Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 2026
GCO – General Counsel Office ("GCO," "we," "us," or "our") is a legal and business advisory consulting practice. GCO is not, at present, registered as a law firm or partnership of advocates under the Advocates Act, 1961. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information collected through www.gcoffice.in (the "Website").
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
- Information you provide directly: such as your name, email address, phone number, organisation, and any message you send us through our contact form or by email.
- Information collected automatically: such as your browser type, device information, pages visited, and time spent on the Website, typically gathered through standard web analytics.
We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal information (such as financial details, health information, or government ID numbers) through this Website.
2. How We Use Your Information
| Purpose | What this means |
|---|---|
| Responding to enquiries | To reply to messages sent through the contact form or by email, and to discuss how we may be able to assist you. |
| Improving the Website | To understand how visitors use the Website, and to fix issues or improve navigation and content. |
| Legal and compliance | Where required to comply with applicable law, or to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims. |
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.
3. How We Share Information
We may share information with:
- Service providers who help us operate the Website (such as hosting or email providers), bound by confidentiality obligations;
- Regulators, courts, or authorities, where required by law; and
- A successor entity, in the event of a restructuring, merger, or transfer of GCO's business.
We do not use your information for any purpose beyond what is described in this Policy without your consent.
4. Cookies
This Website may use cookies and similar technologies to support basic functionality and to understand how visitors use the site. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings; doing so may affect how some parts of the Website function.
5. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the information you share with us from unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Policy, or as required by applicable law.
7. Your Rights
You may write to us at any time to:
- Ask what personal information we hold about you;
- Request correction of inaccurate information; or
- Request deletion of your personal information, subject to any legal or contractual obligations that require us to retain it.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at karuna.kumar@gcoffice.in.
8. Children's Privacy
This Website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18.
9. Changes to this Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting a revised version on this page, with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your information, please write to us at karuna.kumar@gcoffice.in.