Privacy Policy

1. Data We Collect

When you use LegalMinds, we collect the following information:

• Legal queries — The text you type to describe your legal situation. This is sent to our AI provider for processing and is not stored permanently on our servers.
• AI responses — The analysis generated by the AI. These are delivered to your browser and are not stored on our servers after the session ends.
• Usage data — Standard web analytics such as page views, browser type, device type, and approximate location (country/city level). Collected via Vercel Analytics.
• Language preference — Your selected language (English/Hindi) is stored in your browser's localStorage and is never sent to our servers.
• Disclaimer acceptance — We store in your browser's localStorage whether you have accepted the disclaimer. This is never transmitted to our servers.

2. How AI Processes Your Data

When you submit a legal query, it is sent to a third-party AI service provider (Groq Inc.) for processing. The AI analyses your input and generates a structured legal information response. Your query is processed in real-time and is subject to the AI provider's data handling policies.

We do not use your queries to train AI models. However, the third-party AI provider may retain data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

3. Data Retention

• Legal queries and responses — Not stored on our servers. Processed in real-time and discarded after the response is delivered.
• Usage analytics — Retained for up to 12 months for service improvement purposes.
• Browser localStorage — Language preference and disclaimer acceptance persist until you clear your browser data.

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

5. Cross-Border Data Transfer

Your legal queries are transmitted to AI processing servers which may be located outside India. By using this service, you consent to this transfer. We ensure that our third-party providers maintain adequate data protection measures as required under the DPDP Act, 2023.

6. Your Rights (Under DPDP Act, 2023)

As a Data Principal under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, you have the right to:

• Access — Request information about what personal data we hold about you.
• Correction — Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
• Erasure — Request deletion of your personal data. Since we do not store queries, this primarily applies to analytics data.
• Grievance Redressal — Lodge complaints with our Grievance Officer or the Data Protection Board of India.

7. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures including HTTPS encryption for all data in transit, secure API key management, server-side input sanitization, and no permanent storage of user queries. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure.

8. Cookies

LegalMinds does not use tracking cookies. We use browser localStorage to store your language preference and disclaimer acceptance status. These are first-party, essential storage items required for the service to function and do not track you across websites.

9. Grievance Officer

In accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the DPDP Act, 2023, the Grievance Officer for this platform is:

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the service constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.