Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy ("Policy") describes how Daily Law Times Private Limited (CIN U72900RJ2012PTC037902), operating under the brand name Tech Legal ("Company", "Tech Legal", "we", "us" or "our"), collects, uses, stores, processes, shares, retains and protects personal data of individuals who access or use our website, mobile applications, online platforms, databases, learning management systems, legal research portals, judgment search engines, taxation services, compliance solutions, or any other products or services offered by us (collectively, the "Platform").

Unless the context otherwise requires:

Depending upon the services you use, we may collect the following categories of personal data.

We do not intentionally collect personal data from children unless permitted under applicable law and appropriate consent has been obtained from the parent or lawful guardian.

We process personal data for one or more of the following lawful purposes:

We process personal data:

• With your consent
• For the performance of a contract
• For compliance with legal obligations
• For responding to legal proceedings
• For employment purposes
• For legitimate uses permitted under applicable law including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

Our Platform uses cookies and similar technologies to:

• Remember user preferences
• Authenticate users
• Improve website performance
• Analyse traffic
• Personalise content
• Maintain security

You may disable cookies through your browser settings. Certain features of the Platform may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

We may share personal data only where necessary with:

All such disclosures shall be subject to appropriate contractual and legal safeguards.

Where personal data is transferred outside India, such transfer shall be made only in accordance with applicable laws, including restrictions prescribed by the Government of India under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

We implement reasonable technical and organisational security measures including, where appropriate:

While we strive to protect personal data, no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

We retain personal data only for:

• As long as required for the purposes stated in this Policy
• The duration required under applicable laws
• Dispute resolution
• Regulatory compliance
• Enforcement of legal rights

Upon expiry of the applicable retention period, personal data shall be deleted, anonymised or securely destroyed unless retention is required by law.

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Obtain information regarding your personal data
• Seek correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Update your personal data
• Request erasure of personal data where legally permissible
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Nominate another individual to exercise rights under applicable law
• Seek grievance redressal

Withdrawal of consent shall not affect processing undertaken before such withdrawal or processing permitted under law.

You agree that:

• The personal data provided by you is accurate
• You will promptly update any changes
• You will not impersonate another individual
• You possess the authority to provide information relating to any third party

Our Platform may contain links to third-party websites, government portals, payment gateways or external resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of such third-party websites. Users are encouraged to review the privacy policies of those websites independently.

Where permitted by law, we may send:

• Newsletters
• Legal updates
• Taxation updates
• Webinar invitations
• Course announcements
• Promotional communications

You may opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe facility or contacting us.

Our services are primarily intended for individuals who are legally competent to enter into contracts.

Where services are offered to children, we shall comply with applicable provisions relating to verifiable parental consent under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and applicable rules.

We reserve the right to amend this Policy from time to time. Any revised version shall be published on our Platform together with the revised "Effective Date."

Continued use of the Platform after publication of changes shall constitute acknowledgment of the revised Policy to the extent permitted by law.

Tech Legal may use artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, natural language processing, automated search algorithms, recommendation engines and similar technologies to improve its legal research platforms, judgment search services, legal databases, taxation services, learning management systems and customer support.

Such technologies may be used for purposes including:

• Improving search relevance
• Suggesting legal content
• Organizing legal documents
• Generating summaries of publicly available legal materials
• Detecting fraudulent or suspicious activity
• Improving user experience
• Customer support through chatbots or automated assistants

Where automated processing materially affects your rights under applicable law, we shall comply with applicable legal requirements.

Certain areas of the Platform may permit users to upload, submit or publish content including comments, discussion forum posts, queries, assignments, research notes, case annotations, feedback, documents, and profile information.

Users remain solely responsible for the content uploaded by them. Users shall ensure that any content uploaded:

• Does not violate any law
• Does not infringe intellectual property rights
• Does not violate confidentiality obligations
• Does not contain defamatory, obscene, offensive or unlawful material
• Does not contain malicious software

The Company reserves the right to remove any content that violates applicable law, our Terms of Use or this Privacy Policy.

