Privacy Policy

1.1 Information you provide directly

When you contact us via our contact form, subscribe to our newsletter or send us an email, we may collect your name, email address, the subject of your message and any information you voluntarily include in your message.

1.2 Information collected automatically

When you visit Legal Times, our servers and third-party analytics tools may automatically collect certain technical data such as your IP address (truncated for anonymisation), browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed and the date and time of your visit. We use this data solely to understand site traffic patterns and improve our content.

1.3 Cookies & similar technologies

We use a minimal set of cookies strictly necessary for the site to function correctly. We also use first-party analytics cookies to measure aggregate readership. We do not use advertising cookies or sell data to third-party ad networks. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings at any time.

We use the information we collect to: (a) respond to your enquiries and messages; (b) send newsletters to subscribers who have opted in; (c) monitor and improve site performance and content quality; (d) comply with legal obligations; and (e) detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity.

We will never sell, rent or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

Where GDPR or the UK GDPR applies, we process your data on the following lawful bases: consent (e.g. newsletter subscription), legitimate interests (e.g. site analytics that do not override your rights) and compliance with a legal obligation.

We may share your information with: (a) service providers who help us operate the website (e.g. hosting, email delivery), bound by strict data-processing agreements; (b) law enforcement or courts where we are legally required to do so; and (c) a successor entity in the event of a merger or acquisition, subject to equivalent privacy protections.

Contact-form submissions are retained for up to 24 months or until you request deletion. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe plus a further 30 days. Anonymised analytics data may be retained indefinitely.

Depending on your location you may have the right to: access the personal data we hold about you; request correction of inaccurate data; request erasure of your data; object to or restrict certain processing; data portability; and lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at legal@legaltimes.news.

We implement industry-standard technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including TLS encryption for data in transit and access controls for data at rest. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security but we are committed to prompt disclosure if a breach affecting you occurs.

Our articles may link to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.

We may update this policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the 'Last Updated' date below and, where appropriate, notify registered subscribers by email. Your continued use of Legal Times after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

For any privacy-related queries please write to: legal@legaltimes.news or by post to Legal Times Editorial HQ, 42 Pressway Lane, Third Floor, Mumbai — 400 001, India.