In terms of the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 ("IT Rules"), 'sensitive personal data or information' of a person means such personal information which consists of information relating to -

a. This policy applies to collection of information from -

1. password;
2. financial information such as Bank account or credit card or debit card or other payment instrument details;
3. physical, physiological and mental health condition;
4. sexual orientation;
5. medical records and history;
6. biometric information;
7. any detail relating to the above classes as provided to body corporate for providing service; and
8. any of the information received under any of the classes (a) to (g) above, by a body corporate for processing, stored or processed under lawful contract or otherwise.

Further, any information that is freely available or accessible in public domain or furnished under the Right to Information Act, 2005 or any other law for the time being in force shall not be regarded as sensitive personal data or information for the purposes of the IT Rules.

In terms of other applicable data protection laws, personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

b. We may collect information from you of a nature, which may fall within any of the classes above. Common examples of such personal information, include but are not limited to -

1. your full name, parents' names, temporary and permanent address, telephone numbers and email address;
2. age, date of birth and in case you work with us, biometrics such as finger prints;
3. previous employment details including previous job title, names of previous employers, your previous compensation and financial statement;
4. information and documents including prior correspondence with our organisation;
5. financial information in relation to payments due and / or received;
6. details about when and how frequently you have accessed our website you IP address and location.

c. Acceptance -

1. While we may collect some information under paragraphs 3(b)(i), (ii), (iii) and 3(b)(vi) above when you access our website, we may also collect other personal information from you, with your prior consent.
2. You do hereby, accept and consent to the collection, use, storage, processing and sharing or disclosure of your information as described in this privacy policy and in accordance with the applicable data protection laws.
3. In the event any information collected from you contains information relating to third parties, you agree that you have collected such information in compliance with applicable law and are duly authorised to furnish it to us.
4. Our organisation reserves the right to, at its discretion, modify this policy at any time. This policy, as modified from time to time will be available on our website. Please ensure that you visit our website to keep abreast with all such modifications. By further accessing our website or providing us with your information you will be deemed to have accepted all such modifications.
5. In the event of a change in the applicable law, your consent shall be deemed to valid to the extent permissible under applicable law. To the extent required by any such change, we may seek additional consents and authorisations from you.

d. Comments and E-mail -

1. On certain pages forming part of the Bangalore Legal Aid website, visitors are given the opportunity, but are not bound, to provide comments on the content along with their names. Please note that Bangalore Legal Aid does not require its visitors to provide such comments, and the making of any comments is entirely optional. In relation to any comments provided by you at the designated pages of the Bangalore Legal Aid website, Bangalore Legal Aid retains the right to edit, publish and delete such comments without the need to obtain any prior consent or confirmation from you.
2. If an online form or an e-mail submitted by a user contains personal information, we will only use such personal information to the extent necessary to respond to any comment or question from such user. We will limit access to such personal information and will keep such personal information in a secure system. We may keep hard copies of certain information on file. However, we will ensure that any personal information stored in hard copies is kept at a secure location.