Privacy Policy
Applies to: Court Book Mobile Application and the official website courtbook.in (collectively referred to as the "Platform").
1. Introduction
Welcome to Court Book. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how Court Book ("Court Book", "Company", "we", "our" or "us") collects, uses, stores, shares and protects information when you access or use our mobile application, website and related services.
Court Book is an independent legal information and legal research platform designed to make publicly available legal resources more accessible to users. Our Platform provides access to Bare Acts, the Constitution of India, Parliament Bills, State Bills, Ordinances, Rules, Regulations, Notifications, Court Judgments, Legal Drafts, Legal News, AI-powered legal search, legal reference tools and other educational legal resources.
Court Book is not a government entity and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, authorised by, or representing any ministry, department, court, tribunal, statutory authority or government organisation unless expressly stated.
By accessing or using the Platform, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to this Privacy Policy together with our Terms & Conditions and Disclaimer.
2. Scope of this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors, registered users, subscribers and other individuals who access or use Court Book through:
- Android Application
- iOS Application
- Official Website
- Web Services
- Future Court Book products and services that reference this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies regardless of the device you use, including mobile phones, tablets, desktop computers or other supported devices.
If any additional service contains its own privacy notice, that notice shall apply only to that specific service.
3. Definitions
For the purpose of this Privacy Policy:
- "Platform" means the Court Book mobile application, website, APIs and related services.
- "User", "You" or "Your" means any individual or organisation accessing the Platform.
- "Personal Information" means information that identifies or can reasonably identify an individual.
- "Public Legal Information" means laws, legal documents, government publications, judgments, notifications, regulations and similar materials made publicly available by competent authorities.
- "Third-Party Service" means any external platform, software, payment gateway, authentication provider, analytics service or linked website not owned or operated by Court Book.
- "AI Services" means artificial intelligence, machine learning or automated search technologies used to assist users in searching, summarising, organising or discovering legal information.
4. Information We Collect
The information we collect depends upon how you use the Platform, the features you access and the permissions you choose to grant.
4.1 Information You Provide Directly
You may voluntarily provide information including:
- Name
- Email address
- Profile photograph (if available through your chosen login provider)
- Account credentials or authentication details
- Feedback, support requests or communications sent to us
- Bookmarks, saved content and user preferences
- Subscription or purchase information
- Any information you voluntarily submit while communicating with us.
You may choose not to provide certain information; however, some features may not function correctly without it.
4.2 Social Login Information
If you sign in using Google, Apple, Facebook or another supported authentication provider, we may receive information permitted by that provider, such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Profile image
- Unique account identifier
- Authentication token required for login
We use this information solely for authentication, account management, personalisation and improving your user experience. We do not access information beyond the permissions granted by you or the authentication provider.
4.3 Information Automatically Collected
When you use Court Book, certain technical information may be collected automatically for security, diagnostics and service improvement.
This may include:
- Device model
- Operating system version
- Application version
- Browser type
- Language preference
- Time zone
- Country or approximate region
- Internet Protocol (IP) address
- Crash logs
- Error reports
- Performance diagnostics
- App usage statistics
- Session information
- Device identifiers where permitted by applicable law and operating system policies.
This information is primarily used to maintain platform security, troubleshoot technical issues, improve application performance and understand how users interact with the Platform.
4.4 Information Related to Payments
If you purchase any subscription, premium feature or paid service, payment processing is performed by authorised third-party payment processors.
Court Book does not collect or store your complete debit card number, credit card number, CVV, UPI PIN, internet banking credentials or similar financial authentication information.
We may receive limited transaction-related information such as:
- Transaction ID
- Payment status
- Purchase date
- Subscription status
- Order reference
- Invoice details where applicable.
Payment information is processed in accordance with the privacy policies of the relevant payment provider.
4.5 Information Collected Through Customer Support
When you contact Court Book for assistance, report an issue or request support, we may collect:
- Your name
- Email address
- Device information
- Support communications
- Screenshots or files voluntarily submitted by you
- Technical information necessary to investigate your request.
Support information is used solely for resolving your request, improving our services and maintaining records of customer interactions.
