Shah Legal

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Privacy Policy

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1. Introduction

Welcome to Shah Legal, Tax and Investments ("we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in an open and transparent manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website shahlegal.com (the "Site"), including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

2. Collection of Your Information

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data

Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, and professional details that you voluntarily give to us when you fill out a contact form, request a consultation, or otherwise interact with the Site. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site.

Derivative Data

Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Site, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site.

3. Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

  • Respond to your inquiries, provide the services you request, and manage our professional relationship with you.
  • Send you administrative information, including updates on our services, changes to our terms and policies, and other legal notices.
  • Email you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you, with an option to opt-out.
  • Improve our website, services, marketing, and client relationships.
  • Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site and to increase the Site’s functionality.
  • Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal bases, in compliance with applicable laws such as the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) of India:

  • Consent: We may process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose.
  • Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests, provided that such interests do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms.
  • Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.

5. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not share, sell, rent or trade your information with third parties for their commercial purposes. However, we may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

  • By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
  • Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and are restricted from using it for any other purpose.
  • Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

6. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. These measures include encryption, access controls, and secure data storage solutions. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties.

7. Your Rights as a Data Principal

In accordance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) of India and other applicable data protection laws, you have certain rights regarding your personal data. These rights include:

  • The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data that we hold.
  • The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
  • The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
  • The right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below. We will respond to your request in accordance with applicable law.

8. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal information for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as for tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it.

9. Policy for Children

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 18. Our services are not directed at children, and we request that they do not provide personal data through the Site. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 18, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new privacy policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise your rights as a data principal, please contact our Grievance Officer at: shahlegal0@gmail.com