Privacy Policy

Rane Pingle Law Chambers (“RPLC”, “we”, “us”, “our”), headquartered at Pashan, Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India, is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you visit www.rplawchambers.com (the “Website”) or contact us through it.

This Policy is published in compliance with the Information Technology Act, 2000, the IT (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 (“SPDI Rules”), and is aligned with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDPA”) and, where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) for individuals in the European Economic Area.

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

When you use our contact or enquiry form, you provide your full name, email address, business or organisation name, and your message or legal query. When you apply for a career opportunity, you may additionally provide your CV, qualifications, and professional experience.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Website, we may automatically collect your IP address and approximate geolocation, browser type and operating system, pages visited and time spent, referring website or search query, and device type. This information is collected through cookies and similar technologies (see Section 7).

2.3 Sensitive Personal Data or Information

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data or information (as defined under the SPDI Rules) through the Website. Please refrain from submitting financial information, health data, biometric data, or similar sensitive categories through the contact form. If such information is necessary for your legal matter, it will be collected under a separate formal engagement.

We process your personal data to:

• Respond to your enquiries and provide information about our legal services
• Evaluate and process career applications
• Improve and maintain the Website's performance and security
• Comply with legal and regulatory obligations
• Prevent fraud and ensure information security
• Send you legal updates or publications where you have opted in

Under the DPDPA 2023, we rely on consent as the primary legal basis for processing personal data collected through this Website. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us at office@rplawchambers.com. Under the GDPR (where applicable), we rely on legitimate interests for analytics and security purposes.

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data to third parties. We may share your information:

• With our attorneys and staff on a need-to-know basis
• With third-party service providers (e.g., web hosting, analytics) under strict data processing agreements
• With regulators or courts where required by law
• In connection with a merger or sale of firm assets where equivalent protections apply

As a law firm, we are also bound by professional duties of confidentiality under the Advocates Act, 1961 and applicable bar council rules.

RPLC operates from offices in India, Dubai, and Delaware (USA). If you are located outside India, your personal data may be transferred to and processed in India or other jurisdictions where RPLC has offices, in accordance with applicable data protection laws. For transfers from the European Economic Area, we implement appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses where required.

• Enquiry form submissions: retained for 12 (twelve) months from the date of submission.
• Career applications: retained for 12 (twelve) months from the date of submission, unless an engagement is initiated.
• Website analytics data: retained in anonymised or aggregated form for up to 02 (two) years.

Upon expiry of the applicable retention period, your data will be securely deleted or anonymised.

Our Website uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience. We use:

• Strictly necessary cookies — essential for the Website to function.
• Analytics cookies — to understand how visitors interact with the Website, using aggregated anonymised data only.
• Preference cookies — to remember your settings.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. We do not use cookies for targeted advertising or cross-site tracking.

Under the DPDPA 2023, you have the following rights in respect of your personal data:

• The right to access information about your personal data being processed
• The right to correction, completion, updating, and erasure of your personal data
• The right to grievance redressal
• The right to nominate another individual to exercise your rights in the event of death or incapacity

If you are a data subject under the GDPR, you additionally have the right to data portability and the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests. To exercise any of your rights, contact us at office@rplawchambers.com.

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, use, alteration, disclosure, or destruction, in compliance with the SPDI Rules. These include SSL encryption for data transmission, access controls, regular security assessments, and staff training on data protection and confidentiality. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure.

Our Website is not directed at individuals under the age of 18 years. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. Under the DPDPA 2023, we will not process the personal data of a child without verifiable parental or guardian consent. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a minor, please contact us immediately at office@rplawchambers.com.

In accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the DPDPA 2023, RPLC has designated a Grievance Officer for redressal of complaints or concerns regarding the processing of your personal data:

We will acknowledge your grievance within 48 (forty eight) hours and endeavour to resolve it within 30 (thirty) days of receipt.

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The revised Policy will be posted on this page with an updated Effective Date. Continued use of the Website after any modifications constitutes your acceptance of the updated Policy.