5. Information We Do Not Intentionally Collect
Unless specifically required for a particular feature and expressly disclosed to you, Court Book does not intentionally collect or request:
- Passwords for third-party services
- Bank account passwords
- UPI PINs
- Debit or credit card PINs
- Biometric authentication data
- Government-issued identity numbers unless legally required
- Sensitive personal information not necessary for providing the Platform.
If you voluntarily send such information to us without being requested, you acknowledge that you do so at your own discretion. Where reasonably practicable, we will delete or securely dispose of information that is not required for providing our services.
6. How We Use Your Information
Court Book uses the information collected through the Platform solely for legitimate business, operational, security, legal and service-related purposes. We process personal information only to the extent necessary to provide, improve and protect our services and to comply with applicable laws.
Your information may be used for the following purposes:
- Creating and managing your Court Book account.
- Authenticating users through supported login providers.
- Providing access to legal resources, subscriptions and premium services.
- Maintaining your bookmarks, reading history and user preferences.
- Delivering AI-powered search results and personalised legal research features.
- Responding to support requests, enquiries and feedback.
- Improving application performance, stability and user experience.
- Monitoring platform security and preventing unauthorised access.
- Detecting fraud, abuse, spam or unlawful activities.
- Processing payments and managing subscriptions.
- Complying with legal obligations, regulatory requirements and lawful governmental requests.
- Sending service-related notifications, security alerts and important platform updates.
- Conducting internal analytics for improving the Platform.
We do not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with this Privacy Policy without obtaining your consent where required by applicable law.
7. AI Search and Artificial Intelligence Features
Court Book may provide Artificial Intelligence ("AI") powered search, legal document discovery, legal draft assistance, content summarisation, semantic search and similar automated features to improve user experience.
AI features are designed solely to assist users in locating publicly available legal information more efficiently. AI-generated responses, summaries, search rankings or recommendations are generated automatically and may not always be complete, accurate, current or suitable for every legal circumstance.
Users acknowledge and agree that:
- AI responses are generated algorithmically.
- AI outputs are provided solely for informational and research purposes.
- AI results should always be independently verified using official legal sources.
- Court Book does not guarantee the correctness, completeness or legal validity of AI-generated content.
- AI search results do not constitute legal advice, legal opinion or professional consultation.
- No attorney-client, advocate-client, fiduciary or professional relationship is created through the use of AI features.
Court Book continuously improves AI functionality; however, AI technology remains probabilistic and may occasionally produce inaccurate, incomplete or outdated information.
8. Government and Public Legal Information
Court Book provides access to publicly available legal information obtained from official government publications and other lawful public sources.
Such information may include:
- Central Acts
- State Acts
- The Constitution of India
- Parliament Bills
- State Bills
- Ordinances
- Rules
- Regulations
- Notifications
- Government Circulars
- Court Judgments
- Tribunal Decisions
- Legal News
Court Book independently organises, indexes, categorises and presents publicly available legal information for educational, informational and research purposes.
Except where expressly stated, Court Book is not the publisher, author or issuing authority of such legal documents.
Although reasonable efforts are made to maintain updated legal information, amendments, repeals, judicial interpretations and governmental updates may occur after publication. Users remain solely responsible for verifying legal information from official government publications before relying upon it.
9. Content Sources
Court Book aggregates and presents legal information obtained from publicly available, licensed, official or otherwise lawfully accessible sources.
Primary sources may include, but are not limited to:
- India Code
- Legislative Department
- eCourts Services
- Supreme Court of India
- High Courts
- State Government websites
- Official Gazettes
- Public legal publications
Court Book may also publish original editorial content, educational articles, legal explainers, legal news summaries, AI-assisted indexing and independently prepared legal research materials.
Third-party intellectual property remains the property of its respective owners.
10. Third-Party Services
Court Book uses carefully selected third-party service providers to operate and improve the Platform.
