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terms:
1. We are not your lawyers
Vakeel360.com is not intended to be or to provide legal advice. Any
information supplied by CourtListener.com or its operators is intended
solely as general guidance on the use of the service, and does not
constitute professional or legal advice.
2. The service may be unreliable and might simply go away
We've been here since 2010, but CourtListener.com and Free Law Project
shall not be responsible for any delays or interruptions of, or errors
or omissions contained in, the service. CourtListener.com may
discontinue or alter any aspect of this service, including, but not
limited to: (i) restricting the time of availability, (ii) restricting
the availability and/or scope of the service, (iii) restricting the
amount of use permitted, at Vakeel360.com's sole discretion and without
prior notice or liability.
3. The documents on this site may be unreliably reproduced
Vakeel360.com makes no representations, warranties or covenants
regarding, and does not guarantee, the truthfulness, accuracy,
relevancy, or reliability of any information or other material that are
communicated through, or posted to, the service. You acknowledge that
any reliance on information or other material communicated through, or
posted to, the service will be at your own risk.
4. Disclaimer of Warranty
You agree that use of the service is entirely at your own risk. The
service is provided "as is," without warranty of any kind whatsoever,
either express or implied, to you or any other person relating in any
way to the service, including any part thereof, or any Web site or
other content or service that may be accessible directly or indirectly
through the service. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
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and all (i) warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose, (ii) warranties against infringement of any third party
intellectual property or proprietary rights, (iii) warranties relating
to delays, interruptions, errors or omissions in the service, or any
party thereof, (iv) warranties relating to the transmission or
delivery of the service, and (v) warranties otherwise related to
performance, nonperformance, or other acts or omissions by
Vakeel360.com or any third party.
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shall apply to all content on Vakeel360.com.
End of terms.
Last modified: June 11, 2020
Privacy Policy
You mean the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company,
or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or
using the Service, as applicable.
Vakeel360.com is a website that provides free access to Indian legal
"documents" and will be called Vakeel360 from now on. The "Premium
Members" refers to those users who pay for services on Vakeel360 other
than the free access to law that is already available to everyone. These
services will be called "Premium Member Services" from now on.
This Privacy Policy describes Websites collection, use and disclosure of
Your information when You use the Service. Vakeel360 uses Your Personal
data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree
to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy
Policy.
Your access to the website is permitted only on the condition that you
agree to the current privacy policy. In case you disagree you should
immediately stop using the website.
Policy on Personal Data based on Public documents: Court judgments are
public records. If a case is heard by a court of India, no one can argue
that the opinion should not be published and viewable by all, unless the
court itself expressly says it cannot be published or a law says it
cannot be displayed. We will not remove or modify any public documents
without an order of the court competent to do so. Remember, there are
many, many copies of these court decisions in existence, and Indian
Kanoon has just one of those many copies.
In a limited set of cases, we will remove the name, address and any
other identity of the victim from the court judgments for that please
visit the case removal page.
Interpretation
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings
defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall
have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or
in plural.
Definitions
Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile
device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your
browsing history on that website among its many uses.
Device means any device that can access the Service such as a
computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or
identifiable individual.
Service refers to search, document access, premium member
services or any other services that the website offers.
Google Analytics refers to: Google Analytics is a web analytics
service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. It
tracks website performance and collects visitor insights.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either
generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure
itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
Personal Data
While using Our Service as a Premium Member, Ikanoon asks You to provide
Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to
contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may
include, but is not limited to:
Email address
First name and last name
Phone number
State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
Vakeel360 reserves the right to use your picture and other details like
name, occupation and location to help other Premium Members to find you.
IKanoon will also be free to use your legal mark-ups in court judgments
to enhance their reading and your email address for contacting you
regarding our services. Your research notes and drafts would be shared
with the general public or other Premium Members as per your privacy
settings. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have set the
privacy settings as you want it to be.
Last modified: October 6, 2023
COOKIES POLICY
Ikanoon uses Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the
activity on Our Service and store certain information.
Cookies means small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile
device or any other device by a website, containing details of your
browsing history on that website among its many uses.
This Cookies Policy explains what Cookies are and how Ikanoon uses them.
You should read this policy so You can understand what type of cookies
We use, or the information We collect using Cookies and how that
information is used.
Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally
identifies a user, but personal information that we store about You may
be linked to the information stored in and obtained from Cookies.
We do not store sensitive personal information, such as mailing
addresses, account passwords, etc. in the Cookies We use.
The technologies Ikanoon uses include:
Usage Data:
Usage Data is collected automatically using
session cookies. These are necessary cookies without which the
website will not function. Usage data includes search queries, documents
you read, time spent on a page and queries, kind of device (mobile or
desktop).
The Cookies Session data Expires in Six Months from initiation.
Google Analytics using Functionality Cookies:
Google Analytics collects the following information through their
default implementation:
- Number of users
- Session statistics
- Approximate geolocation
- Browser and device information
See a full list of the default events and user properties collected by
Google Analytics here:
If You prefer to avoid the use of Cookies on the Website, Please follow
directions here:
Use of Your Personal Data under Premium Membership:
Ikanoon may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor usage.
To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of
the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to
different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a
registered user.
For the performance of a contract: the development, compliance
and undertaking of the purchase contract for the products, items or
services You have purchased or of any other contract with Us through the
Service.
To contact You: To contact You by email, telephone calls, SMS, or
other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as a mobile
application's push notifications regarding updates or informative
communications related to the functionalities, products or contracted
services, including the security updates, when necessary or reasonable
for their implementation.
To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to
Ikanoon.
For other purposes: We may use Your information for other
purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, determining
the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns and to evaluate and
improve our Service, products, services, marketing and your experience.
For enhanced user experience: We use your picture and other
details like name, occupation and location to help other Premium Members
to find you and collaborate on projects. IKanoon uses your legal
mark-ups in court judgments to enhance their reading. Your research
notes and drafts would be shared with the general public or other
Premium Members as per your privacy settings.
Ikanoon may share Your personal information in the following situations:
Demand from Law Enforcement Authorities: If we receive a legal
order to disclose any information required by governing authorities we
may choose to comply with it.
Blocking of account: we may also block your account in case we
receive a legal order to do so.
Retention of Your Personal Data
Ikanoon will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary
for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use
Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal
obligations. (for example, if we are required to retain your data to
comply with applicable laws)
Ikanoon will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes and
improve the functionality of Our Service for perpetuity.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the IKanoon’s
operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in
the processing are located. It means that this information may be
transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your
state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the
data protection laws may differ from those at Your jurisdiction.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such
information represents Your agreement to that transfer.
Ikanoon shares usage data with third-party researchers and reserves the
right to share with anyone else or any organization.
Delete Your Personal Data
You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the
Personal Data that We have collected about You. (your request for
deletion will be processed within 30 days from request)
Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about
You from within the Service.
You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing
in to Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings
section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may
also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal
information that You have provided to Us.
Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information
when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.
Security of Your Personal Data
While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your
Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security. In case of a
data breach, it will be our priority to inform You.
Children's Privacy
We only collect personal data from Premium Members, who have to
be above the age of 18 years to sign up for it, people below the
age of 18 can access the website but No direct data is collected from
them.
Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by
Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that
third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy
of every site You visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content,
privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
Data Protection Officer
You may contact our grievance officer if you have any concerns or
questions regarding our Privacy Policy. The name of the officer is as
follows:
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time on our website.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any
changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are
posted on this page.
Last Modified: February 8, 2023