Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 17th July, 2023

1. GENERAL

a. This Website with the name of nirmalkapanee.com (“Website/nirmalkapanee.com”) is operated by Kapanee Law Office (“/We/Us/Our/Ours”). We feel strongly about protecting and respecting your privacy. We are committed to creating a safe and secure environment for our website viewers of all ages. This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes how We collect and use the information you provide on our service and describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your personal information.

b. This document is published and shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data of Information) Rules 2011, Under Information Technology Act 2000; that require publishing of the privacy policy for collection, use, storage and transfer of sensitive personal data or information.

c. This Privacy Policy applies to nirmalkapanee.com Website (available on https://www.nirmalkapanee.com/privacy-policy) and online services (collectively, our “Service”), which are all owned and operated by Nirmal Kapanee, Advocate. We use the data we collect to provide you with a better user experience and to improve in providing better services to you. We do collect your “personal information” and process your personal data in accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) and other national and state laws which relate the processing of personal data. Personal Information defined under this Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011 (the “Data Protection Rules”)) shall be referred to as 'Information' in this Policy.

d. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains the privacy practices for Our Website (collectively, Our “Application”). By accessing, or otherwise using the website, and other services, you indicate that you understand, agree and consent to this privacy policy. If you do not agree and consent to this privacy policy, please do not proceed to access, or otherwise use the website. You hereby provide your unconditional consent or agreement to Kapanee Law Office as provided under Section 43A and Section 72A of Information Technology Act, 2000.

e. We collect your personal information to provide and continually improve our services.

f. Our privacy policy is subject to change at any time without notice. To make sure you are aware of any changes, please review this policy periodically. The last updated date can be found at the beginning of this policy.

g. All partner organizations and any third-party working with or for us, and who have access to personal information, will be expected to read and comply with this policy. No third party may access, or process personal information held by Us without having first entered into a confidentiality agreement.

h. You may provide consent or authorization to share your personal information with third party applications or services in several ways. Please note that these third parties are not governed by Kapanee Law Office or the terms of this Privacy Policy. We recommend you review the privacy policy of any third-party application or service before authorizing access to your nirmalkapanee.com website.

i. Kapanee Law Office is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

2. DEFINITIONS

•Service:

Service is the nirmalkapanee.com website operated by Kapanee Law Office for information about us is provided to the user only on his/her specific request.

•Personal Data:

Personal Data means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).

•Usage Data:

Usage Data is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

•Cookies:

Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device (computer or mobile device).

•Data Controller:

Data Controller means the natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information are, or are to be, processed.

For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are a Data Controller of your Personal Data.

•Data Processors (or Service Providers):

Data Processor (or Service Provider) means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller.

We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.

•Data Subject (or User):

Data Subject is any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal Data.

3. GOOGLE SITES WEBSITE BUILDER FOR nirmalkapanee.com APPLICATION

We have used Third-Party service provider Google Sites Website Builder for developing Kapanee Law Office website App. Google Sites is a legitimate no-code application development platform that allows small businesses to create Android and iOS mobile apps, websites, chatbots, graphic designs, knowledge base, etc., without any coding in a matter of minutes. For more information on Google Sites privacy policy, please visit https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en_GB. The privacy policy governs Google Sites website and all content, services, and products available at or through the website (collectively, the “Service”). The Service is owned and operated by Google Sites, Google services are provided by, and you’re contracting with: Google LLC organised under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA, and operating under the laws of the USA 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, California 94043 USA.

4. HOW WE COLLECT THE INFORMATION

a. From you directly and through this website: We may collect information through this website when you visit. The Data we collect depends on the context of your information with our website.

c. From other sources: We may collect information from other sources, such as public database; social media platform or other third parties such as:

(i) Information about your interaction with the services offered by our subsidiaries.

5. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

a. We collect information primarily to provide better services to all our users.

b. When you register with us, you generally provide (a) your name, email address, location, mobile number, phone number (c) information you provide us when you contact us for help or while having an enquiry. The said information collected from the users could be categorized as “Personal Information”.

c. We use third party tools to collect analytics information about your use of the Application. We use Google analytics to collect analytic information about your use of the Application. This analytics tool collects your IP address, type of device, language use, and your session duration, content you accessed on the Application, user interface clicks, frequency, and scope of use of the Application. You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en_GB.

d. When you visit our website, some information is automatically collected including, but not limited to, the type of system information or mobile device you use, your computer or mobile devices unique device ID, the IP address of your computer or mobile device, your computer or mobile operating system, the type of computer or mobile Internet browsers you use, and information about the way you use the Application/Services. As is true of most computer and mobile applications, we also collect other relevant information as per the permissions that you provide.

e. The information about your usage of the website, including crash logs and usage statistics.

f. Information about the location of your device, including geolocation information.

g. We automatically collect information using “cookies”. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. Among other things, cookies help us analyse data about web page traffic and to improve our website, our activities, and your experience. We use cookies to see which areas and features are popular and to count visits to our App. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. For more information on Cookies, please see Section 7 “HOW WE USE COOKIES” below.

h. You hereby represent to nirmalkapanee.com that: -

The Information You provide from time to time is and shall be authentic, correct, current, and updated and You have all the rights, permissions and consents as may be required to provide such Information to nirmalkapanee.com. You’re providing the Information to Kapanee Law Office and Kapanee's Law Office consequent storage, collection, usage, transfer, access or processing of the same shall not be in violation of any third-party agreement, laws, charter documents, judgments, orders and decrees.