Depending upon the features you use, these providers may include:
- Authentication providers (such as Google or Apple Sign In)
- Cloud hosting providers
- Payment gateways
- Push notification services
- Analytics providers
- Crash reporting services
- Customer support platforms
- Email communication providers
These providers receive only the minimum information reasonably necessary to perform services on our behalf and are contractually or legally expected to protect such information.
Court Book is not responsible for the independent privacy practices of third-party services that are governed by their own privacy policies.
11. Analytics, Diagnostics and Performance Monitoring
To improve the reliability, security and performance of the Platform, Court Book may collect aggregated technical information relating to application usage.
Analytics information may include:
- Feature usage statistics
- Crash reports
- Performance metrics
- Error diagnostics
- Session duration
- General device information
- Anonymous usage patterns
Analytics information is primarily used to:
- Improve application stability.
- Identify software bugs.
- Measure feature effectiveness.
- Enhance user experience.
- Prevent abuse and malicious activities.
Where reasonably possible, analytics information is processed in aggregated or de-identified form.
12. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The Court Book website may use cookies, local storage, pixels or similar technologies to improve functionality, remember user preferences, analyse website usage and enhance security.
Cookies may be used for:
- User authentication.
- Session management.
- Remembering preferences.
- Website analytics.
- Security and fraud prevention.
Most web browsers allow users to refuse or delete cookies. Disabling cookies may affect certain website functionality.
13. Push Notifications
With your permission, Court Book may send notifications relating to:
- Legal News
- Important Judgments
- New Bare Acts
- Bills and Ordinances
- Platform updates
- Security notifications
- Subscription information
You may disable notifications at any time through your device settings.
14. Information Sharing and Disclosure
Court Book values user privacy and does not sell, rent or trade personal information to advertisers, data brokers or unrelated third parties.
We may disclose limited information only where necessary:
- To trusted service providers acting on our behalf.
- To process authorised payments.
- To comply with applicable laws, court orders or lawful governmental requests.
- To investigate fraud, abuse or security incidents.
- To enforce our Terms & Conditions or protect the rights, safety and property of Court Book, our users or the public.
- In connection with a merger, acquisition, investment, restructuring or sale of business assets.
Where legally permitted, Court Book will seek to minimise the amount of information disclosed.
15. International Data Transfers
Court Book is operated primarily from India. However, some third-party service providers or cloud infrastructure may process or store information in jurisdictions outside India.
By using the Platform, you acknowledge that your information may be transferred to, processed or stored in countries whose data protection laws may differ from those of your own jurisdiction.
Where reasonably practicable, Court Book implements appropriate contractual, organisational and technical safeguards designed to protect personal information during such transfers.
16. Data Retention
Court Book retains personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Platform, fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with applicable laws, resolve disputes, enforce our legal rights and maintain legitimate business records.
The retention period depends upon the nature of the information and applicable legal requirements. For example:
- Account information is retained while your account remains active.
- Payment records may be retained for accounting, taxation and legal compliance purposes.
- Support communications may be retained to improve customer service and resolve future issues.
- Security logs may be retained to investigate fraud, abuse or security incidents.
- Anonymous or aggregated information may be retained indefinitely where it no longer identifies any individual.
When personal information is no longer required, Court Book will delete, anonymise or securely dispose of such information within a reasonable period, unless retention is required by applicable law or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
17. Data Security
Court Book implements reasonable administrative, organisational and technical safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, misuse, loss or destruction.
Such safeguards may include secure communication protocols, access controls, authentication mechanisms, encryption where appropriate, routine monitoring, backup procedures and security reviews.
Despite our efforts, no website, application, server or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users acknowledge that transmission of information over the internet always involves some level of risk.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Court Book shall not be liable for unauthorised access resulting from circumstances beyond our reasonable control, including but not limited to cyberattacks, malware, internet failures, force majeure events, failures of third-party infrastructure or unlawful acts of others.
18. Children's Privacy
Court Book is intended primarily for individuals who are capable of entering into legally binding arrangements under applicable law.
The Platform is not directed towards children under the age of 13 years, or any higher minimum age prescribed by the applicable laws of the user's jurisdiction.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child has provided personal information without appropriate authorisation where required, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information.
