Privacy Policy

As professionals engaged in the provision of legal services to the clients worldwide, Raval & Trivedi Associates is committed to protect the privacy, confidential as well as Personal information of its Clients. It has always been and remains the policy of Raval & Trivedi Associates to comply with the rules of professional conduct, which impose a duty to preserve and protect confidential client information and their associated personnel.

Raval & Trivedi Associates operates several websites including ravaladvocates.com and several mobile applications including the _________ android application. It is Raval & Trivedi Associates’ policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect while operating our websites and mobile applications.

We, Raval & Trivedi Associates, as the data controller ("Firm", "we," or "us"), explain in this Policy how we collect, process and/or use information that we receive via our Mobile Application(s); Website(s) and any email(s) that we send (collectively, the "Platforms") that link to this Policy, as amended from time to time.

This Policy describes how the Firm collects, processes, uses, shares and secures the personal information you provide. It also describes your choices regarding use and access of your personal information.

This Privacy Policy is applicable to all those who use the Mobile Application/ Website, or anyone else who are related to that matter (collectively Users). The Users are bound by the terms of use of the Firm. This Policy applies only to information we collect, process and use through the Platform. This Policy does not apply to information that we collect through other channels, such as information that we collect offline or from other websites.


INTRODUCTION OF RAVAL & TRIVEDI ASSOCIATES:

This Policy applies to Mobile Application __________ across different OS Platforms; the Website- www.ravaladvocates.com which are operated and owned by the Firm. It is the Firm’s policy to comply with data protection legislation. This regulates the processing of information relating to you and grants you various rights in respect of your personal data.

The Mobile Application/ Website might contain links to other websites over which we have no control. The Firm is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of other websites to which you choose to link from this platform. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policies of third party websites so you can understand how they collect, use and share your information.

This Privacy Policy is intended for all Users of the Firm. We are dedicated to respect and protect the privacy of our Users. All information Users provide, such as e-mail addresses or any additional personal information on or through any forms found on the Mobile Application/ Website, will be used solely to support Users’ relationship with the Firm. We strive to develop innovative methods to better serve our Users. In order to provide a personalised browsing experience, we may collect information from you, this may include technical and related personal information from the device used to access the Mobile Application ______________ and/ or website: www.ravaladvocates.com including without limitation, your location. When you provide us your preferences, we will be able to deliver or allow you to access the most relevant information that meets your end. By registering or using or visiting the Mobile Application/ Website, you explicitly accept, without limitation or qualification, the collection, use and transfer of the personal information provided by you in the manner described in the Terms & Conditions and under this Policy. Kindly read the Terms of Use and the Policy carefully as it affects your rights and liabilities under law. If you do not accept the Terms and Conditions and all other Policies/Conditions of this Privacy Policy, PLEASE DO NOT USE OR ACCESS OUR SERVICES.

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USERS CONSENT TO THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

By using or visiting this Mobile Application/ Website, you consent to the Terms of our online Privacy Policy, processing of Personal Information for the purposes given under the Terms of Use and this Privacy Policy. We collect personal data relating to a natural person, who is directly or indirectly identifiable, having regard to any characteristic, trait, attribute or any other feature of the identity of such natural person, or any combination of such features, or any combination of such features with any other information as well as sensitive personal data including but not limited to passwords, financial data, data identifying the gender of the person etc.

By providing your personal information for inclusion in our database, you acknowledge that you consent to your information being used as described in this Policy. We take measures to safeguard your information from unauthorized access or inappropriate use by third parties. However, the Firm does not control these third parties and we are not responsible for the use of information you post or otherwise make available in public areas. Accordingly, you should ensure that you do not post sensitive information you do not want to disclose.

We collect information about you to provide our services. In order for us to best provide our services to you (and to help make it feasible for us to do so), it is essential that we are able to collect and use the information as described in this Policy. This means that the data collection is largely necessary for fulfilling the relationship we have with you, and where that is not the case, we have a legitimate interest in collecting YOUR information.

We will not collect personal information indiscriminately. We will limit the amount and the type of information we collect to that necessary to fulfil the purposes we have identified to you, or as otherwise permitted or required by law. We may also collect information about your business and business interests or your personal interests to better serve you. We collect information about our users in three ways: directly from the user, from our Web server logs and through cookies. We use the information primarily to provide you with a personalized Internet experience that delivers the information, resources, and services that are most relevant and helpful to you. We don’t share any of the information you provide with others, unless we say so in this Policy, or when we believe in good faith that the law requires it.

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INFORMATION GIVEN BY YOU

When you register as the Firm user, you shall be asked to provide certain personal information for processing and use in accordance with this Policy. If you wish to contact us for any matter whatsoever, we may ask certain details mentioned above. We may also ask for the above-mentioned information in case of surveys and feedbacks. Because we change our offerings and features from time to time, the options you have to provide us with personal information may also change, but here are some examples of situations in which you will have the opportunity to provide personal information to us such as for creating an account, signing up for email alerts; registering with us; uploading personal details; contacting us for technical support or customer service.

