Dubey & Dubey Advocates (“D&D”) is committed to safeguarding the privacy of any person who accesses and uses the website (“User”) (www.dubeyanddubey.in) (“Website”) that is owned and operated by D&D. In this privacy policy, use of the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refers to D&D.

This privacy policy applies to any person or entity that accesses the Website or has shared any information or data concerning an identified or identifiable natural person (“Personal Data”) with D&D. You hereby agree not to provide the Personal Data of any other person. Personal Data includes any data or information that relates to a natural person, which, either directly or indirectly, in combination with other information, is capable of identifying such person; and includes name, address, telephone number, date of birth, gender, e-mail address, organisation name etc.

This privacy policy governs the access, collection, usage, handling, storage and disclosure of such Personal Data during the course of User’s use of the Website. It also describes the choices available to User regarding our use of their Personal Data and how User can access and update this Personal Data.

By accessing and using the Website, Users accept the terms of and are bound by this privacy policy. This privacy policy may be updated by D&D from time to time at its sole discretion or on account of changes in law. Unless otherwise specified, such revisions shall take effect from the day and date they are posted on the Website. D&D shall be under no obligation to notify the User about the changes. Users are advised to consult this privacy policy regularly for any changes, as User’s continued access and use of the Website shall be deemed to be its approval and acceptance of all changes to this privacy policy.

This privacy policy should be at all times read along with the terms and conditions of use of the Website. By accessing and using this Website, Users accept and agree to be bound by and comply with (i) this privacy policy, (ii) the Disclaimer and, (iii) the Terms of Use.

If a User visits the Website, after choosing to do so, then any dispute regarding breach of privacy will be subject to this privacy policy and its terms and conditions of use. The applicable law for any such dispute shall be the laws of the Republic of India. The competent courts at New Delhi, India will have exclusive jurisdiction over any or all disputes arising out of, or in connection with this privacy policy.

1. How we use your Personal Data

  • User provided information – D&D collects and process the Personal Data provided by User when User enter information through the online form published on our Website, accept the terms of use of the Website, subscribe to a newsletter, contact us for help or submit any enquiry, apply for a job posting made available on the Website, or otherwise enter information on the Website before or during its use. When entering information on the Website, as appropriate, User may be asked to enter name, email address, mailing address, phone number, age, or other details as required, for us to improve the Website, to contact User and respond to User’s information requests, managing our relationships with User, clients etc. If User would like us to delete any Personal Data or information provided by it, User may write to us at s.nayak@dubeyanddubey.in. User may also choose not to provide us with such Personal Data or withdraw its consent at any time. We process the Personal Data as provided by User with their consent, for the proper administration of the Website, improving the Website, management of our customer relationships and/or performing any contract between User and us and/or taking steps, at User’s request, to enter into such a contract.
  • Automatically Collected Information – D&D may also process certain other data, such as device ID, device make/model, IP address, browser type, operating system, page views, website navigation, timing and frequency of use of the Website, marketing preferences etc. when Users use the Website. We use this information purely for analytics and research purposes, in order to improve our Website, and to ensure the security of the Website.
  • Newsletters – D&D may also process certain Personal Data to periodically send emails containing news and updates about us, legal and regulatory updates, legal news etc. Users hereby consent to allow D&D to use User’s e-mail address for this purpose. User may also unsubscribe from receiving such e-mails in the future by sending an email to: s.nayak@dubeyanddubey.in
  • User can always choose not to provide the Personal Data, even though it might be needed to access the Website. In such cases, if any information required is classified as mandatory, User may not be able to avail part or whole of the Website.
  • In addition to the specific purposes enumerated hereinabove, D&D may also process User’s Personal Data where necessary for compliance with a legal obligation applicable to D&D, or in order to protect User’s interests.
  • Notwithstanding anything contained in this privacy policy or elsewhere, D&D shall not be held responsible for any loss, damage or misuse of the User Information.

By voluntarily providing us with User’s Personal Data, User hereby gives us its consent to use such Personal Data per this privacy policy.

