Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how Advocate Debarchana Samal (“we”, “us”, or “our”), operating this website at https://www.advocatedebarchanasamal.in, collects, uses, and protects personal information that you provide when you access this website or submit an enquiry.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a responsible and lawful manner in compliance with applicable Indian law, including the Information Technology Act, 2000 and its amendments.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Contact Information: Name, phone number, email address, and any other details you voluntarily provide when submitting an enquiry form or contacting us.
• Matter Information: A brief description of your legal matter as provided in the enquiry form. This information is treated as strictly confidential.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device type, and pages visited on this website (collected automatically via server logs and analytics tools).
• Cookies: This website may use essential cookies to ensure proper functioning. No tracking or advertising cookies are used without your consent.

3. How We Use Your Information

Information you provide is used solely for the following purposes:

• To respond to your legal enquiry and contact you to arrange a consultation.
• To assess whether we can assist with your legal matter.
• To communicate with you regarding your matter, once an engagement is established.
• To improve the content and functionality of this website.

We do not use your personal information for marketing, advertising, or any purpose unrelated to your legal enquiry or engagement.

4. Confidentiality of Legal Communications

Any information shared with us in connection with a legal enquiry — whether through this website, telephone, email, or in person — is treated as confidential. Information received from a prospective client is protected by the principle of attorney-client confidentiality, to the extent permitted by Indian law and professional rules of conduct.

We will never disclose your personal information to any third party without your explicit prior written consent, except where required by law or court order.

5. Third-Party Services

This website may use third-party services for analytics (e.g., Google Analytics) and other functional purposes. These services may collect anonymised data about your visit to this website. We do not share your personal contact information with any third-party service providers for commercial purposes.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry or conduct your legal matter. Enquiries that do not result in an engagement are retained for a reasonable period for record-keeping purposes and then securely deleted. If you become a client, records are retained in accordance with professional obligations and applicable statutory requirements.

7. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Request deletion of your personal information, subject to our legal obligations.
• Withdraw consent for processing, where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@advocatedebarchanasamal.in.

8. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of data transmitted to us via the internet.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Your continued use of this website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: