Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 15 July 2026
Last Updated: 15 July 2026

Welcome to The Legal News, accessible through TheLegalNews.in (“Website”, “we”, “us” or “our”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to handling personal information lawfully, fairly, transparently and securely. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, when it may be shared, and the rights available to you.

This Policy has been prepared with reference to applicable Indian law, including the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, together with applicable rules and notifications. The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 have also been notified with a phased enforcement framework.

By accessing or using the Website, submitting information, subscribing to updates, contacting us or using any interactive feature, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.

1. Who We Are

The Legal News is an online legal-news and information platform that publishes:

• Court and tribunal updates
• Important judgments and orders
• Legislative and regulatory developments
• Legal analysis and explainers
• News concerning the judiciary and legal profession
• Public-interest legal information

For privacy-related questions, requests or grievances, contact:

Email: info@thelegalnews.in

2. Information We May Collect

The information collected depends on how you interact with the Website.

2.1 Information You Provide Directly

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:

• Name
• Email address
• Phone number, where voluntarily submitted
• Organisation, designation or professional details
• Messages submitted through contact forms
• Newsletter subscription details
• Article, press-release or guest-post submissions
• Author biography and professional profile
• Corrections, complaints, legal notices or feedback
• Information contained in emails or documents sent to us
• Any other information you choose to provide

Please avoid sending Aadhaar numbers, bank details, passwords, medical records, confidential case files or other sensitive information unless it is necessary and specifically requested through an authorised channel.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

• Internet Protocol address
• Browser type and version
• Device type and operating system
• Date and time of access
• Referring and exit pages
• Pages viewed and time spent on them
• Approximate location derived from an IP address
• Clicks, navigation patterns and interactions
• Cookie identifiers
• Website-performance and error information

This information is generally used to operate, secure, maintain and improve the Website.

2.3 Comments and User Contributions

Where comments or public submissions are enabled, we may collect:

• Name or username
• Email address
• Comment content
• IP address
• Browser and device information
• Date and time of submission

Comments may be checked through automated spam-detection services. Information voluntarily posted in a public comment may be visible to other users and indexed by search engines.

Do not post confidential, defamatory, unlawful, privileged or personally sensitive information in public areas.

2.4 Media and Uploaded Files

When you upload an image, document or other file, it may contain embedded metadata, including location data.

You should remove unnecessary metadata before uploading files. We may retain uploaded material where needed for editorial review, publication, verification, record-keeping or legal compliance.

3. How We Use Information

We may use personal information to:

• Operate, maintain and secure the Website
• Publish and manage news, articles and updates
• Respond to enquiries, corrections and complaints
• Review article, contributor and press-release submissions
• Verify identity, authorship or source information
• Communicate with contributors, readers and news sources
• Send newsletters or updates where consent has been given
• Analyse readership and improve content
• Detect spam, fraud, abuse and security threats
• Maintain editorial, technical and administrative records
• Comply with legal obligations and lawful government requests
• Establish, exercise or defend legal claims
• Enforce our policies and terms
• Protect the rights, safety and reputation of the Website and others
• Prevent misuse, impersonation, unauthorised access or unlawful activity

We will not use personal data for an unrelated purpose without an appropriate lawful basis or further notice where required.

4. Legal Grounds for Processing

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, we may process information on the basis of:

• Your consent
• Your voluntary request for information or communication
• Performance of a service requested by you
• Compliance with legal obligations
• Legitimate and lawful operational purposes
• Website security and fraud prevention
• Establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims
• Journalism, reporting, research or public-interest activities where permitted by law
• Processing otherwise authorised under applicable Indian law

Where processing depends upon consent, you may withdraw that consent through the method described in this Policy. Withdrawal will not automatically affect processing lawfully completed before withdrawal.

5. Cookies and Similar Technologies

The Website may use cookies, pixels, local storage and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files stored on your browser or device. They may be used for:

• Essential website functions
• Login and security
• Remembering preferences
• Analytics and traffic measurement
• Performance improvement
• Spam prevention
• Social-media functions
• Advertising and campaign measurement, where enabled

Types of Cookies

Essential cookies: Required for core Website functions and security.

Preference cookies: Remember choices such as language or display preferences.

Analytics cookies: Help us understand traffic, popular pages and user interaction.

Advertising cookies: May be used by advertising partners to deliver, measure or personalise advertisements, subject to applicable consent requirements.

You may block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Some Website features may not operate correctly when essential cookies are disabled.

Where legally required, non-essential cookies will be used only after obtaining appropriate consent.

