Objectives
This policy has been made with the following objectives:
- To comply with the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 (hereinafter referred to “IT Act and Rules”);
- To acquaint you with how we shall collect, use, share and disclose your information that is collected through our website: https://www. rayasalaw.com (the “Website“)
- To protect the personal data / information of the users of this Website.
Coverage
In terms of the IT Act and Rules, the personal data sought to be protected under this Policy is as follows:
- any information that relates to a natural person, which, either directly or indirectly, in combination with other information available or is likely to be available with a body corporate, is capable of identifying such person;
- password (which means a secret word or phrase or code or passphrase or secret key, or encryption or decryption keys that one uses to gain admittance or access to information);
- financial information such as bank account or credit card or debit card or other payment instrument details ;
- physical, physiological and mental health condition;
- sexual orientation;
- medical records and history;
- biometric information (‘biometric’ means the technologies that measure and analyse human body characteristics, such as ‘fingerprints’, ‘eye retinas and irises’, ‘voice patterns’, “facial patterns’, ‘hand measurements’ and ‘DNA’ for authentication purposes);
- any detail relating to the above clauses as provided to body corporate for providing service;
- any of the information received under above clauses by body corporate for processing, stored or processed under lawful contract or otherwise:
(the aforesaid information is hereinafter referred to as “Sensitive Personal Information”)
The aforesaid Sensitive Personal Information, however, exclude any information or data that is available in public domain. It also excludes information or data that is made available to us from sources other than through our Website. The following may also be noted:
- Rayasa Law Partners does not possess or store the Sensitive Personal Information for any period that is longer than is necessary for purposes of this Policy or to comply with laws or regulations.
- Rayasa Law Partners does not use any automated decision-making or for profiling tools or process your Sensitive Personal Information.
Use of Sensitive Personal Information
Subject to the requirements under the applicable laws, including the IT Act and Rules, the Sensitive Personal Information may be used by Rayasa Law Partners for the following:
- Provision of services by Rayasa Law Partners;
- Communicating with the users of our Website;
- Analysing the use of our Website and general statistical purposes;
- Business development, showcasing our services, sharing of our newsletters, articles, publications, insights, etc.;
- Inviting applications for recruitment of new talent, interns, counsels, etc. and dealing with the said applications;
- To comply with the legal requirements to which Rayasa Law Partners is subject;
- Exercising our legal rights or defending legal claims against us.
Safety of your Sensitive Personal Information
At Rayasa Law Partners, we understand the need to secure the Sensitive Personal Information of the Users. Necessary technical and security measure are taken from time to time to ensure that Sensitive Personal Information is not leaked from our IT systems. We shall ensure that Sensitive Personal Information is kept as safe as our own confidential information. This is, however, subject to use and sharing rights as contained in this Policy.
Sharing with third parties
Subject to the applicable laws including IT Act and Rules, Rayasa Law Partners reserves right to disclose Sensitive Personal Information, to the extent necessary, to relevant third parties for the following purposes:
- Analyzing / processing of the data of the users of our Website.
- Necessary or incidental for provision of legal services, which may require disclosure to courts, tribunals, counsels, counterparties, regulatory bodies and government authorities and instrumentalities;
- Compliance with legal obligations, which may require disclosure to professional advisers, auditors, court, government officer and government agencies.
Rights of the Users
A user of our Website is entitled to following rights with respect to his or her Sensitive Personal Information:
- Right to obtain from us the details of the Sensitive Personal Information available with us;
- Right to withdraw your consent to the collection of the Sensitive Personal Information;
- Right to have your Sensitive Personal Information deleted from our records/systems;
- Right to have your Sensitive Personal Information corrected in case any details available with us is incorrect or inaccurate;
- Right to object to access to your Sensitive Personal Information or to request restrictions on profiling or processing of your data;
- Right to have your Sensitive Personal Information transmitted to another organization in an appropriate format;
- Right to make a complaint with us for any .
If you wish to exercise these rights, you may, at any time, contact us using the contact details below.
Reach-out to us
If you have any complaints or you need any further information regarding the aforesaid, please contact us in writing:
Email: contact@rayasalaw.com
