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Privacy Policy
Last Updated: 12 May 2025 | Chinda Law, 16 Dibuk Road, Talat Yai, Phuket 83000, Thailand
1. Introduction
Chinda Law ("we", "us", "our") is committed to handling personal information with care. This policy explains what data we collect when you visit our website or engage our legal services, how we use it, how we protect it, and what rights you have over it.
This policy applies to all personal data processed by Chinda Law in connection with its website at chindala.blog and its inheritance and estate legal services delivered from our office in Phuket, Thailand. By using our website or submitting an enquiry, you acknowledge this policy.
2. Data We Collect
We collect personal data in the following ways:
- Enquiry forms: name, email address, phone number, and any information you include in a message.
- Legal engagement: identity documents, asset details, family information, and other data necessary to provide legal advice and prepare documents.
- Website usage: analytics data (pages visited, time on site) collected via cookies, where consent has been given.
Legal basis for processing: contract performance (where you engage our services), legitimate interest (responding to enquiries), consent (analytics cookies), and legal obligation (where Thai law requires us to retain records).
Retention: Enquiry data is retained for up to 12 months. Client matter files are retained for 7 years following conclusion of the engagement, in accordance with professional obligations. Analytics data is retained for 26 months.
3. How We Use Your Data
- To respond to your enquiry and arrange consultations.
- To provide and document the legal services you engage us for.
- To communicate updates about your matter.
- To comply with our professional and legal obligations under Thai law.
- To improve our website, on the basis of aggregated, anonymised analytics.
We do not use your personal data for direct marketing without your explicit consent. We do not sell personal data to third parties.
4. Data Sharing
We share personal data only where necessary:
- Courts and government bodies: where required for probate proceedings or legal filings under Thai law.
- Other legal advisers: where you have instructed us to liaise with a lawyer in another jurisdiction.
- Analytics providers: anonymised data shared with providers such as Google Analytics, where consent has been given.
5. Data Protection Measures
- Data transmitted via our website is protected by TLS encryption.
- Client files are stored on access-controlled, password-protected systems.
- Physical documents are held in secure, locked premises at our Phuket office.
- Access to client data is limited to the lawyers and staff directly involved in your matter.
- In the event of a data breach, we will notify affected individuals within a reasonable timeframe and take steps to contain and report the breach as required under applicable law.
6. Cookies
We use cookies to understand how our website is used and to remember your preferences. Essential cookies are necessary for the site to function. Analytics and preference cookies are only placed with your consent.
For full details, see our Cookie Policy. You can adjust your preferences at any time on that page.
7. Your Rights
Under Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (PDPA), you have the following rights regarding personal data we hold about you:
- Access: to request a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Rectification: to ask us to correct inaccurate data.
- Erasure: to request deletion of your data where we no longer have a legal basis to hold it.
- Portability: to receive your data in a structured format where technically feasible.
- Objection: to object to processing based on legitimate interest.
- Withdrawal of consent: to withdraw any consent given at any time, without affecting prior processing.
- Complaint: to lodge a complaint with the Office of the Personal Data Protection Committee of Thailand.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].
8. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to external sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their policies separately.
9. Children's Privacy
Our services are directed at adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals under 18. If you believe a minor has submitted data to us, please contact us so we can remove it.
10. Policy Updates
We may update this policy from time to time. Where changes are material, we will note the updated date at the top of this page. Continued use of our website after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
11. Contact for Data Matters
Data Controller: Chinda Law
Address: 16 Dibuk Road, Talat Yai, Phuket 83000, Thailand
Email: [email protected]