6. Analytics and Google Services

We may use services such as:

• Google Analytics
• Google Search Console
• Google Site Kit
• Google PageSpeed Insights
• Google AdSense, if advertising is enabled
• Other traffic, performance or security tools

These services may collect information such as IP address, device information, browser details, website activity and advertising identifiers.

Information collected through third-party services is governed by the privacy terms of the relevant provider. We encourage users to review those policies.

We may use aggregated or anonymised information to understand readership and improve our editorial and technical performance.

7. Advertising

The Website may display advertisements directly or through third-party advertising networks.

Advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies to:

• Measure ad impressions and clicks
• Prevent fraudulent activity
• Limit repeated advertisements
• Assess campaign performance
• Deliver contextual or personalised advertisements, where legally permitted

Third-party advertisers operate independently and may process information under their own privacy policies.

An advertisement displayed on the Website does not necessarily constitute endorsement by The Legal News.

8. Embedded Content and External Links

Articles may contain embedded content or links from third-party websites, including:

• Court and government websites
• Social-media platforms
• Video-sharing platforms
• Document-hosting services
• Maps
• News sources
• Research platforms
• Legal databases

Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly. Such providers may collect information, use cookies and monitor your interaction.

We do not control the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites. A link does not imply responsibility or endorsement.

9. Newsletter and Communications

Where you subscribe to a newsletter or request updates, we may use your email address to send:

• Legal-news updates
• Important judgment summaries
• Website announcements
• Editorial newsletters
• Relevant service communications

You may unsubscribe through the link included in an email or by writing to info@thelegalnews.in.

We may still send necessary administrative or legal communications where permitted.

10. Article, Author and Contributor Submissions

When you submit an article, author profile, press release, correction or other material, we may use the submitted information to:

• Evaluate the material
• Verify facts and authorship
• Contact you regarding publication
• Edit, publish, archive or remove the material
• Attribute authorship
• Maintain editorial records
• Respond to disputes or legal claims
• Prevent plagiarism, impersonation and misinformation

By submitting content, you confirm that you are authorised to provide the information and that publication will not unlawfully violate the privacy, confidentiality, copyright or other rights of any person.

Publication is subject to our editorial policies and does not create an employment, agency or partnership relationship.

11. News Reporting and Publicly Available Information

As a legal-news publication, we may report information obtained from:

• Judgments, orders and court records
• Cause lists and public filings
• Government notifications
• Public statements
• Press releases
• Regulatory disclosures
• Public meetings and proceedings
• Authorised sources
• Publicly available online material
• Independent journalistic research

The fact that information is publicly available does not eliminate our commitment to accuracy, fairness and responsible reporting.

Requests for correction, clarification, redaction or removal will be assessed in light of:

• Applicable law
• Public interest
• Open-court principles
• Editorial integrity
• Accuracy of the report
• Legal reporting restrictions
• Privacy and safety considerations
• Continuing relevance of the information
• Orders issued by a competent court or authority

A request does not guarantee removal where continued publication is lawful and justified.

12. Sharing and Disclosure of Information

We may share information with:

12.1 Service Providers

Trusted service providers that assist with:

• Hosting and server management
• Content delivery
• Website security
• Email delivery
• Analytics
• Form processing
• Backup and recovery
• Spam detection
• Advertising
• Technical support

Such providers may process information only for the services they perform, subject to their contractual and legal obligations.

12.2 Professional Advisers

Information may be shared with lawyers, accountants, auditors, cybersecurity specialists or other advisers where reasonably necessary.

12.3 Legal and Regulatory Authorities

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with law, regulation, court order or lawful process
• Respond to authorised government requests
• Investigate fraud, abuse or cyber incidents
• Protect life, safety, rights or property
• Establish, exercise or defend legal claims

12.4 Business Transfer

If the Website, publication or related assets undergo a merger, acquisition, restructuring, transfer or sale, relevant information may be transferred subject to appropriate safeguards and applicable law.

12.5 With Your Consent

We may disclose information where you have expressly authorised us to do so.

We do not sell personal data for monetary consideration.

13. International Processing

Some service providers may store or process information outside India.

Where cross-border processing occurs, we will take reasonable steps to use reputable providers and comply with restrictions or requirements prescribed under applicable Indian law.

14. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including to:

• Operate the Website
• Maintain editorial records
• Manage subscriptions and correspondence
• Resolve complaints
• Meet legal and regulatory obligations
• Preserve evidence
• Prevent fraud and abuse
• Establish, exercise or defend legal claims

Retention periods may vary according to the type of information.

Published news reports, corrections, public records and editorial archives may be retained for longer periods due to their journalistic, historical, evidentiary and public-interest value.

