Privacy Policy:

Purpose of this Policy

BlackCoats Law Firm (BCLF) protects and respects your privacy and processes data as a data controller in accordance with the applicable laws of India. This policy explains how we may process your personal data. Any updates to this policy will appear on the firm’s website. Personal data Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. We usually collect personal data because you have provided it to us, for example by entering into an agreement with us, giving us your business card, entering your data on our website, agreeing to receive briefings and other publications from us, or applying for a position with us. We may also collect your personal data from other sources, including publicly available sources. Personal data that we may collect and process may include:

• Basic information such as your name, your employer and your title or position;
• Contact information such as your e-mail address, postal address and phone number;
• Financial information, such as bank account details
• Identification and background information provided by you r otherwise collected by us as part of our business acceptance procedures;
• Details of your visits to our offices or of other meetings that we may have with you
• Data you provide to us for the purposes of attending events or meetings, such as access anddietary requirements;
• Information that you may provide to us for the purpose of a job application
• Data related to your visit to our website or in relation to materials and communictions we send you electronically;
• Any other personal information that you that you may provide to us or we may obtain from a third-party source

How we use your personal data

We will only process your personal data in connection with our ordinary professional activities, including the fulfillment of our legal or regulatory obligations. We will do so on the basis of your consent, performance of a contract, compliance with a legal obligation or legitimate interest. The purposes for which we may process your personal data include:

• Providing our services;
• Complying with our legal and regulatory obligations;
• Managing our business development and marketing activities, such as briefings and invitations to our events;
• Handling your job application or otherwise managing our recruitment proceses;
• Generating statistics regarding the use of our website or to analyze and improve n our website; and
• Fulfilling our legal, regulatory and risk management obligations, including establishing, exercising ordefending legal claims.

Security of personal data

BCLF maintains appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against loss, destruction, misuse, damage, alteration or disclosure.

Your rights regarding your personal data

As a data subject, you have a number of legal rights under applicable data protection legislation. Please note that certain of these rights may be limited in certain cases, for example to protect legal privilege or to satisfy our legal or regulatory obligations. In particular, you are entitled:

• To request details of the personal data concerning you
• To have your personal information rectified or corrected if it is inacurate or incomplete;
• To request the erasure of the prsonal data that relates to you;
• To withdraw your consent
• To object to or request restrictions on the processing of your data
• To have personal data transmitted to another organization in an appropriate format;
• To object to profiling; and
• To lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

If you wish to exercise these rights, you may, at any time, contact BCLF using the contact details below.

Sharing with others

We may disclose your personal information to third parties for the above-mentioned purposes. These include:

• third parties relevant to the legal services we provide, such as counterparties, other counsel, courts, regulatory bodies and gvernment institutions;
• third parties we engage with in order to comply with legal obligations, such as our professional advisers and auditors; and
• third parties in connection with the processing of your personal data.

We will only disclose your personal data to such third parties for the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy. Where we do so, we will do this in accordance with applicable data protection laws and will take appropriate safeguards to ensure its integrity and protection.

Retention period

BCLF will not store the personal data of users any longer than is necessary to achieve the purposes stated in this Privacy Policy, or to comply with laws or regulations.

Non-existence of automated decision making

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling. Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person.

Cookies Policy:

BlackCoats Law Firm (BCLF), based in Bengaluru. BCLF obtains information about your use of this site and the resources that you access by using cookies (small text files) which are stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies enable us to store information about your preferences and we use them to improve the functionality of our website and your experience when using it. Cookies can be disabled by changing the settings on your browser. If you do decide to disable cookies, you may not be able to access some areas of our website.

Reference in this notice to “personal data” means any information that identifies, or could reasonably be used to identify, a living individual, either on its own or together with other information. BCLF is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

We respect the privacy of visitors using our www.blackcoatslawfirm.co.in (our “website”). This cookie policy provides you with clear and comprehensive information about the cookies we use and the purposes for using them.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we store on your browser or the hard drive of your computer. When you visit our site, strictly necessary cookies will be placed on your device. You can change the cookie settings that will be placed when you visit our website by changing the settings on your browser or by visiting the Cookie Preference Centre by clicking on the Cookie button at the bottom of this policy.

Key concepts

1. First and third-party cookies Whether a cookie is ‘first’ or ‘third’ party refers to the domain placing the cookie. First-party cookies are those set by a website that is being visited by the user at the time. Third-party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than that of the website being visited by the user. If a user visits a website and another entity sets a cookie through that website, this would be a third-party cookie.

2. Persistent cookies These cookies remain on a user’s device for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the user visits the website that created that particular cookie.

3. Session cookies These cookies allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.

Changing your cookie settings

You can change your cookie settings by clicking on the Cookie button at the bottom of this policy. You can also block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including strictly necessary cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

Please note that internet browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. These settings are usually found in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of your internet browser. In order to understand these settings, the following links may be helpful. Otherwise you should use the ‘Help’ option in your internet browser for more details.

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Your consent

Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent. For performance, functionality, targeting and social media cookies, we request your consent before placing them on your device.

Can you withdraw your consent?

If you wish to withdraw your consent at any time, you will need to delete your cookies using your internet browser settings.