GAVEL GLORY VENTURES LLP (“we”, “us”, “our”), acting as a Data Fiduciary and having its registered office at B-22, Ground Floor, Jungpura Extension, New Delhi - 110014, India, is a premier platform dedicated to advancing professional growth across diverse industries through its professional development programs and initiatives. Your privacy is important to us hence we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy applies to all the services and/or products offered by us to all individuals.
This Privacy Policy explains our policy regarding collection, storage, disclosure, transfer, and use of your personal data for the purpose of your participation and consumption of our services and/or products offered by us through our platform or during any interaction with us, and how you can exercise your privacy rights.
This Privacy Policy forms an integral part of the Terms of Use of the Platform. Before using our Platform or availing any of our services and/or products, you are advised to carefully read this Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Policy, please do not access this Platform.
1. Definition
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (such as a computer, smartphone or tablet) when you visit a website. Cookies may be “session” cookies (which expire when you close your browser) or “persistent” cookies (which remain for a defined period or until deleted).
When you access or use the Gavel Glory Platform, we may place cookies and similar technologies on your device, subject to your consent where required under the DPDP Act. These technologies help us to:
“Data Fiduciary” means any person who alone or in conjunction with other persons determines the purpose and means of processing of personal data.
“Data Principal” means the individual to whom the personal data relates and where such individual is:
a child, includes the parents or lawful guardian of such child; and
a person with disability, includes her lawful guardian, acting on her behalf.
“Digital Personal Data” means personal data in digital form.
“Personal Data” means any data about an individual who is identifiable by or in relation to such data.
“Processing” in relation to personal data, means a wholly or partly automated operation or set of operations performed on digital personal data, including collection, recording, organization, storage, use, disclosure, erasure or destruction, among others.
Terms used but not defined in this Privacy Policy shall have the meanings assigned to them under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, as amended from time to time.
2. Scope and Application
This Privacy Policy covers the processing of digital personal data within India where such personal data is collected in digital form or collected offline and subsequently digitized, and, where applicable, processing of digital personal data outside India in connection with offering services to Data Principals in India.
3. Information We Collect
We endeavour to collect only such personal data as is reasonably necessary for specified, lawful purposes connected with our services and activities.
Identity details (such as name, age, gender);
Contact details (such as email address, postal address, city and country of residence, and mobile/telephone number(s));
Professional and educational information (such as educational qualifications, employment details, professional achievements, areas of practice or expertise);
Account and authentication data (such as login credentials or identifiers necessary to access our platform);
Social media or online profile details you choose to provide;
Information submitted in forms, applications, programme registrations, nominations, feedback, surveys, or communications with us; and
Any other information that you voluntarily provide and which is necessary for the specified purpose of your interaction with us.
Depending on your interaction with us, we may collect the following categories of personal data directly from you:
You may choose not to provide certain personal data. However, where the provision of particular information is necessary for us to provide a service, failure to provide such information may limit or prevent our ability to provide that service or maintain our relationship with you.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance user experience, analyze website usage, and personalize content. These technologies may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, device information, and browsing actions and patterns. Cookie Policy.
5. How We Use Your Personal Datas
We process your personal data only for lawful purposes, for which you have given consent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, we may use your personal data for the following purposes:
administering and managing participation in our awards, programmes, events, and other initiatives;
evaluating applications, nominations or entries, and conducting related editorial or research activities;
communicating with you regarding programmes, events, updates, notifications, and other relevant information;
maintaining and improving our platform, services, and internal processes;
complying with legal obligations and responding to lawful requests from public authorities; and
protecting our rights, the security of our platform, and the interests of our users, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
By providing your personal data on the Gavel Glory website or otherwise to us, you consent to such processing for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Access to and Sharing of Personal Data: Your personal data may be accessed by:
our related entities, employees and research teams strictly on a need-to-know basis; and
authorised external service providers (for example, for email communications, newsletters, web hosting, analytics or technical support), who process such data on our behalf as Data Processors under valid contracts
We require all such recipients to maintain appropriate confidentiality and data protection safeguards.
We may also disclose personal data where required to comply with applicable law, legal process, or lawful requests from government or regulatory authorities, or where such disclosure is necessary for enforcing legal rights or claims.
We do not sell, rent or share your personal data with third parties for their independent marketing purposes.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as is reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected or for such longer period as may be required to comply with legal obligations.
We will erase your personal data, and cause our Data Processors to erase such data, when:
you withdraw consent and retention is not required for a lawful purpose; or
it is reasonable to assume that the specified purpose is no longer being served
Where applicable laws require us to retain certain records for a prescribed period (for example, for tax, accounting or regulatory reasons), we will retain the relevant data for such period notwithstanding any withdrawal of consent.
7. Rights of Data Principal
We respect your right to access and control your personal data. In accordance with applicable laws, you have the right to allow or deny the use of your personal data we hold about you.
You have the right to obtain a summary of your personal data and information regarding how it is being processed or shared. If any information is inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated, you may request that it be corrected or updated.
You may withdraw your consent for the processing of your personal data at any time. You also have the right to raise any grievance regarding the handling of your data and to nominate another individual to exercise these rights on your behalf in the event of your death or incapacity.
You may request correction, completion, updating and erasure of your personal data, and we are obliged to correct, complete, update or erase such data, unless retention is necessary for the specified purpose or for compliance with law.
You have the right to have access to our grievance redressal mechanism in respect of any act or omission regarding our obligations in relation to your personal data. You also have the right to nominate another individual who shall, in the event of your death or incapacity, exercise your rights in relation to your personal data.
You may exercise these rights by contacting us at the email address communications@gavelglory.com. We may require reasonable information to verify your identity before acting on your request, consistent with the duty of the Data Principal to furnish verifiably authentic information.
8. Protection for Children and Persons with Disabilities
We do not process the personal data of individuals under the age of 18 without obtaining verifiable consent from a parent or lawful guardian. This requirement is waived only if the processing is strictly necessary as permitted under law.
In instances where a person with a disability is unable to provide informed consent even with support, we require the consent of their lawful guardian, verified in accordance with relevant Indian statutes.
9. Personal Data Breach Notification
We implement reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect personal data and to prevent personal data breaches.
In the event of a personal data breach that compromises the confidentiality, integrity or availability of personal data, we will notify the appropriate authority and each affected Data Principal in the form and manner prescribed under the law for time being.
10. Contact for Queries and Grievances
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding the collection or processing of your personal data, you may contact our grievance redressal mechanism at the details provided below:
E-mail: communications@gavelglory.com
Contact No.: +91-8527073444
If your grievance is not resolved by our Grievance Officer within thirty (30) days, you have the right to file a complaint with the Data Protection Board of India.
11. Changes in this Privacy Policy
We may update or modify this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, our practices, applicable law, or other relevant factors.
Any changes will be effective when posted on this platform, unless otherwise indicated. You are encouraged to review this Privacy Policy periodically to ensure that you are aware of the current version.
Your continued use of the platform after any such changes signifies your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy, to the extent permitted by applicable law.