Information may remain temporarily in secure backups even after deletion from active systems.

15. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational safeguards designed to protect information from:

• Unauthorised access
• Loss or destruction
• Misuse
• Alteration
• Disclosure
• Malware
• Brute-force attacks
• Other security incidents

These measures may include:

• Secure hosting
• HTTPS encryption
• Firewalls
• Access controls
• Strong authentication
• Security monitoring
• Malware scanning
• Software updates
• Backups
• Restricted administrative access

No online system is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted over the internet.

Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their own devices, passwords and email accounts.

16. Personal Data Breaches

Where a personal-data breach occurs, we may take steps including:

• Containing and investigating the incident
• Assessing the nature and possible consequences
• Securing affected systems
• Notifying service providers or authorities
• Informing affected individuals where legally required
• Taking remedial and preventive measures

17. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law and lawful limitations, you may request:

• Confirmation of whether we process your personal data
• Access to information about such processing
• Correction of inaccurate or misleading information
• Completion of incomplete information
• Erasure of personal information no longer required
• Withdrawal of consent
• Grievance redressal
• Information about entities with whom data has been shared, where applicable
• Nomination of another individual to exercise rights in circumstances permitted by law

These rights are not absolute. A request may be restricted or declined where retention or processing is required for:

• Compliance with law
• Court reporting
• Freedom of speech and expression
• Journalism or public interest
• Prevention, detection or investigation of offences
• Establishment or defence of legal claims
• Protection of another person’s rights
• Compliance with judicial or regulatory directions
• Preservation of editorial archives and public records

The DPDP Act establishes rights and duties concerning digital personal data and provides a framework involving the Data Protection Board of India.

18. Exercising Your Rights

To submit a privacy request, write to:

Email: info@thelegalnews.in
Subject: Privacy Request

Please include:

• Your full name
• Your contact email address
• The nature of your request
• Relevant page or article URL
• Sufficient information to identify the relevant record
• Supporting documents, where reasonably required

We may ask for reasonable verification before acting on a request. This is necessary to protect users against fraudulent or unauthorised requests.

We will endeavour to respond within a reasonable period prescribed under applicable law.

19. Grievance Redressal

For any privacy concern or complaint, contact:

Grievance Contact
The Legal News
Email: info@thelegalnews.in
Subject: Privacy Grievance

Please describe the issue clearly and provide relevant URLs, screenshots, correspondence or supporting documents.

We will review the grievance in good faith and respond within the period required under applicable law.

20. Children’s Privacy

The Website is intended for a general audience and is not directed specifically at children.

We do not knowingly seek to collect personal data from children without appropriate consent where required by law.

A parent or lawful guardian who believes that a child has submitted personal information may contact info@thelegalnews.in to request review or deletion.

We advise minors not to submit contact details, identification documents, case information or other personal data without parental or guardian supervision.

21. Public Comments and Disclosure Risks

Information submitted publicly may be:

• Viewed by other users
• Copied or shared
• Indexed by search engines
• Archived by third parties
• Difficult to remove completely

You are responsible for ensuring that public comments and submissions do not disclose confidential, privileged, defamatory, unlawful or sensitive information.

We reserve the right to moderate, edit, refuse or remove user-generated material.

22. Do Not Send Confidential Legal Instructions

The Website is primarily a news and information publication.

Sending an email, comment, news tip or document does not create:

• An advocate-client relationship
• A fiduciary relationship
• A confidential professional engagement
• A duty to provide legal representation
• A guarantee of publication or response

Do not submit confidential legal instructions or time-sensitive case documents unless a formal professional arrangement has been established separately.

23. Accuracy of Information

You are responsible for ensuring that information submitted to us is accurate, lawful and not misleading.

You should notify us promptly when personal information previously provided becomes inaccurate or outdated.

24. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect:

• Changes in law
• Regulatory guidance
• New Website features
• Changes in technology
• New service providers
• Changes in editorial or business practices

The revised Policy will be published on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.

Material changes may also be communicated through a notice on the Website or another appropriate method.

Your continued use of the Website following an update will be subject to the revised Policy.

25. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Privacy Policy shall be governed by the laws of India.

Subject to applicable statutory remedies and the jurisdiction of competent regulatory or adjudicatory authorities, disputes relating to this Privacy Policy shall be subject to the jurisdiction of competent courts in Delhi, India.

26. Contact Us

For questions, privacy requests, grievances or corrections relating to personal information, contact:

The Legal News
Website: TheLegalNews.in
Email: info@thelegalnews.in