Depending on how you interact with our Platform, the personal information we collect from you may vary. We also collect and store certain information associated with actions you take. For example, when you search for anything on the Mobile Application/ Website, we store the titles, locations and other related information you search for and click on. We also store information about the time and duration of your activity on our Platform and other information about your behaviour on our Platform.

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INFORMATION WE COLLECT AUTOMATICALLY

Using the platform means your device will automatically provide information to us so that we can respond and customize our responses accordingly to you. However, the type of information we collect by automated means generally includes technical information about your computer may be in order to identify your country code for login or signup on the Mobile Application/ Website, such as your IP address or other device identifier, the type of device you use, and operating system version. The information we collect may also include usage information and statistics about your interaction with the Platform. That information may include the URLs of our web pages that you visited, URLs of referring and exiting pages, page views, time spent on a page, number of clicks, platform type, location data (if you have enabled access to your location on your mobile device), and other information about how you used the Platform.

Cookie Policy- A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. The firm uses cookies to help us identify and track visitors, their usage of our Platform, and their Platform access preferences. Our visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using our Platform, with the drawback that certain features of our Platform may not function properly without the aid of cookies. This data is used to improve its offerings, such as providing more content in areas of greater interest to a majority of users. If your cookies are disabled, our Platform’s features may not function properly.

Log File Information- Log file information is automatically reported by your browser or mobile application each time you access our Platform. For example, when you access our Mobile Application/ Website, our servers automatically record certain information that your web browser sends when you visit any website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol ("IP") address, browser type, referring/exit pages and URLs, number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, pages viewed and other types of activities on the Platform.

Device Information- We collect information about the devices you use to access the Platform, including type of device, operating system, settings, and unique device identifiers, and IP address. Whether we collect some or all of this information often depends on what type of device you’re using and its settings. For example, different types of information are available depending on whether you’re using IOS software or a PC or Android software. We collect the device type and any other information you choose to provide, such as username, geo-location, or email address.

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HOW WE USE INFORMATION

We use the information we collect to provide our services. In order for us to best provide our services (and to help make it feasible for us to do so), it is essential that we are able to collect and use the information as described in this Policy. So it is largely necessary for fulfilling the relationship we have with you, and, where that is not the case, we have a legitimate interest in using the information we collect, including personal information.

The primary purpose of collection of your personal information on this Platform is to mutually determine if the legal services of our firm are right for you. To that end, we will share any information you submit with our Associates and persons working with them.

We may also use your personal information to send you newsletters about our services or about legal developments that we think would interest you. We may distribute practice group bulletins, articles and other legal updates and publications to people on our mailing lists, who can elect to receive materials on one or more subject matters. At any time, you may change your preferences or unsubscribe from our mailing lists.

If you send personal information through our Platform, we will use it to assess our Platform use and traffic, and to respond to your feedback, questions and comments.

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HOW WE SHARE INFORMATION

The Firm uses the personal information we collect from you to provide services to you. We only disclose your personal information to third parties as follows: We use affiliated and unaffiliated service providers all over the world (including web servers, cloud storage systems, email services, content support teams and others) to help us deliver our services subject to strict confidentiality agreements.

  • We will disclose data if we believe in good faith that such disclosure is necessary to comply with relevant laws or to respond to any legal notice or summons or warrants or any legal process served on us.
  • To enforce our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity;
  • As we otherwise deem necessary and is permitted by applicable laws to protect and defend the rights, the users, or third parties; or
  • As permitted under applicable laws to meet national security and similar requirements.

All your personal contact information shall be made available without exception. If you wish to avoid showing your contact information you may choose from your account settings.

We may share certain information that does not identify you personally, but which is unique to your use of the Platform that you have entered at the time of registration of your account. WE WILL OTHERWISE SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION WITH YOUR CONSENT.

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INFORMATION SHARING AND THIRD PARTY DISCLOSURES:

The firm uses the information we gather on the Platform, whether personal, demographic, collective or technical, for the purposes of operating and improving the Mobile Application/ Website, fostering a positive user experience, and delivering the services that we offer.

We do not disclose any Personal Information to unrelated parties outside of the firm except in limited circumstances. Such circumstances include disclosures to our associates or data processors or others acting on our behalf and at our direction, subject to appropriate confidentiality, privacy and information security commitments provided by the receiving party, or where we believe it necessary to provide a service which you have requested, or as permitted or required by law, or as otherwise authorized or directed by you. Consistent with our professional obligations, we may provide Personal Information to regulatory authorities and law enforcement officials in accordance with applicable law or when we otherwise believe in good faith that the provision of such information is required or permitted by law, such as in connection with the investigation or assertion of our legal defences or for our compliance matters.

