Privacy & Terms
This Privacy Term (Privacy Term) governs the collection, use, disclosure, transfer, retention or otherwise processing of personal data or sensitive personal data (collectively Information ) by Bhavini Shah Law (us, we, our). This Privacy Term shall be applicable to any person or entity (you, your) that accesses our website “www.bhavinishahlaw.com” (Website) or has shared any Information with us including Bhavini Shah Law retainers and staff. We value your privacy, and our organization is committed to safeguarding your information and ensuring its security. Rest assured that we will handle your data with utmost care and respect.
The Information That We Collect
We collect your Information when you access our website or communicate with us through email or other digital channels. This information may include personal information as defined under applicable Indian data protection laws. The Information we collect includes, but is not restricted to, the following:
Name, qualifications, an identification number for our personnel, work and home contact details (email address, phone numbers, physical address), language(s) spoken, gender, date of birth, Voter ID, passport number, marital status, dependents, emergency contact information, photograph, biometric information, medical records, and history, information relating to your physical, physiological or mental health, and passwords.
Uses of Information
We may use your Information to achieve any of the following objectives:
- Managing our interactions with you, including concerning your employment or engagement with us and your access to our premises and assets;
- Facilitating communication with you (including in case of emergencies);
- In operating and managing our business operations;
- Providing services to our clients;
- Displaying or communicating highlights of our work with our clients, whether on our Website or to third parties;
- Providing insight into key developments, legal issues, and knowledge management;
- Complying with legal requirements worldwide and defending Bhavini Shah Law’s legal rights;
- Monitoring your use of our systems; and
- Conducting data analytics to improve the quality of our services and streamline internal processes.
In case we are required to process your personal information or Aadhaar information for a purpose not contemplated hereunder, we shall seek your consent.
Your Rights
Right of Access, Modification, and Deletion: You can access your Information at any time to review any Information you have supplied. You may modify any Information that is inaccurate during this review. You may also request the deletion of any Information you have provided to us by emailing the Data Protection Officer mentioned below. Please note, however, that this may affect our ability to process or enable communication with you and may lead to the discontinuation of our relationship for which this information was being used at our sole discretion. Any deletion request shall be only entertained subject to applicable data retention laws.
Security and Confidentiality: We have adopted reasonable security practices and standards as per applicable law to protect your Information, and such standards are in line with the best industry practices for confidentiality and security and are commensurate to the nature of Information processed by us.
Disclosures and Transfer
All Information that we collect is disclosed or transferred only under the following circumstances to the entities/individuals identified below:
Disclosures to our personnel and within Bhavini Shah Law: Access to your Information within Bhavini Shah Law will be limited to the personnel who need to know the information for the purposes described in this Privacy Term. Due to the pan-India presence of Bhavini Shah Law, we may disclose Information throughout Bhavini Shah Law to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Term. We may use third-party vendor solutions for storing your Information. However, we will ensure that the Information is protected in the same manner as Bhavini Shah Law protects your information and that same data protection standards are implemented.
Disclosures or Transfers to Third Parties: We may disclose Information to third parties for other purposes with your explicit consent or when such disclosure is essential for the performance of a contractual agreement between Bhavini Shah Law and yourself. To this end you explicitly consent to the transfer of your Information (including Aadhaar information) for any of the purposes set out in this Privacy Term.
Our practice is to only provide third parties with Information that is strictly necessary to achieve the intended processing purposes and enable them to deliver the expected services. We are committed to refraining from sharing personal data unless required by law or when it aligns with the intended purposes of the data processing. To the best of our abilities, we endeavor to modify our contracts to ensure the security of shared data. In all our arrangements, we include provisions to safeguard personal data and prevent any unauthorized or inappropriate use. We take utmost care in protecting your information and maintaining the highest level of data privacy standards.
We may not be able to separately notify you of the revisions each time we make them. We encourage you to check this page periodically for modifications or corrections to the Privacy Term to understand how it affects the use of your Information. We will not be responsible for your failure to remain informed about such changes.