Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Vaidyaneethi Medical Law Chamber (“the Chamber”, “we”, “us”) collects, uses, stores and protects personal data when you visit this website or communicate with us through it. This policy is framed with reference to the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules thereunder, and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”).

1. Information We Collect

• Information you provide: when you submit the contact form, we collect your name, email address, phone number, subject and message.
• Information collected automatically: standard technical data such as IP address, browser type, device information and pages visited, collected through cookies and analytics tools described in our Cookie Policy.

2. How We Use Your Information

• to respond to enquiries and consultation requests;
• to operate, maintain and improve this website;
• to understand aggregate usage of the website through analytics;
• to comply with legal and professional obligations.

We do not sell personal data, and we do not use enquiry data for marketing.

3. Contact Forms and Email

Information submitted through the contact form is stored securely in our database and may generate an email notification to the Chamber. Communications sent through this website are treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law, but transmitting an enquiry does not create an advocate–client relationship.

4. Cookies and Analytics

This website uses cookies and Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. Analytics data is collected in aggregate form with IP anonymisation enabled. Details are set out in our Cookie Policy.

5. Data Security

We use reasonable security practices and procedures — including encrypted transmission (HTTPS), access controls and reputable cloud infrastructure — designed to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

6. Data Retention

Enquiry data is retained only for as long as necessary to deal with the enquiry and to meet legal and professional obligations, after which it is deleted or anonymised. Analytics data is retained per the retention settings of the analytics provider.

7. Sharing of Data

Personal data may be processed by service providers who host this website and its database (for example, cloud hosting and database services), strictly for the purposes described above. We may also disclose information where required by law, regulation, or court order.

8. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, including the DPDP Act, you have the right to access, correct and request erasure of your personal data, to withdraw consent, to nominate a person to exercise your rights, and to grieve to the Data Protection Board of India. To exercise these rights, contact us at vaidyaneethi@gmail.com.

9. Children

This website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data of children.

10. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The revised policy will be posted on this page with effect from the date of posting.

11. Contact

For privacy-related questions or requests: Vaidyaneethi Medical Law Chamber, 2nd Floor, Ellora Tower, Above Kerala Gramin Bank, Kolenchery, Kochi, Kerala · vaidyaneethi@gmail.com · +91 9400 30 45 30.