The Society of Construction Law, India ("SCL India", "we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of our members, visitors, event participants, and users of our website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect the information you provide when you access or use our website and services. By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and consent to the collection and use of your information in accordance with its terms.
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you apply for membership, register for conferences, seminars, webinars, workshops, or other events, subscribe to newsletters, submit enquiries through our contact forms, provide feedback, or communicate with us in any other manner. The information collected may include your name, email address, phone number, postal address, organization, professional designation, educational qualifications, membership details, and any other information necessary to provide our services. Where payments are made through our website, payment transactions are securely processed by authorized third-party payment service providers, and we do not store your complete payment card information.
In addition to the information you voluntarily provide, we may automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, pages visited, referring website, access times, and other analytical information. This information helps us understand how our website is used, improve user experience, enhance website performance, and maintain the security of our online services.
The information collected is used to process membership applications, manage member accounts, administer event registrations, communicate important notices, send newsletters and updates, respond to enquiries, improve our website and services, publish approved academic or professional submissions where applicable, comply with legal obligations, and ensure the efficient operation of our organization. We may also use aggregated or anonymized information for statistical and analytical purposes without identifying individual users.
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance functionality, remember user preferences, analyse website traffic, and improve your browsing experience. You may choose to disable cookies through your browser settings; however, doing so may affect the functionality of certain features of the website.
We respect your privacy and do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. Your information may be shared only with trusted service providers who assist us in operating the website, processing payments, managing events, sending communications, maintaining technical infrastructure, or complying with applicable legal and regulatory requirements. Such service providers are expected to maintain appropriate confidentiality and security measures when handling your information.
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or destruction. Although we strive to use commercially reasonable security measures, no method of electronic transmission or internet storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure, and we cannot warrant absolute security of your information.
Personal information is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, maintain membership and organizational records, comply with legal or regulatory obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our policies. When personal information is no longer required, it will be securely deleted, destroyed, or anonymized in accordance with our data retention practices.
Subject to applicable laws, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you, request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information, request deletion of your information where appropriate, withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, or exercise any other rights available under applicable data protection laws. Requests relating to your personal information may be submitted using the contact details provided below.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites for your convenience or reference. These external websites operate independently of SCL India, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices, content, or security. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites before providing personal information.
Our website and services are intended primarily for professionals, students, researchers, and individuals interested in construction law and related disciplines. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that personal information relating to a child has been collected inadvertently, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information promptly.
SCL India reserves the right to amend, modify, or update this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in legal requirements, organizational practices, or website functionality. Any revised Privacy Policy will become effective immediately upon publication on this website, and your continued use of the website after such changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your personal information, you may contact the Society of Construction Law, India using the contact details provided on our website. We will make reasonable efforts to respond to your enquiry in a timely manner.