Privacy Policy — CLA | Chhabra Lawyers Associates

1. Overview & Commitment to Confidentiality

Chhabra Lawyers Associates ("we", "us", or "chambers") recognizes the paramount importance of data privacy, client privilege, and confidentiality. This Privacy Policy outlines our standards regarding the collection, handling, storage, and protection of personal data transmitted through www.chhabralawyersassociates.com, consistent with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA) and the fiduciary obligations mandated under the Advocates Act, 1961.

2. Nature of Information Collected

We do not require users to create personal accounts or disclose sensitive personal data to access educational articles and statutory commentaries. We collect personal data solely when voluntarily submitted by you through our consultation request forms, appointment scheduler, or direct telephone/email inquiries. This data may encompass:

Identity Data: Full name, contact person name, and title.
Contact Details: Cellular telephone number, WhatsApp contact number, and electronic mail address.
Consultation Metadata: Preferred chamber location (Hanumangarh or Jodhpur), selected legal practice discipline, requested consultation date/time slot, and brief statement of procedural stage.
Technical Browsing Data: Anonymized server logs, browser type, operating system, and timestamp data for site security and DDoS prevention.

3. Purpose of Data Processing

Personal information collected via this website is processed strictly for legitimate legal administration purposes:

To schedule, confirm, and coordinate preliminary legal consultation sessions with principal counsel.
To conduct mandatory professional conflict-of-interest checks before entering into formal advocate-client communications.
To respond to specific informational inquiries initiated voluntarily by the user.
To maintain internal chamber records compliant with judicial and professional accounting norms.

We never utilize your contact details for unsolicited commercial advertising, newsletter mailings, or marketing telecalls.

4. Non-Disclosure & Third-Party Sharing

Chhabra Lawyers Associates maintains strict non-disclosure safeguards. We do not sell, rent, commercialize, or trade personal information to external commercial aggregators or third-party marketing entities. Information is shared only under the following circumscribed situations:

Professional Chamber Associates: With assisting advocate colleagues within chambers strictly on a need-to-know basis for consultation preparation.
Statutory Mandates: Where compelled by valid judicial summons, court decrees, or statutory authorities pursuant to applicable Indian law.

5. Professional Advocate Privilege & Data Security

While communications prior to the execution of a Vakalatnama do not automatically create formal advocate privilege under Section 126 of the Indian Evidence Act / Section 132 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, our chambers apply rigorous technical and administrative safeguards to protect all submitted data from unauthorized interception, alteration, or disclosure. All transmission across the website is encrypted using industry-standard SSL/TLS protocols.

6. Retention & Deletion of Inquiries

Preliminary consultation booking inquiries that do not proceed to formal advocate retention are routinely purged from electronic enquiry registries within a reasonable statutory retention window, unless retention is required for conflict records or compliance purposes.

7. Data Principal Rights & Chamber Contact

You have the right to request verification, correction, or deletion of personal contact records submitted to our chambers. For privacy inquiries or data requests, please contact:

Advocate Aman Chhabra (Data Compliance Officer)
147, Meera Nagar, Jhalamand, Near New High Court, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Email: aman@chhabralawyersassociates.com | Tel: +91 79766 65907