Parents or legal guardians who believe that a child has submitted personal information may contact us for assistance.
19. Your Privacy Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have one or more of the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Request access to your personal information.
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Request deletion of personal information, subject to legal obligations.
- Withdraw consent where processing is based upon consent.
- Object to or restrict certain processing activities where permitted by law.
- Request information regarding how your data is processed.
- Request closure of your Court Book account.
Certain requests may not be granted where Court Book is legally required to retain information, protect the rights of other users, comply with judicial or governmental directions, investigate fraud or enforce legal rights.
We may require reasonable verification of identity before acting upon certain requests.
20. Account Deletion
You may request deletion of your Court Book account at any time through available account settings or by contacting us using the details provided in this Privacy Policy.
Upon receiving a verified request, Court Book will make reasonable efforts to delete or anonymise your personal information within a reasonable period, except where retention is required:
- to comply with applicable laws;
- to fulfil taxation or accounting obligations;
- to resolve disputes;
- to detect fraud or security incidents;
- to enforce contractual or legal rights;
- or for any other lawful purpose.
Deletion of your account may permanently remove access to subscriptions, bookmarks, saved preferences and other personalised features.
21. Intellectual Property and Copyright Complaints
Court Book respects intellectual property rights and expects users and third parties to do the same.
If you believe that any content available through the Platform infringes your copyright, trademark or other legally protected rights, you may submit a written complaint containing sufficient details to identify the material in question and establish your rights.
Upon receiving a bona fide complaint, Court Book may investigate the matter and, where appropriate, remove, restrict or disable access to the relevant content without prior notice.
Submission of a complaint does not automatically establish infringement, and Court Book reserves the right to seek additional information before taking any action.
22. External Websites and Third-Party Content
The Platform may contain links to external websites, government portals, courts, tribunals, legal databases or other third-party resources provided solely for user convenience.
Court Book does not own, control or continuously monitor third-party websites and makes no representation regarding their accuracy, availability, legality, security or privacy practices.
Accessing third-party websites is entirely at your own discretion and risk. Users should review the applicable privacy policies and terms of those websites before using them.
23. Business Transfers
If Court Book undergoes a merger, acquisition, corporate restructuring, investment, financing, reorganisation or sale of assets, personal information may be transferred as part of the transaction, subject to applicable legal requirements.
Any successor entity receiving such information will be expected to continue protecting personal information in a manner substantially consistent with this Privacy Policy.
24. Compliance with Law
Court Book may preserve, access or disclose information where we reasonably believe such action is necessary to:
- comply with applicable law;
- respond to lawful requests from governmental authorities;
- enforce our Terms & Conditions;
- protect the rights, safety or property of Court Book, our users or the public;
- investigate fraud, cybercrime, security incidents or unlawful conduct;
- establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
25. Cross-Reference to Other Policies
This Privacy Policy should be read together with the following documents published by Court Book:
- Terms & Conditions
- Disclaimer
- Refund Policy
Where any inconsistency exists, the document governing the specific subject matter shall prevail to the extent permitted by applicable law.
26. Changes to this Privacy Policy
Court Book may modify, update or replace this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, applicable laws, technology, security practices or business operations.
The updated version will become effective upon publication unless otherwise stated. Continued use of the Platform after publication constitutes acknowledgement of the revised Privacy Policy.
Where required by applicable law, Court Book may provide additional notice regarding material changes.
27. Contact Us
If you have questions, requests or concerns relating to this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:
Court Book
Email: contact@courtbook.in
Website: https://courtbook.in
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to legitimate enquiries within a reasonable period, subject to applicable law and identity verification where necessary.
28. Governing Law
This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of India, without regard to conflict of law principles.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy shall limit any mandatory rights available to consumers under applicable law.
29. Acceptance of this Privacy Policy
By accessing or using Court Book, creating an account, purchasing a subscription or otherwise using any feature of the Platform, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed to this Privacy Policy.
If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you should discontinue use of the Platform.
This Privacy Policy forms an integral part of the Court Book Terms & Conditions and should be read together with the Disclaimer and Refund Policy.
Thank you for using Court Book.