Prasad & Associates (“P&A”) is committed to safeguarding the privacy of any person who accesses & uses the website (“User”) (www.prasadandassociates.com) (“Website”) that is owned & operated by Prasad & Associates (“P&A”). In this privacy policy, use of the terms “we”, “us” & “our” refers to Prasad & Associates (“P&A”)
This privacy policy applies to any person or entity that accesses the Website or has shared any information or data concerning an identified or identifiable natural person (“Personal Data”) with Prasad & Associates (“P&A”). You hereby agree not to provide the Personal Data of any other person. Personal Data includes any data or information that relates to a natural person, which, either directly or indirectly, in combination with other information, is capable of identifying such person; & includes name, address, telephone number, date of birth, gender, e-mail address, organization name etc.
This privacy policy governs the access, collection, usage, handling, storage & disclosure of such Personal Data during the course of your use of the Website. It also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your Personal Data & how you can access & update this Personal Data.
By accessing & using the Website, you accept the terms of, & be bound by this privacy policy. This privacy policy may be updated from time to time at its sole discretion or on account of changes in law. Unless otherwise specified, such revisions shall take effect from the day & date they are posted on the Website. Prasad & Associates (“P&A”) shall be under no obligation to notify the User about the changes. You are advised to consult this privacy policy regularly for any changes, as your continued access & use of the Website shall be deemed to be your approval & acceptance of all changes to this privacy policy.
This privacy policy should be at all times read along with the terms & conditions of use of the Website. By accessing & using this Website, you accept & agree to be bound by & comply with
(i) this privacy policy, (ii) the Disclaimer (iii) the Terms of Use
If a User visits the Website, after choosing to do so, then any dispute regarding breach of privacy will be subject to this privacy policy & its terms & conditions of use. The applicable law for any such dispute shall be the laws of the Republic of India. The competent courts at New Delhi, India will have exclusive jurisdiction over any or all disputes arising out of, or in connection with this privacy policy.
(a) Subscriber provided information – We collect & process the Personal Data provided by you when you enter information through the online form published on our Website, accept the terms of use of the Website, subscribe to a newsletter, contact us for help or submit any enquiry, apply for a job posting made available on the Website, or otherwise enter information on the Website before or during its use. When entering information on the Website, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, age, or other details as required, for us to improve the Website, to contact you & respond to your information requests, managing our relationships with you, clients etc.. If you would like us to delete any Personal Data or information provided by you, you may write to us at office@prasadandassociates.co.in You may also choose not to provide us with such Personal Data or withdraw your consent at any time. We process the Personal Data as provided by you with your consent, for the proper administration of the Website, improving the Website, management of our customer relationships and/or performing any contract between you & us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.
(b) Automatically Collected Information – We may also process certain other data, such as device ID, device make/model, IP address, browser type, operating system, page views, website navigation, timing & frequency of use of the Website, marketing preferences etc. when you use the Website. We use this information purely for analytics & research purposes, in order to improve our Website, & to ensure the security of the Website.
(c) Newsletters – We may also process certain Personal Data to periodically send you emails containing news & updates about us, legal & regulatory updates, legal news etc. You hereby consent to allow us to use your e-mail address for this purpose. You may also unsubscribe from receiving such e-mails in the future by sending an email to: office@prasadandassociates.co.in
(d) You can always choose not to provide the Personal Data, even though it might be needed to access the Website. In such cases, if any information required is classified as mandatory, you may not be able to avail part or whole of the Website.
(e) In addition to the specific purposes enumerated hereinabove, we may also process your Personal Data where necessary for compliance with a legal obligation applicable to Prasad & Associates (“P&A”), or in order to protect your interests.
(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in this privacy policy or elsewhere, Prasad & Associates (“P&A”) shall not be held responsible for any loss, damage or misuse of the User Information. By voluntarily providing us with your Personal Data, you hereby give us your consent to use such Personal Data in accordance with this privacy policy.
As per the terms & conditions of use, Prasad & Associates (“P&A”) has the right to restrict access of any User from the Website & the services offered therein (“Restricted User”). With respect to a Restricted User, Prasad & Associates (“P&A”) will delete any or all User Information given by the Restricted User. If Prasad & Associates (“P&A”), by its sole discretion or due to a legal requirement, decides to retain the User Information for its records, then Prasad & Associates (“P&A”) will be responsible to safeguard that User Information to such extent as required under applicable law.
(a) Your Personal Data shall not be retained for longer than is necessary for the purposes for which we collect or process them, unless otherwise required for the purposes of fulfilling any legal obligation.
(b) You also have right to request us to update, amend, correct, complete or delete your Personal Data retained by us through email.
(c) We may also retain your Personal Data where necessary for compliance with a legal obligation applicable to Prasad & Associates (“P&A”), or in order to protect your interests.
Cookies are small files transferred to the hard drive of your device that enable us to recognize your browser & capture & remember certain information. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current activity on the Website, which allows us to improve our Website. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregated & anonymized data about the traffic on the Website so that we can offer better experiences & tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.
(a) We take the safety of your Personal Data & its confidentiality very seriously & we provide reasonable security safeguards commensurate to the sensitivity of the Persona Data being handled & have implemented security practices including but not limited to technical, operational & physical safeguards to protect your information. We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your Personal Data.
(b) The Website is scanned on a regular basis for any known vulnerabilities in order to make your use as safe as possible.
(c) Your Personal Data is contained behind secured networks & is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems or otherwise require the Personal Data for the purposes enlisted in this privacy policy. These persons are also under an obligation to keep such Personal Data confidential.
(d) Please be aware that, although we endeavor to provide reasonable security for your Personal Data, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches.
(e) We endeavor to ensure to the best of our ability that all third party service providers whose services which we may use, maintain security standards that are equivalent to our security standards & commensurate with market practices, in the context of the kind & nature of Personal Data being stored or handled.
(a) We do not sell, trade, publish or otherwise transfer your Personal Data to outside parties, unless we provide you with advance notice & obtain your prior consent to do so.
(b) This does not include our trusted service providers, including without limitation, our hosting partners, who assist us in operating the Website, conducting our business, or serving our clients; so long as they agree to keep this information confidential & do not have any independent use of the information we disclose to them. You hereby give us your consent to transfer your Personal Data to our trusted service providers.
(c) We may also release certain limited information when its release is required to comply with the law, enforce our policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property or safety, investigate fraud or respond to a government request.
(a) You may request us to confirm whether or not certain Personal Data belonging to you is being processed by P&A, & if yes, seek access to such Personal Data or other information pertaining to such Personal Data such as the purpose of processing, category of personal data & names of third parties having access to such Personal Data.
(b) You also have the right to ensure that the Personal Data shared with us is accurate & complete, depending on the purpose of processing such Personal Data.
(c) You also have the right to erasure of your Personal Data. Such erasure shall not be affected, however, if required for compliance with any legal obligation or for enforcing any legal claims.
(d) You may exercise your rights under this section in relation to your Personal Data by writing to us at office@prasadandassociates.co.in
The Website may include links to other Websites whose privacy practices may differ from ours. Prasad & Associates (“P&A”) does not provide any Personal Data to such third party websites. If you submit your Personal Data to any of those sites, your information will be governed by their privacy statements. We encourage you to read the privacy statement of any website you visit. P&A shall not be liable for any loss, damage, claim or expenses suffered by you as a result of accessing these third party sites & features.
If you wish to report a security breach, have a problem that you are unable to resolve or otherwise require any other assistance in respect of the Website & this privacy policy, you may contact our Grievance Officer whose details are provided below:
E-mail: office@prasadandassociates.co.in
Telephone: +91-11-40159811