Privacy Policy

Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Chirde and Associates, Chartered Accountants (ICAI FRN: 163544W) ("the firm", "we") handles personal data collected through this website, chirdeassociates.in. It has been prepared with regard to the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the rules made under it, as applicable to the firm. In this policy, "you" means a person who visits the website or submits a message through it.

This policy applies to the website. Information given to the firm in the course of a professional engagement is also protected by professional confidentiality under the ICAI Code of Ethics and by the terms of that engagement.

What we collect

Information you provide through the contact form or by email:

• Name
• Phone number
• Email address
• Office preference
• Service of interest
• The content of your message
• Your CV and application details, if you write to us about a career or articleship

Information collected automatically:

• Technical details such as IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited and time of visit, through server logs and analytics tools, where used

We ask you not to share PAN, Aadhaar, bank account details or other sensitive identifiers through the website or by unencrypted email. If you do, we may delete them without further processing.

Why we collect it

We use the information you provide only to:

• Respond to your enquiry or message
• Consider your application for articleship or employment
• Contact you about the subject of your enquiry
• Keep a record of the enquiry for administrative and professional purposes
• Maintain the security and basic performance of the website
• Comply with legal and regulatory requirements

We do not use your information for unsolicited promotional messages, and we do not sell it.

Consent

We process the details you submit through the contact form on the basis of the consent you give by ticking the consent box. You may withdraw consent at any time by writing to the grievance contact below. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing already carried out before withdrawal.

Form processing by a third-party service

The contact form on this website is processed by Google Forms, a service of Google. When you submit the form, the details you enter are stored in the firm's Google account (Google Forms and Google Sheets), which notifies the firm by email. The servers of this service may be located outside India, so your data may be transferred to and handled in another country. Please do not submit the form if you are not comfortable with this.

Sharing of information

We do not share your personal data with third parties for their own use. Data may be accessed by:

• Our partners and staff, on a need-to-know basis
• Service providers who support the website, form handling, email and hosting, under appropriate confidentiality terms
• Government authorities, courts or regulators, where required by law

Retention

We keep enquiry details for as long as needed to respond and for a reasonable period afterwards, generally not more than 12 months after the enquiry is closed, unless an engagement follows or the law requires us to keep them for longer. Details of job applications are kept for a similar period, and are deleted on your request, subject to any legal requirement.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the data we hold. No method of transmission over the internet or of electronic storage is entirely secure, so we cannot offer absolute security.

Your rights

Subject to the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the rules made under it, you may:

• Ask for a summary of the personal data we hold about you and how it is processed
• Ask for correction, completion or updating of your personal data
• Ask for erasure of your personal data, where it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was collected or required by law to be retained
• Withdraw your consent
• Use the grievance redressal mechanism described below
• Nominate another person to exercise your rights in the event of your death or incapacity

To exercise any of these rights, write to the grievance contact below from the email address you used when contacting us. We may ask for information to confirm your identity.

Children

This website is not directed at children. If you are under 18, please do not submit personal data unless a parent or lawful guardian does so on your behalf.

Cookies and analytics

This website uses cookies and similar technologies only to the extent necessary to function and, where enabled, to understand how visitors use it. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings, although some features may not work as intended. Where analytics tools are used, they collect aggregate usage data such as pages visited and the type of device used. Any non-essential cookies are used only with your consent, where the law requires it. The Contact page embeds Google Maps, and the site loads fonts from Google Fonts; when these load, Google may receive your IP address and may set its own cookies, under Google's privacy policy. The site also stores a small entry in your browser's local storage to remember that you have accepted the disclaimer; it contains no personal data.

Links to other websites

If this website links to external websites, this policy does not apply to them. Please read their own privacy policies.

Grievance contact

For questions, requests or complaints about your personal data, please write to:

Grievance Officer: Meet Chirde, Chirde and Associates, Chartered Accountants
Address: 1st Floor, Jajoo Complex, Jajoo Square, Yavatmal, Maharashtra – 445001
Email: hr@chirdeassociates.in
Phone: +91 93707 91307 (please send a text before calling)

We aim to acknowledge and respond to grievances within a reasonable period, and in any case within the time that the law prescribes. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India in the manner provided in the Act.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in law or in our practices. The date of the latest revision appears at the start of this page. Please review it periodically.

Last updated: 15 September 2026