YK LEGALS
How we collect, use, store and protect personal data, and the rights available to you.
YK Legals respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal data. This policy explains how personal data is collected, used, stored and disclosed when you visit this website or engage with us, and sets out the rights available to you.
This policy is intended to align with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the UK General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act 2018, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 of India, and applicable data protection requirements in the United Arab Emirates.
For the purposes of applicable data protection law, YK Legals is the controller of personal data collected through this website. Enquiries may be directed to yk@yklegals.com or to Chamber No. 1, Momentum, Cawasji Patel Street, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai 400 001, India.
When you submit an enquiry through the contact form or contact us by email, we collect the information you choose to provide, which typically includes your name, email address, organisation and the content of your message.
Our hosting provider may collect limited technical information automatically, such as IP address, browser type, device type, referring page and pages visited. This is used for security, availability and basic analytics purposes.
If you engage us, we will collect further information necessary to provide our services and to meet our professional, regulatory and anti-money-laundering obligations, including client due diligence and identification information.
We process personal data for the following purposes and on the following bases:
We do not sell personal data. Personal data may be disclosed to:
Where we instruct professionals in another jurisdiction, they may act as separate controllers in respect of the data they hold, in accordance with their own regulatory obligations.
Given the cross-border nature of our work, personal data may be transferred to and processed in jurisdictions outside your own, including India, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and other jurisdictions in which we instruct counsel or providers. Where such transfers occur from the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we take steps to ensure an appropriate level of protection, including through the use of standard contractual clauses or equivalent safeguards where required.
Enquiry correspondence that does not result in an engagement is generally retained for up to twenty-four months, unless a longer period is required. Where an engagement proceeds, records are retained for the period required by applicable professional, regulatory and limitation rules, which is typically a minimum of six years from the conclusion of the matter.
Subject to applicable law and to our professional obligations, you may have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, contact yk@yklegals.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding.
Some rights are limited where personal data is subject to legal professional privilege, or where retention is required by professional, regulatory or anti-money-laundering obligations.
This website does not use advertising or tracking cookies. Our hosting provider may set strictly necessary cookies required for the operation, security and performance of the site. Any future introduction of analytics or non-essential cookies will be accompanied by an appropriate consent mechanism.
We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data, including encrypted transmission of website traffic and access controls on our systems. No method of transmission over the internet is entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
This website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data relating to children.
This policy may be updated from time to time. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. Material changes will be reflected on this page.
Questions or requests concerning this policy may be sent to yk@yklegals.com.