2. Access to Information

As per the terms and conditions of use, D&D has the right to restrict access of any User from the Website and the services offered therein (“Restricted User”). With respect to a Restricted User, D&D will delete any or all User Information given by the Restricted User. If D&D, by its sole discretion or due to a legal requirement, decides to keep the User Information for its records, then D&D will be responsible to safeguard that User Information to such extent as required under applicable law.

3. Retention of your Personal Data

  • User’s Personal Data shall not be retained for longer than is necessary for the purposes for which we collect or process them, unless otherwise needed for the purposes of fulfilling any legal obligation.
  • Users also have right to request D&D to update, amend, correct, complete, or remove their Personal Data kept by D&D through email.
  • D&D may also keep User’s Personal Data where necessary for compliance with a legal obligation applicable to D&D, or to protect User’s interests.

    4. Cookies

    Cookies are small files transferred to the hard drive of User’s device that enable us to recognise User’s browser and capture and remember certain information. They are also used to help us understand User’s preferences based on earlier or current activity on the Website, which allows us to improve our Website. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregated and anonymised data about the traffic on the Website so that we can offer better experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.

    5. How do we protect User information

    • We take the safety of User’s Personal Data and its confidentiality very seriously and we provide reasonable security safeguards equal to the sensitivity of the Personal Data being handled and have implemented security practices including but not limited to technical, operational, and physical safeguards to protect your information. We implement a variety of security measures when a User enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of User’s Personal Data.
    • The Website is scanned on a regular basis for any known vulnerabilities to make User’s use as safe as possible.
    • User’s Personal Data is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have exclusive access rights to such systems or otherwise require the Personal Data for the purposes enlisted in this privacy policy. These persons are also under an obligation to keep such Personal Data confidential.
    • Please be aware that, although we endeavour to provide reasonable security for User’s Personal Data, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches.
    • We endeavour to ensure to the best of our ability that all third party service providers whose services which we may use, maintain security standards that are equivalent to our security standards and commensurate with market practices, in the context of the kind and nature of Personal Data being stored or handled.

    6. Disclosures to third parties

    • We do not sell, trade, publish or otherwise transfer User’s Personal Data to outside parties, unless we provide User with advance notice and obtain their prior consent to do so.
    • This does not include our trusted service providers, including without limitation, our hosting partners, who assist us in operating the Website, conducting our business, or serving our clients; so long as they agree to keep this information confidential and do not have any independent use of the information we disclose to them. Users hereby give us their consent to transfer their Personal Data to our trusted service providers.
    • We may also release certain limited information when its release is needed to comply with the law, enforce our policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property or safety, investigate fraud or respond to a government request.

    7. User’s Rights

    • User may request us to confirm whether or not certain Personal Data belonging to them is being processed by D&D, and if yes, seek access to such Personal Data or other information pertaining to such Personal Data such as the purpose of processing, category of personal data and names of third parties having access to such Personal Data.
    • Users also have the right to ensure that the Personal Data shared with us is correct and complete, depending on the purpose of processing such Personal Data.
    • Users also have the right to erasure of their Personal Data. Such erasure shall not be affected, however, if needed for compliance with any legal obligation or for enforcing any legal claims.
    • User may exercise its right under this section in relation to its Personal Data by writing to us at s.nayak@dubeyanddubey.in

    8. Links to other websites

    The Website may include links to other Websites whose privacy practices may differ from ours. D&D does not provide any Personal Data to such third party websites. If User submits its Personal Data to any of those sites, such information will be governed by their privacy statements. We encourage Users to read the privacy statement of any website they visit. D&D shall not be liable for any loss, damage, claim or expenses suffered by User because of accessing these third party sites and features.

    9. Grievance Officer

    If User wishes to report a security breach, have a problem that Users are unable to resolve or otherwise require any other assistance in respect of the Website and this privacy policy, User may contact our Grievance Officer whose details are provided below:

    E-mail: s.nayak@dubeyanddubey.in

    Telephone: 011 4571 9150