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Privacy Policy

IDT Laws Practice ("the Firm", "we", "us", or "our") respects and is committed to protecting your privacy. We process personal data as a data controller in accordance with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and other applicable data protection laws.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and safeguard your personal data when you interact with us, visit our website, or use our services. Any updates to this policy will be published on the Firm's website, and we encourage you to review it periodically.

1. What is Personal Data?

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person — including your name, contact details, professional information, and any other data that can be used to identify you directly or indirectly.

2. How We Collect Your Personal Data

We typically collect personal data directly from you, for example when you:

  • Enter into an engagement or service agreement with us

  • Share your business card or contact details with our personnel

  • Submit information through our website, forms, or chatbot

  • Subscribe to receive legal briefings, newsletters, or other publications

  • Apply for employment or internship opportunities with the Firm

  • Attend our events, webinars, or training sessions

  • Correspond with us via email, phone, or other channels

We may also collect personal data from other sources, including publicly available sources, regulatory databases, professional directories, business intelligence providers, and referrals from clients or other third parties — strictly to the extent permitted by law.

3. Categories of Personal Data We Process

Depending on the nature of your interaction with us, we may process:

  • Identification data — name, designation, photograph, government-issued identifiers (where required by law)

  • Contact data — email address, postal address, phone number

  • Professional data — employer, job title, professional qualifications, areas of practice

  • Engagement data — instructions, correspondence, documents, and other information shared in connection with our legal services

  • Technical data — IP address, device information, browser type, and usage data when you visit our website

  • Recruitment data — CVs, qualifications, references, and related information for job applicants

4. How We Use Your Personal Data

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Providing legal advisory, advocacy, and related professional services

  • Communicating with you about ongoing matters and engagements

  • Sending you legal updates, briefings, and other publications you have subscribed to

  • Conducting conflict checks, client due diligence, and anti-money laundering compliance

  • Managing recruitment and human resources activities

  • Improving our website, services, and client experience

  • Complying with legal, regulatory, and professional obligations

  • Protecting the rights, property, and safety of the Firm, our clients, and others

5. Legal Bases for Processing

We rely on one or more of the following legal bases when processing your personal data:

  • Performance of a contract — to provide services you have engaged us for

  • Legitimate interests — for our day-to-day business operations, marketing to existing contacts, and improving our services

  • Consent — where you have explicitly agreed to receive communications or where consent is required by law

  • Legal obligation — to comply with applicable laws, court orders, and regulatory requirements

6. Sharing Your Personal Data

We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with:

  • Our partners, lawyers, and staff who need access to perform their roles

  • Trusted service providers (IT, cloud hosting, communications, analytics) bound by confidentiality obligations

  • Co-counsel, opposing counsel, courts, tribunals, and regulatory authorities, where necessary for the matter at hand

  • Professional advisors such as auditors and accountants

  • Any party where disclosure is required by law or to protect our legal rights

7. International Transfers

Where personal data is transferred outside your jurisdiction, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place — including standard contractual clauses or other lawful transfer mechanisms recognised under GDPR and applicable Indian law.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Retention periods vary depending on the nature of the data and the services provided.

9. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • Access the personal data we hold about you

  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data

  • Request deletion of your personal data

  • Object to or restrict certain processing activities

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

  • Request portability of your personal data

  • Lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

10. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, alteration, or disclosure. While we take security seriously, no system can be guaranteed completely secure, and you share information with us at your own risk.

11. Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience and analyse site usage. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings.

12. Children's Data

Our services are not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under the age of 18.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on our website, with the effective date indicated below.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:

IDT Laws Practice Email: [insert email] Address: [insert address] Phone: [insert phone number]

Effective Date: 25th April 2026

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