Who we are
BIAT Legal LLP ("BIAT Legal", "we", "us") is the data fiduciary for personal data processed through this website and our enquiry channels. Contact details: BIAT Legal LLP, B-427, Bhutani Techno Park, Plot No. 5, Sector 127, Noida 201313, Uttar Pradesh, India. Email: info@biatlegal.com. Phone: +91 9999452742.
Personal data we collect
This website does not have user accounts or online payments, and its pages do not submit forms to our servers. We receive personal data mainly when you choose to contact us.
- Contact details you send by email, phone, WhatsApp or in person, such as your name, email address, phone number and organisation.
- Information about your legal matter, including documents, chronology and details of other parties that you share with us.
- Job applications, CVs and related information you email to us for a role.
- Technical data our hosting provider records automatically, such as IP address, browser type, pages requested and time of request, kept in server logs for security and troubleshooting.
- Website usage data collected by Google Analytics, only if you accept analytics cookies. See the Cookie Policy.
How and why we use it
We rely on your consent, on legitimate uses permitted by law (for example, where you voluntarily provide data for a specific purpose), and on compliance with legal obligations. We do not sell personal data or use it for automated decision-making.
- To respond to your enquiry, run conflict checks and assess whether and how we can help.
- To provide legal and professional services under an agreed engagement, including filings, correspondence and representation.
- To issue invoices, maintain accounts and meet our legal, tax, regulatory and professional obligations.
- To assess job applications.
- To keep the website secure and, with your consent, understand how visitors use it so we can improve it.
Client confidentiality
Information shared with us for legal advice is also protected by professional confidentiality and, where applicable, privilege. Sending an email or message does not by itself create a lawyer-client relationship, so please avoid sending sensitive details until we confirm we can act for you.
Third-party services and links
If you contact us on WhatsApp, open directions in Google Maps or follow a link to social media or a government website, that service processes your data under its own privacy policy. Our blog at /blog/ is a separate WordPress installation and may use its own cookies and plugins.
How long we keep it
Enquiry correspondence that does not lead to an engagement is kept only as long as needed to respond and for a reasonable record-keeping period. Client files are kept for the period required by professional, tax and limitation rules. Job applications are kept for up to 12 months unless you ask us to delete them sooner. Server logs are kept for the period set by our hosting provider.
Security
We use reasonable security safeguards, including HTTPS for this website and access controls for client records. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure. If a personal data breach occurs, we will notify affected persons and authorities as required by law.
Your rights
To exercise these rights, email info@biatlegal.com with the subject "Privacy request". We may need to verify your identity before acting.
- Access a summary of the personal data we process about you.
- Correct, complete or update inaccurate data.
- Withdraw consent, for example to analytics cookies, at any time through Cookie settings in the footer.
- Ask us to erase data we no longer need, subject to legal retention duties.
- Nominate another person to exercise your rights in the event of death or incapacity.
- Raise a grievance with us, and, if unresolved, with the Data Protection Board of India.
Children
This website is not directed at children. Where we act in a matter involving a child, we process the child's data with verifiable consent of a parent or lawful guardian, or as otherwise permitted by law.
Grievance contact
Questions and complaints about personal data can be sent to our grievance contact: BIAT Legal LLP, B-427, Bhutani Techno Park, Plot No. 5, Sector 127, Noida 201313, Uttar Pradesh, India. Email: info@biatlegal.com. Phone: +91 9999452742. We aim to respond within 30 days.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy. The date at the top shows when it last changed.