Kapanee Law Office and its officers, contractors, or agents shall not be responsible for the authenticity of the Information that You or any other user provide to nirmal.kapanee.com. You shall indemnify and hold harmless Kapanee Law Office and its officers, contractors, or agents and any third party relying on the Information provided by You in the event You are in breach of this Privacy Policy including this provision and the immediately preceding provision above.

Your Information will primarily be stored in electronic form however certain data can also be stored in physical form. We may store, collect, process, and use your data in countries other than Republic of India but under compliance with applicable laws. We may enter into agreements with third parties (in or outside of India) to store or process your information or data. These third parties may have their own security standards to safeguard your information or data and we will on commercial reasonable basis require from such third parties to adopt reasonable security standards to safeguard your information / data.

i. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Kapanee Law Office legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

Kapanee Law Office may process your Personal Data because:

•You have given us permission to do so

•The processing is in our legitimate interests, and it is not overridden by your rights

•To comply with the law

6. USAGE AND DEVICE INFORMATION

To provide a personalized learning and high-quality experience for our users, we may use various technologies that automatically record certain technical information from your browser or device when you visit our website, read our emails, use our Service, or otherwise engage with us. This information is typically collected through a variety of tracking technologies, including cookies, log files, and similar technology (collectively, “tracking technologies”). These tracking technologies cookies collect information about how you use the Service (e.g., the pages you view, the links you click, and other actions you take on the Service), information about your browser and online usage patterns (e.g., Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser language, referring / exit pages and URLs, pages viewed, whether you opened an email, links clicked), and information about the device(s) you use to access the Service (e.g., computer or mobile device identifier, computer or mobile carrier, device type, model and manufacturer, computer or mobile device operating system brand and model, and whether you access the Service from multiple devices). We may collect analytics data, or use third-party analytics tools such as Google Analytics, to help us measure traffic and usage trends for the Sites and to understand more about the demographics of our users. You can learn more about Google's practices at http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners and view its currently available opt-out options at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. We may also work with third party partners to employ technologies, including the application of statistical modelling tools. Although we do our best to honour the privacy preferences of our users, we are unable to respond to Do Not Track signals set by your browser at this time.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies, but you can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some features and services (particularly those that require you to sign-in) may not function properly if your cookies are disabled. You may also set your email options to prevent the automatic downloading of images that may contain technologies that would allow us to know whether you have accessed our email and performed certain functions with it.

7. HOW WE USE COOKIES

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added, and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the App. Examples of Cookies we use:

*Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.

*Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.

*Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.

8. HOW WE USE INFORMATION

a. We use the information we collect primarily to provide, maintain, protect, and improve our current website Application/services.

b. We use the information collected through this website as described in this policy and we may use your information to:

(i) Improve our website And how we operate to provide and enhance our service;

(ii) Understand and enhance your experience using Our website and other services;

(iii) Provide user support and respond to your requests, comments and inquiries;

(v) To communicate to you related information, including confirmation, technical notices, updates, security alerts and support and administrative messages.

(vi) We may process your personal information without your knowledge or consent where required by applicable law or regulation for the purpose of verification of identity or for prevention, detection or investigation, including of cyber incidents, prosecution and punishment of offences;

(vii) Protect, investigate, and deter against fraudulent, unauthorised, or illegal activity.

9. DATA TRANSFER

a. We take great care to protect the information you provide us. We do not rent or sell personal information that we collect from users with third parties.

b. We may employ other individuals to perform functions on our behalf. The functions include fulfilling services, sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from users’ lists, providing search results and links, transmitting content, and providing user assistance.

c. These third-party service providers have access to personal information needed to perform their functions but may not use it for other purposes. Further, they must process the personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and as permitted by the data protection laws.

You hereby unconditionally agree and permit that Kapanee Law Office may transfer, share, disclose or part with all or any of Your Information, within and outside of the Republic of India to third party service providers / partners / body corporates or regulatory authorities for one or more of the Purposes or as may be required by applicable law.

