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How PrecedentIQ collects, uses and protects personal data under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
PrecedentIQ operates precedentiq.in as a drafting and research bench for instructing advocates and law firms, and takes no vakalatnama, holds no client relationship, and appears in no proceeding, so the instructing advocate remains the advocate of record throughout. This policy explains, in plain terms, how PrecedentIQ collects, uses, discloses and protects personal data in connection with this site and the briefs sent through it, in keeping with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 made under it, and, to the extent still applicable, the Information Technology Act, 2000 and its associated rules. It is addressed to instructing advocates, law firms and other visitors to this site, and it is not legal advice and does not create an advocate-client relationship, a position set out further in the Disclaimer and the Terms of Use.
For personal data processed through this site, PrecedentIQ is the data fiduciary, meaning the party that determines the purpose and manner of processing. The individual to whom personal data relates, ordinarily the instructing advocate or firm representative who submits information through this site, is referred to in this policy as the data principal. When an instructing advocate or firm representative uses the Send a Brief form under Contact, PrecedentIQ collects the name of the sender, the chamber or firm name, an email address, and the content of the brief submitted. Where a brief proceeds to an engagement, PrecedentIQ may also receive further documents and information necessary to perform that brief, sent directly by the instructing advocate or firm outside this site. This site additionally collects standard technical information, such as browser type and pages visited, for security and site-operation purposes. PrecedentIQ does not seek personal data directly from a lay client, and does not knowingly collect personal data from any individual under the age of eighteen.
PrecedentIQ processes personal data only to respond to and scope a brief, to carry out the drafting, research, advisory, case-strategy, transactional or translation work an instructing advocate or firm requests, to operate, secure and improve this site, and to comply with a legal or professional-conduct obligation. Where processing rests on consent, that consent is sought freely, specifically, on an informed basis, and limited to the personal data genuinely necessary for the stated purpose, consistent with section 6 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Where processing instead falls within a legitimate use recognised by section 7 of that Act, such as personal data voluntarily provided for a stated purpose like submitting a brief for a response, PrecedentIQ relies on that basis instead of, or alongside, consent. A data principal may withdraw consent at any time, with the same ease with which it was given, by writing to the Grievance Officer named below, though withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing already carried out, and may mean PrecedentIQ is no longer able to continue work on an active brief.
Personal data collected through this site is used only for the purposes described above, and is never sold, rented, or used for unrelated marketing. It may be disclosed to advocates and researchers within PrecedentIQ working the relevant brief, strictly on a need-to-know basis, to a service provider engaged under a written contract to provide a function such as hosting or email delivery and bound to process personal data only on PrecedentIQ instructions, and to a court, tribunal, regulator or authority where disclosure is required by law. PrecedentIQ does not disclose personal data to any other instructing advocate or firm, and work carried out for one chamber is never referenced, in substance or in passing, when advising another.
Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected for, or for as long as an applicable law, professional-conduct obligation, or limitation period requires, whichever period is longer. Once consent has been withdrawn, or the purpose for which personal data was collected is no longer being served and retention is no longer necessary for a legal purpose, PrecedentIQ erases that personal data and ensures any service provider holding it on its behalf does the same.
Subject to verification of identity and the exceptions the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 provides, a data principal may write to the Grievance Officer named below to request a summary of the personal data PrecedentIQ holds and the processing carried out on it, to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data or erasure of personal data no longer needed for its original purpose, to raise a grievance about how personal data has been processed, and to nominate another individual to exercise these rights in the event of death or incapacity. A request of this kind is acknowledged and addressed within a reasonable time, and in any case within the period prescribed under the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025.
PrecedentIQ has appointed a Grievance Officer to handle questions, requests and grievances concerning this policy and the processing of personal data, reachable by writing to enquiry@precedentiq.in or through the Contact page. If a grievance raised in this way remains unresolved once the prescribed timeline has passed, a data principal may in turn approach the Data Protection Board of India.
This site uses cookies and similar technologies limited to what is necessary for it to function securely and correctly, and, where used, for aggregate, non-identifying analytics of how the site is used. This site does not use cookies for third-party advertising, and a visitor may control or disable cookies through their browser settings, though doing so may affect some site functionality. This site is addressed to instructing advocates and law firms, is not directed at anyone under the age of eighteen, and is not knowingly used to collect personal data from a child. If PrecedentIQ becomes aware that it has inadvertently collected personal data from a child without verifiable parental or guardian consent, that data is deleted.
PrecedentIQ takes reasonable security safeguards appropriate to the personal data it processes, to prevent unauthorised access, use, disclosure, alteration or destruction, including access limited to those actually working a given brief and confidentiality undertakings from everyone with that access, though no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage can be guaranteed completely secure. If a personal data breach nonetheless occurs, PrecedentIQ gives intimation to the Data Protection Board of India and to each affected data principal, in the form and within the timeline the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and its Rules prescribe.
PrecedentIQ may process and store personal data on servers located in India, or, where a service provider requires it, outside India, subject to any restriction the Central Government notifies restricting transfer to a specified country or territory, and where personal data is transferred outside India, PrecedentIQ requires the recipient to maintain a standard of protection consistent with this policy and with Indian law. This site may also link to third-party websites to which this policy does not extend, and for whose privacy practices PrecedentIQ is not responsible.
PrecedentIQ may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in law or practice, and continued use of this site after such an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy. This policy is governed by the laws of India, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and, subject to the jurisdiction the Act gives the Data Protection Board of India over matters committed to it, any dispute arising from this policy is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts at Delhi. Questions about this policy, or a request to exercise any of the rights described above, may be sent to the Grievance Officer at enquiry@precedentiq.in, or through the Contact page.