Privacy Policy

About the Application and the Service:

Grant Thornton Bharat LLP a limited liability partnership with LLP Identity Number AAA-7677 and having its registered office and principal place of business at L-41, Connaught Circus, New Delhi, 110001 (hereinafter “GTBL”, “Firm” or “we” or “us”) owns the GTaxKosh application (app) access to which is provided without any charges to whosoever registering on the application as a user (Service)

This page is used to inform visitors regarding our privacy policy which will be application in relation to the collection, process, use, and disclosure of Personal Information which may be disclosed by anyone who may have decided to use our Service.

If you choose to use our app and Service, then it is deemed that you have read, understood, acknowledged, accepted and agree to the collection and use of your personal information in line with this privacy policy. The Personal Information that we collect is used for providing and improving the Service. We generally do not share personal information provided to us with other organizations without prior permission unless it is allowed by this privacy policy or required by law. Disclosure may also occur if necessary to provide requested services which our Firm in general provides, maintain roles at our Firm, address unlawful activities, or process data for its intended purpose. We will not disclose, share, sell, or rent personal information, except as stated in this privacy statement or permitted by law. Updates to personal information can be made upon request.

The terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, which are accessible at app unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy.

Information Collection and Use

We collect personal information from clients, personnel, contractors and others when necessary for our Firm business purposes. This generally includes contact details and organizational roles, such as names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and job titles. For providing professional services, more detailed information may be needed.

Through our app, we collect only personal information that users voluntarily provide, limited to what is necessary to fulfill their requests. Information collected generally include names, titles, company addresses, email addresses, and telephone and fax numbers. As part of the global network, our Firm may exchange and transfer personal information with other member firms of Grant Thornton international network of firms and with its overseas service providers. This involves transferring data outside India to countries with different privacy laws, and using overseas facilities for processing and backup. All such transfers will comply with appropriate data protection obligations.

The information that we request will be retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy. For clarity, we may not retain some of the information that we receive. User contact information, generated through app registration, is kept only as long as needed or until deletion is requested, or as legally required. Email addresses are stored only as long as necessary to facilitate requests. Outdated or unnecessary information is destroyed after a reasonable period. However, we may retain copies for internal records and compliance with applicable laws or professional standards.

Users subsequently may choose to withdraw their consent regarding their personal information or unsubscribe from mailing lists or any registrations. To facilitate this, we shall provide instructions to the appropriate user in our communications with them.

The app does use third-party service providers and their service that may process personal information used to identify you which is held by us and may collect it from, process or use it on our behalf.

Link to the privacy policy of third-party service providers used by the app

Log Data

If during the use of our Service, you encounter an error in the app.we would collect data and information (through third-party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our Service, the time and date of your use of the Service, and other statistics.

Cookies

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device's internal memory.

This Service does not use these “cookies” explicitly. However, the app may use third-party code and libraries that use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of this Service. After visiting our site, users can delete cookies from their systems. We may log anonymous information about domains and browser types to manage and improve our app, reporting aggregated statistics to our relevant teams for enhancing user experience.

Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals for the following purposesreasons:

To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.However, they are bound by confidentiality obligations and are not permitted ed not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.

Security

We value your trust in providing us your Personal Information, thus we are striving to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. However, since no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and reliable, we will not be able to guarantee its absolute security. We disclaim all liability for error in transmissions and unauthorised access or interceptions, abuse or misuse by third parties and other users.

Links to Other Sites

This Service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site.These external sites are not operated by us and we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

These Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will take necessary action.

Source of Information

The information presented in GTaxKosh is derived from:

Third-Party Contributions: In some cases, content may include information from credible third-party sources. Proper attribution is provided where applicable. (LATEST NEWS SECTION)

Disclaimer

GTaxKosh is a privately operated application by Grant Thornton Bharat and does not represent, endorse, or hold any official relationship with the Government of India or any other government entity. Any reference to government information, regulations, or content within the app is purely for informational purposes. This Service is provided by GTBL at no cost and is intended for use on as is basis i.e. by using one’s own judgement while taking or omitting to take actions based on the content contained in the app and/or due to the Service provided without any recourse towards GTBL. GTBL at no time owes no duty of care of any sorts towards anyone who access or uses or relies on the content of the app and/or the Service provided.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, grivances or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at contact@in.gt.com.