Although we are committed to protecting your privacy, we do not promise, and you should not expect, that your personal information or private communications will always remain private. As a user of the Mobile Application/ Website, you understand and agree that you assume all responsibility and risk for your use of the Mobile Application/ Website, the internet generally, and the documents you post or access and for your conduct on and off the Mobile Application/ Website.

The Firm shall not be responsible for any act of Users which is contrary to the Terms of Use or Laws. It shall not be held responsible for the illegal act of the user/third party towards the other.

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LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

Our website, newsletters, email updates and other communications may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of others. The personal data that you provide through these websites is not subject to this privacy policy and the treatment of your personal data by such websites is not our responsibility.

If you follow a link to any other websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies which will set out how your information is collected and processed when visiting those sites.

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HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We keep your personal information only, as long as we need it to provide the Platform to you and fulfil the purposes described in this Policy. This is also the case with respect to anyone that we share your personal information with and who carries out services. Retention periods can vary significantly based on the type of information and how it is used. Our retention periods are based on criteria that include legally mandated retention periods, pending or potential litigation, our Intellectual Property rights, our service requirements and others .When we no longer need to use your personal information and there is no need for us to keep it to comply with our legal or regulatory obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements, we’ll either remove it from our systems or depersonalize it so that we can't identify you.

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PRIVACY OF MINORS

To access or use the Platform you must be of reasonable age i.e. 18 years of age or older and, if under 18 or the age of majority in your jurisdiction, your use of Platform must be under the supervision or approval of a parent or guardian or other responsible adult.

If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information without parental consent, please feel free to reach out to us.

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EMAIL CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT

The Firm’s emails and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received our email in error please notify us. This message contains confidential information, may be privileged and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.

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UPDATES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

We may revise this Policy from time to time by posting an updated version on the Platform. This version of the Policy will be effective for you as described at the beginning of the Policy. Please review the Policy periodically for changes. If we make material changes, we will endeavor to provide notice ahead of such changes, such as by email or through a notice.

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RAVAL AND TRIVEDI ASSOCIATES TERMS OF SERVICE

Use of our Service is governed by, and subject to, the Terms of Use as uploaded on the Mobile App/ Website. This Privacy Policy should be read in consonance to such terms.

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CONTACT US

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this Policy, please contact us at _________________.

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DISCLAIMER

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE TERMS AND PRIVACY POLICY FROM TIME TO TIME AS PER THE INDIAN LAWS AS WELL AS THE EU EGPR GUIDELINES AS SEEN FIT, WITHOUT ANY INTIMATION TO YOU, AND YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE MOBILE APPLICATION/ WEBSITE WILL SIGNIFY YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF ANY AMENDMENT TO THESE TERMS. YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO RE-READ THE PRIVACY POLICY ON A REGULAR BASIS. SHOULD IT BE THAT YOU DO NOT ACCEPT ANY OF THE MODIFICATIONS OR AMENDMENTS TO THE TERMS, YOU MAY TERMINATE YOUR USE OF THIS MOBILE APPLICATION/ WEBSITE IMMEDIATELY. WE ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION DUE TO ERRORS IN TRANSMISSION, UNAUTHORIZED THIRD-PARTY ACCESS, OR OTHER CAUSES BEYOND OUR CONTROL. THE ONUS OF PROTECTING THE CLASSIFIED/ PERSONAL INFORMATION DETAILS OF EVERY USER SOLELY DEPENDS ON THEM AND WE SHALL TAKE NO LIABILITY IN CASE OF ANY BREACH THEREUPON. WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY REASON OF ANY DISCLOSURE (INADVERTENT OR OTHERWISE) OF ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THE USER’S ACCOUNT OR FOR ANY ERROR, OMISSION OR INACCURACY WITH RESPECT TO ANY INFORMATION SO DISCLOSED AND USED WHETHER OR NOT IN PURSUANCE OF A LEGAL PROCESS OR OTHERWISE. YOU PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN KEEPING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION SECURE. YOU SHOULD NOT SHARE YOUR USER NAME, PASSWORD, OR OTHER SECURITY INFORMATION RELATED TO YOUR ACCOUNT WITH ANYONE. IF WE RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS USING YOUR USER NAME AND PASSWORD, WE WILL CONSIDER THAT YOU HAVE AUTHORIZED THE INSTRUCTIONS. WE GENERALLY FOLLOW ACCEPTED STANDARDS TO PROTECT THE PERSONAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO US, INCLUDING THE USE OF SERVICES FROM THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS. THEREFORE, WHILE WE STRIVE TO USE COMMERCIALLY ACCEPTABLE MEANS TO PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE ITS ABSOLUTE SECURITY AND THEREBY USAGE IN A MANNER THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY.