Driven by excellence, focused on strategies for the longer term.

This is the crux of who we are. It is an articulation of precision in purpose, from the Firm’s beginnings to where we are today. Our collective eye is unerringly trained on tomorrow.

Deep sectoral expertise across services and industries.

Our insistence on strategic advisory exacts an in-depth understanding of and involvement with our clients’ businesses and industries. We engage not just individual businesses, but also contribute to the country’s legal and regulatory frameworks.

Personal commitment supported by experience and grit.

We commit early. We pull together internally for greater support. Every effort is sincere, every individual deeply dedicated to their task, their role, to the Firm.

Our undertakings for long-term impact are an organic extension of our purpose.

They are to employ our deep knowledge of the law beyond the business, the transaction, the deal. To use the opportunities and skills we possess, to reflect on the culture we’re creating. Individually and collectively, these are our efforts to help shape the thinking of our future generations, and arm them with strategies for true, sustainable growth.

Knowledge-sharing is intrinsic to equity and inclusivity.

This is a repository of thought leadership, deep insights and strong viewpoints, legal and other news and events and how they impact the industry and our clients.

Relevance is critical to growth. It necessitates a firm that is dynamic and responsive.

Amplifying intrinsic talent, sharpening skills, expanding knowledge, is vital to leading. It defines every aspect of how our firm functions and transacts. This is how we create new benchmarks and set industry standards.

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Privacy Policy

AZB & Partners (“AZB”) is committed to safeguarding the privacy of any person who accesses and uses the website (“User”) (www.azbpartners.com) (“Website”) that is owned and operated by AZB. In this privacy policy, use of the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refers to AZB & Partners.

This privacy policy applies to any person or entity that accesses the Website or has shared any information or data concerning an identified or identifiable natural person (“Personal Data”) with AZB & Partners. You hereby agree not to provide the Personal Data of any other person. Personal Data includes any data or information that relates to a natural person, which, either directly or indirectly, in combination with other information, is capable of identifying such person; and includes name, address, telephone number, date of birth, gender, e-mail address, organization name etc.

This privacy policy governs the access, collection, usage, handling, storage and disclosure of such Personal Data during the course of your use of the Website. It also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your Personal Data and how you can access and update this Personal Data.

By accessing and using the Website, you accept the terms of, and be bound by this privacy policy. This privacy policy may be updated from time to time at its sole discretion or on account of changes in law. Unless otherwise specified, such revisions shall take effect from the day and date they are posted on the Website. AZB & Partners shall be under no obligation to notify the User about the changes. You are advised to consult this privacy policy regularly for any changes, as your continued access and use of the Website shall be deemed to be your approval and acceptance of all changes to this privacy policy.

This privacy policy should be at all times read along with the terms and conditions of use of the Website. By accessing and using this Website, you accept and agree to be bound by and comply with (i) this privacy policy, (ii) the Disclaimer and, (iii) the Terms of Use

If a User visits the Website, after choosing to do so, then any dispute regarding breach of privacy will be subject to this privacy policy and its terms and conditions of use. The applicable law for any such dispute shall be the laws of the Republic of India. The competent courts at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India will have exclusive jurisdiction over any or all disputes arising out of, or in connection with this privacy policy.

1.  How we use your Personal Data

(a)       Subscriber provided information – We collect and process the Personal Data provided by you when you enter information through the online form published on our Website, accept the terms of use of the Website, subscribe to a newsletter, contact us for help or submit any enquiry, apply for a job posting made available on the Website, or otherwise enter information on the Website before or during its use. When entering information on the Website, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, mailing address, phone number, age, or other details as required, for us to improve the Website, to contact you and respond to your information requests, managing our relationships with you, clients etc.. If you would like us to delete any Personal Data or information provided by you, you may write to us at website@azbpartners.com. You may also choose not to provide us with such Personal Data or withdraw your consent at any time. We process the Personal Data as provided by you with your consent, for the proper administration of the Website, improving the Website, management of our customer relationships and/or performing any contract between you and us and/or taking steps, at your request, to enter into such a contract.

(b) Automatically Collected Information – We may also process certain other data, such as device ID, device make/model, IP address, browser type, operating system, page views, website navigation, timing and frequency of use of the Website, marketing preferences etc. when you use the Website. We use this information purely for analytics and research purposes, in order to improve our Website, and to ensure the security of the Website.

(c) Newsletters – We may also process certain Personal Data to periodically send you emails containing news and updates about us, legal and regulatory updates, legal news etc. You hereby consent to allow us to use your e-mail address for this purpose. You may also unsubscribe from receiving such e-mails in the future by sending an email to: website@azbpartners.com

(d) You can always choose not to provide the Personal Data, even though it might be needed to access the Website. In such cases, if any information required is classified as mandatory, you may not be able to avail part or whole of the Website.

(e) In addition to the specific purposes enumerated hereinabove, we may also process your Personal Data where necessary for compliance with a legal obligation applicable to AZB & Partners, or in order to protect your interests.

(f) Notwithstanding anything contained in this privacy policy or elsewhere, AZB & Partners shall not be held responsible for any loss, damage or misuse of the User Information.

By voluntarily providing us with your Personal Data, you hereby give us your consent to use such Personal Data in accordance with this privacy policy.

2.  Access to Information

As per the terms and conditions of use, AZB & Partners has the right to restrict access of any User from the Website and the services offered therein (“Restricted User”). With respect to a Restricted User, AZB & Partners will delete any or all User Information given by the Restricted User. If AZB & Partners, by its sole discretion or due to a legal requirement, decides to retain the User Information for its records, then AZB & Partners will be responsible to safeguard that User Information to such extent as required under applicable law.

3.  Retention of your Personal Data

(a) Your Personal Data shall not be retained for longer than is necessary for the purposes for which we collect or process them, unless otherwise required for the purposes of fulfilling any legal obligation.

(b) You also have right to request us to update, amend, correct, complete or delete your Personal Data retained by us through email.

(c) We may also retain your Personal Data where necessary for compliance with a legal obligation applicable to AZB & Partners, or in order to protect your interests.

4.  Cookies

Cookies are small files transferred to the hard drive of your device that enable us to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current activity on the Website, which allows us to improve our Website. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregated and anonymized data about the traffic on the Website so that we can offer better experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third-party services that track this information on our behalf.

5.  How do we protect your information

(a) We take the safety of your Personal Data and its confidentiality very seriously and we provide reasonable security safeguards commensurate to the sensitivity of the Persona Data being handled and have implemented security practices including but not limited to technical, operational and physical safeguards to protect your information. We implement a variety of security measures when a user enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your Personal Data.

(b) The Website is scanned on a regular basis for any known vulnerabilities in order to make your use as safe as possible.

(c) Your Personal Data is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems or otherwise require the Personal Data for the purposes enlisted in this privacy policy. These persons are also under an obligation to keep such Personal Data confidential.

(d) Please be aware that, although we endeavor to provide reasonable security for your Personal Data, no security system can prevent all potential security breaches.

(e) We endeavor to ensure to the best of our ability that all third party service providers whose services which we may use, maintain security standards that are equivalent to our security standards and commensurate with market practices, in the context of the kind and nature of Personal Data being stored or handled.

6.  Disclosures to third parties

(a) We do not sell, trade, publish or otherwise transfer your Personal Data to outside parties, unless we provide you with advance notice and obtain your prior consent to do so.

(b) This does not include our trusted service providers, including without limitation, our hosting partners, who assist us in operating the Website, conducting our business, or serving our clients; so long as they agree to keep this information confidential and do not have any independent use of the information we disclose to them. You hereby give us your consent to transfer your Personal Data to our trusted service providers.

(c) We may also release certain limited information when its release is required to comply with the law, enforce our policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property or safety, investigate fraud or respond to a government request.

7. Your Rights

(a) You may request us to confirm whether or not certain Personal Data belonging to you is being processed by AZB, and if yes, seek access to such Personal Data or other information pertaining to such Personal Data such as the purpose of processing, category of personal data and names of third parties having access to such Personal Data.

(b) You also have the right to ensure that the Personal Data shared with us is accurate and complete, depending on the purpose of processing such Personal Data.

(c) You also have the right to erasure of your Personal Data. Such erasure shall not be affected, however, if required for compliance with any legal obligation or for enforcing any legal claims.

(d) You may exercise your rights under this section in relation to your Personal Data by writing to us at website@azbpartners.com.

8.  Links to other websites

The Website may include links to other Websites whose privacy practices may differ from ours. AZB & Partners does not provide any Personal Data to such third party websites. If you submit your Personal Data to any of those sites, your information will be governed by their privacy statements. We encourage you to read the privacy statement of any website you visit. AZB shall not be liable for any loss, damage, claim or expenses suffered by you as a result of accessing these third party sites and features.

9. Who is the Grievance Officer?

If you wish to report a security breach, have a problem that you are unable to resolve or otherwise require any other assistance in respect of the Website and this privacy policy, you may contact our Grievance Officer whose details are provided below:

E-mail: website@azbpartners.com

Telephone: +91-22-66396880