To improve our legal databases, judgment search engines and research platforms, we may collect and analyse information relating to search keywords, citations accessed, legal topics viewed, documents downloaded, time spent on research, bookmarking activity, research preferences, and database usage statistics.

Where reasonably practicable, such analytics shall be aggregated or anonymised and shall not be used to identify individual users unless necessary for security, fraud prevention or legal compliance.

Our Platform may integrate with third-party software, payment gateways, cloud infrastructure providers, authentication services, communication platforms, video conferencing services, learning management systems, accounting software and other technology providers.

Such third-party providers may process limited personal data solely for providing their respective services. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of such third-party providers before using integrated services.

The Company shall not be responsible for the privacy practices of independent third-party platforms.

Our servers and cloud infrastructure may be operated by reputable cloud service providers located in India and, where legally permissible, outside India.

Where personal data is transferred outside India, such transfer shall be undertaken only in accordance with applicable law and any restrictions notified under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

The Company shall endeavour to ensure that recipients maintain reasonable security safeguards comparable to those required under applicable law.

The Company maintains appropriate procedures for identifying, assessing, managing and responding to personal data breaches.

In the event of a personal data breach requiring notification under applicable law, the Company shall notify the appropriate authorities and affected individuals, where required, within the timelines prescribed under applicable law. The Company may also take appropriate remedial measures including:

• Restricting access
• Resetting credentials
• Suspending affected accounts
• Conducting forensic investigations
• Implementing corrective security measures

In the course of providing legal, taxation, regulatory or compliance services, the Company may receive confidential documents and privileged communications.

The Company shall maintain appropriate confidentiality safeguards and shall use such information only for the purposes for which it was provided or as otherwise required by law.

Nothing contained in this Privacy Policy shall be construed as a waiver of any legal privilege available under applicable law.

The Company's legal databases, compilations, research materials, case summaries, commentaries, course content, taxation materials, compliance resources and other proprietary content are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

The Company may monitor the use of its databases to detect:

• Excessive downloading
• Automated scraping
• Unauthorized copying
• Account sharing
• Misuse of subscriptions
• Infringement of intellectual property rights

Such monitoring may involve processing limited technical and account-related information.

The Company processes personal data in accordance with applicable Indian laws including, where relevant:

• Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
• Information Technology Act, 2000
• Rules framed thereunder
• Applicable tax laws
• Anti-money laundering laws
• Companies Act, 2013
• Applicable judicial or regulatory directions

Where any provision of this Privacy Policy conflicts with mandatory provisions of applicable law, the applicable law shall prevail.

In the event of a merger, acquisition, corporate restructuring, amalgamation, demerger, sale of assets, insolvency, business transfer or similar corporate transaction, personal data may be transferred to the successor entity, subject to applicable law and appropriate confidentiality obligations.

The Platform uses cookies and similar technologies to authenticate users, maintain login sessions, remember user preferences, analyse Platform performance, improve security, and personalise user experience.

Users may manage cookie preferences through browser settings. Certain features of the Platform may not function correctly if cookies are disabled. A separate Cookie Policy may be published by the Company from time to time.

Users are responsible for ensuring that all personal data submitted to the Company is accurate, complete and up to date. The Company shall not be responsible for any consequences arising from inaccurate, incomplete or outdated information supplied by users.

Where a user:

• Violates applicable law
• Breaches this Privacy Policy
• Breaches the Terms of Use
• Misuses the Platform
• Compromises the security of the Platform
• Infringes intellectual property rights

the Company reserves the right to suspend or terminate access to the Platform and retain relevant information where required for legal, regulatory or dispute resolution purposes.

For any privacy-related queries, requests, complaints or grievances, please contact:

This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India.

Any dispute, claim or difference arising out of or relating to this Privacy Policy, the processing of personal data by the Company, or the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent courts at Rajsamand, Rajasthan, India, unless otherwise required by applicable law.

Nothing contained herein shall prejudice the rights of any statutory or regulatory authority having jurisdiction under applicable law.