Legal
Privacy Notice
What information this website collects, why, and your rights over it.
1. Who This Notice Covers
This notice applies to www.cadinesh.co.in, operated by CA Dinesh S. Bhalkikar, a practising Chartered Accountant based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. For the purposes of India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("DPDP Act"), CA Dinesh S. Bhalkikar is the Data Fiduciary in respect of personal data collected through this website.
2. What Information Is Collected
Two categories of information may be collected:
| Source | What's Collected |
|---|---|
| Enquiry Form | Name, email address, phone number (optional), area of enquiry, and any message text you choose to enter |
| Site Analytics (automatic) | Pages visited, approximate location (city/country level), device and browser type, and how you arrived at the site — collected via Google Analytics using cookies |
No financial account details, government ID numbers, or other sensitive personal data are requested through this website. Please do not include such information in the enquiry form's message field.
3. Why This Information Is Collected
Enquiry form data is used solely to respond to your enquiry. Analytics data is used in aggregate to understand which pages are useful to visitors and to improve the site — it is not used to identify you personally.
4. Third Parties Involved
This website uses the following third-party services to operate:
| Service | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Web3Forms | Delivers enquiry form submissions by email. Form data passes through their systems to reach this inbox. |
| Google Analytics | Provides aggregate website traffic statistics. |
Your information is not sold, rented, or shared with any party for their own marketing purposes.
5. Cookies
Google Analytics sets cookies in your browser to distinguish visitors and measure site usage. You can block or delete these at any time through your browser's privacy settings without affecting your ability to browse this website; the enquiry form will still work normally.
6. How Long Information Is Retained
Enquiry form submissions are retained for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to and, where applicable, document the enquiry, and are deleted periodically thereafter unless a professional engagement requiring longer retention follows. Analytics data is retained per Google Analytics' standard retention settings.
7. Your Rights Under the DPDP Act, 2023
As a Data Principal under the DPDP Act, you have the right to:
- Access — request confirmation of what personal data of yours is held.
- Correction — request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erasure — request deletion of your data where it is no longer necessary for the purpose it was collected.
- Grievance Redressal — raise a concern about how your data has been handled.
- Withdraw Consent — where processing is based on consent (such as submitting the enquiry form), you may withdraw it at any time, without affecting processing already carried out.
To exercise any of these rights, contact the details in Section 9 below.
8. Security
Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to protect information submitted through this website, including encrypted (HTTPS) transmission. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and no guarantee of absolute security can be made.
9. Contact for Privacy Queries
CA Dinesh S. Bhalkikar
Data Fiduciary Contact
10. Changes to This Notice
This notice may be updated from time to time to reflect changes in practice or law. The effective date at the top of this page will be updated accordingly.