You acknowledge and agree that, to the extent permissible under applicable laws, it is adequate that when Kapanee Law Office transfers Your Information to any other entity within or outside Your country of residence, Kapanee Law Office will place contractual obligations on the transferee which will oblige the transferee to adhere to the provisions of this Privacy Policy.

d. Your Personal Information may be shared with third parties who have a need or authority to receive such information, if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to comply with (i) In response to any authority having to receive such information under law; (ii) Requested as part of a judicial, governmental, or legal inquiry, order, or proceedings; (iii) Reasonably necessary as part of a valid subpoena, warrant, or other legal agreements; (iv) Reasonably necessary to enforce our Privacy Policy, and other legal agreements; (v) Required to detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, abuse, misuse, potential violations of law (or rule or regulation), or security or technical issues; (vi) Reasonably necessary in our discretion to protect against imminent harm to the rights, property or safety of Kapanee Law Office, our users, employees, members of the public as required or permitted by law. (vii) We may disclose data about you to our auditors and legal advisors in order to assess our disclosure obligations and rights under this Privacy Policy.

10. DATA SECURITY

We are concerned about safeguarding the confidentiality of your Information. We provide physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect Information we process and maintain. For example, we limit access to this Information to authorized employees only who need to know that information in order to operate, develop or improve our website Applications/Services. Please be aware that, although we endeavour to provide reasonable security for information we process and maintain, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Policy or elsewhere, We shall not be held responsible for any loss, damage or misuse of Your Personal Information, if such loss, damage or misuse is attributable to a Force Majeure Event (as defined below).

A “Force Majeure Event” shall mean any event that is beyond Our reasonable control and shall include, without limitation, sabotage, fire, flood, explosion, acts of God, civil commotion, strikes or industrial action of any kind, riots, insurrection, war, acts of government, computer hacking, unauthorised access to computer data and storage device, computer crashes, breach of security and encryption, etc.

11. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITE/APPS

Our website may, from time to time, contain links to and from other Apps/websites of third parties. Please note that if you click on third party link to any of these Apps/websites, such App/websites will apply different terms to the collection and privacy of your personal data, and we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. When you leave our site, we strongly advise you to review the privacy policy of every App/website you visit.

12. SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We do not share your personal data with the third parties without your prior consent other than:

(i) With third parties who work on our behalf provided such third parties adhere to the data protection principle set in the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) and other applicable legislation, or enter into a written agreement with Us requiring that the third party provide at least the same level of privacy protection as required by such principles;

(ii) To comply with the laws or to respond to lawful requests and legal process;

(iii) To protect the rights and property of Us, our agents, users, and other including to enforce our agreement, policies and terms of use;

(iv) In an emergency, including to protect the personal safety of any person; and

(v) For the purpose of a business deal (or negotiation of a business deal) involving the sale or transfer of all or part of our business or assets (business deals may include, for example, any merger, financing, acquisition, divestiture, or bankruptcy transaction or proceeding).

13. YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS UNDER GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Kapanee Law Office aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

•The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly by contacting Us to assist you.

•The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.

•The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.

•The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.

•The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable, and commonly used format.

•The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Kapanee Law Office relied on your consent to process your personal information.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

14. Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

We will not sell, distribute, or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 2018.

If you believe that any information, we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, through our contact details given below. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

15. CHILDRENS PRIVACY

a. We do not permit children under the age of 18 (a “Child”, “Children”, “Juvenile” or “minor”) to access this Website without the consent and at the direction of a Parent or School. If you are a parent or legal guardian (“Parent”) and discover that your child under the age of 18 is accessing our website without your consent, please contact us at advnirmal.kapanee@gmail.com if you believe we have inadvertently collected information and request that we may delete the information as soon as possible.

b. The Analytics information we collect through third party tools is only used to support the internal operation of the website, namely, to maintain and develop the website.

c. The Analytics information that we process is aggregated information that we ourselves cannot attribute to a specific user.

16. YOUR INFORMATION CHOICES AND CHANGES

a. You may send requests about you got preferences, changes and deletions to your information including requests to opt-out of sharing your personal information with third parties by sending an email to the email address provided at the bottom of this document.

17. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

This Privacy Policy is effective as of July 17th, 2023 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.

We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the website after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.

If you have any concern about privacy or grievances with Us, please contact us with a thorough description and we will try to resolve the issue for you.

18. YOUR CONSENT

By assessing our website or by using our legal services, you are expressly consenting to our collection, processing, storing, disclosing, and handling of your Information as set forth in this Policy now and as amended by us. Processing, your Information in any way, including, but not limited to, collecting, storing, deleting, using, combining, sharing, transferring, and disclosing information, all of which activities will take place in India. If you reside outside India your Information will be transferred, processed, and stored in accordance with the applicable data protection laws of India. By accepting this Policy, you are also representing that you are eighteen (18) years of age or above. In case you are under the age of eighteen (18), then please do not share any Sensitive Personal Information or Personal Information with us without having your parent or legal guardian to accept our Policy on your behalf.

Contact Details:

Nirmal Kapanee, Advocate

E3/197 Arera Colony,

Near 10. No. Bus Stop,

Bhopal, (M.P.) - 462016