privacy policy or elsewhere, K & Co. shall not be held responsible for any loss, damage or misuse of any data processed by us.

H. Storage of your Data and Retention Period 

  1. If you have provided us with your data pursuant to employment opportunities or internships and have joined us in such capacity, we will retain such data on so long as you retain that position with us and thereafter, for a minimum period as provided by applicable law. If you do not join us after the application, we may retain your data for a minimum period as provided by applicable law and as is necessary for our purposes to consider you for future opportunities.
  2. Apart from the reasons mentioned above, we may retain your data for legitimate purposes, such as to satisfy our legal and professional obligations.
  3. If you want us to discontinue using your data, please write to our Grievance Officer – Mr. Sagir Ahmad and/or Mr. Mohammad Javed at grievance@karanjawala.in 
  4. Visitors’ Rights vis-à-vis Data
    Unless otherwise protected under legal privilege or compliance with legal/regulatory/statutory obligations, a visitor may be entitled to:
  1. Right to access your data: You may request us to confirm whether certain data belonging to you is being processed by the firm. If it is, you may ask for access to the data or for any information pertaining to such data, such as the purpose for processing it, the category of data, and the names of third parties that have access to it. 
  2. Right to correction: You also have the right to ensure that the data shared with us is accurate and complete, depending on the purpose of processing it.
  3. Right to deletion: You have the right to the deletion of your data. Such deletion shall not be affected, however, if required to comply with any legal obligation or enforce any legal claims. Please note that there is a probability that copies of any public content, that is not sensitive personal or personal data will be retained indefinitely in our systems, including in cached and archived pages of the Website, or if other users have copied or saved that data. In addition, due to the nature of the Internet, copies of your content, including content that you have removed or deleted from your account, may also exist elsewhere on the Internet and be retained indefinitely. 
  4. Right to withdraw consent: To the extent that the legal basis of our processing of your data is consent, you can withdraw that consent. 
  5. Right to complain to a supervisory authority: If you have any questions, complaints, or grievances concerning this Website, you can contact Mr. Sagir Ahmad and/or Mr. Mohammad Javed at grievance@karanjawala.in.

Any visitor intending to exercise such rights may get in touch with the firm using the contact details given below:

H. Restriction of Access to Data 

  1. As per the terms and conditions of use, K & Co. has the right to restrict any user’s access from the Website and the services offered (“Restricted User”). With respect to a Restricted User, K & Co. will delete any or all user data given by the Restricted User. Suppose K & Co., by its sole discretion or due to a legal requirement, decide to retain the user data for its records. In that case, K & Co. will be responsible for safeguarding that user data to such extent as required under applicable law.

I. Children’s data 

  1. K & Co. does not knowingly collect or solicit data from anyone under the age of 18. 
  2. If you think your child/ward under 18 has provided any data to us, we strongly encourage you to contact us at grievance@karanjawala.in and we will do our best to remove such data from our records promptly. 

J. Links to other websites 

  1. This Website may, from time to time, contain links to other websites of our partner firms, , affiliates, or any other websites. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that their privacy practices may differ from ours. K & Co. does not share any of your data with these websites. If you submit your data to any of these websites, your data will be governed and processed in accordance with their privacy policies.
  2. We encourage you to the privacy policies of any website you visit.
  3. K & Co. shall not be liable for any loss, damage, claim, or expenditure borne by you as a result of accessing these third-party websites or their features. 

K. Grievance officer 

  1. Recognising the significance of data protection, K & Co. has appointed a data protection officer/ a grievance redressal officer who is well versed in the organisation’s internal data privacy policies and practices. You can contact the Officer for any query regarding the same, including any concerns about how we process your data, to report a security breach, or if you require any other assistance regarding the Website. Following are the contact details of the officer. 

L. Dispute Resolution 

  1. The applicable law for any dispute arising out of, or in connection with, this Privacy Policy shall be the laws of the Republic of India. The competent courts in Delhi, India, will have exclusive jurisdiction over any or all disputes arising from this Policy. 

M. UPDATING THIS PRIVACY POLICY 

  1. K & Co. reserves the right to change, modify, or update this Privacy Policy at any time. In case of any change, both material and non-material, it will be marked on top of the ‘Privacy Policy’.

 

[Last updated on 28 September 2022]