1. Who we are
D. P. Sitapara & Associates ("we", "us") provides tax, compliance, legal and consultancy services from Rajkot, Gujarat. This policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your personal data when you use this website or our services.
2. Data we collect
- Identity and contact details: name, mobile number, email, address.
- Documents for your work: PAN, Aadhaar, GSTIN, business registration details, bank details, tax and compliance records, and other documents you share for a service.
- Payment details needed for billing.
- Website data: browser type, IP address, pages visited and similar technical data.
3. How we collect it
Directly from you through forms, WhatsApp, email, calls and office visits; from government portals when you authorise us; and through cookies on this website.
4. Why we use it
- To provide the services you ask for, including filings on government portals.
- To reply to enquiries and send service updates, reminders and reports.
- For billing and our records.
- To meet our legal obligations.
We process personal data on the basis of your consent, to perform our engagement with you, or where the law requires it.
5. Sharing
We do not sell or rent your data. We share it only with government departments, regulators or courts when required for your work or by law; with authorised team members and professionals working on your file under confidentiality; and with technology providers that host or store data for us.
6. Storage and security
Documents are kept in encrypted cloud storage with limited, role-based access, regular backups and SSL on this website. No system is fully secure, but we take reasonable safeguards to protect your data.
7. How long we keep it
We keep your data for as long as needed for your work and for the periods required under tax, GST, company and other laws. After that it is deleted or anonymised.
8. Your rights
Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the rules made under it, you may ask to access, correct or erase your personal data, withdraw consent, and raise a grievance. Withdrawing consent may mean we cannot continue a service. You may also approach the Data Protection Board of India.
9. Grievance contact
For any privacy request or complaint, write to contact@dpsitapara.in with the subject "Privacy Request". We will respond within a reasonable time as required by law.
10. Children
Our services are not intended for children under 18. Where we handle a minor's data (for example a PAN application), we do so only with a parent or guardian's consent.
11. Cookies
This website uses only basic cookies and browser storage to remember your preferences, such as the light or dark theme. You can clear or block them in your browser.
12. Changes
We may update this policy. The latest version will always be on this page with the date of update.
Contact
D. P. Sitapara & Associates
195, Shiv Temple Street, Khadvavdi Main Road, Ramaliya – 360025, Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Email: contact@dpsitapara.in
Phone / WhatsApp: +91-9687879221