Effective date: 24 December 2025
Website: LawAcrossWire.com (“Site”, “we”, “us”)
1. Overview
Law Across Wire is a writing and analysis website focused on law, technology, jurisdiction, and related public-interest issues.
This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how and why we use it, how it may be shared, and the rights and choices available to you.
This policy is written with India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) in mind and is also intended for a global audience. Where laws such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), UK GDPR, or California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA) apply to you, additional rights may be available as described below.
2. Definitions
- Personal data / Personal information: Information that identifies or relates to an identifiable person.
- Processing: Any operation performed on personal data, such as collection, storage, use, disclosure, or deletion.
- Controller/Fiduciary: The entity that determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.
- Processor: A service provider that processes personal data on behalf of the controller.
3. What we collect
3.1 Information you provide
- Comments (if enabled): Name (or chosen display name), email address, website (optional), and the content of your comment.
- Contact requests: Name, email address, and any information you include in your message.
- Account information (if user registration is enabled): Username, email address, and any profile information you choose to provide.
- Subscriptions (if enabled): Email address and preferences (for example, topics or frequency).
3.2 Information collected automatically
- Server logs: IP address, browser type, device information, referring pages, timestamps, and requested URLs.
- Cookie/identifier data: Cookies or similar technologies used for login sessions, preferences, security, and analytics.
- Spam and abuse signals: Technical and behavioral signals used to prevent spam, fraud, or abusive behavior.
3.3 Content you publish
If you post a comment, it becomes public. Do not include sensitive personal information (for example, government IDs, financial data, passwords, or private addresses) in comments.
4. Cookies and similar technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies for essential site functionality (for example, login sessions), security (for example, abuse prevention), and to understand how visitors use the Site.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect Site functionality. If we use non-essential cookies (for example, analytics) where consent is required by law, we will seek consent where applicable.
5. How we use personal data (purposes)
We may use personal data to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve the Site and its content
- Publish and moderate comments and user submissions
- Respond to inquiries and communications
- Send updates or newsletters (only if you subscribe; you can opt out anytime)
- Monitor performance, debug issues, and analyze usage trends
- Detect, prevent, and address spam, fraud, abuse, or security incidents
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms
6. Legal bases (where applicable)
Where required by law (such as under GDPR/UK GDPR), we process personal data on one or more of the following bases:
- Consent: For example, for newsletters or certain cookies where consent is required.
- Legitimate interests: For example, operating the Site, improving content, preventing abuse, and maintaining security.
- Contract: For example, if you create an account and we provide requested services.
- Legal obligation: For compliance with applicable laws, lawful requests, and court orders.
7. Sharing and disclosures
We do not sell personal data. We may share personal data in the following situations:
- Service providers: Hosting, content delivery network (CDN), email delivery, anti-spam/security, analytics, and backups.
These providers process data under contractual terms appropriate to their role. - Legal and safety: To comply with law, respond to lawful requests, protect rights and safety, or investigate wrongdoing.
- Business changes: If the Site is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset transfer, data may be transferred as part of that transaction.
8. Hosting, CDN, and third-party services
The Site may be hosted by third-party infrastructure providers and may use services such as CDNs, caching, and security layers. These services may process IP addresses and technical request data to deliver content, reduce latency,
and protect the Site from abuse.
If you want maximum transparency, maintain a “Subprocessors / Services” section listing your actual providers (for example: hosting provider, DNS/CDN provider, email service, analytics service).
9. Comments and public content
If comments are enabled, your comment text and the name you choose to display may be public. Your email address is
typically collected for moderation and is not intended to be displayed publicly by WordPress, but your chosen display name will be.
We may use automated spam detection. Comments may be held for moderation, edited for safety (for example, removing personal phone numbers), or removed if they violate our Terms.
10. Data retention
- Comments: Comments and their metadata may be retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments.
- Contact requests: Retained for a reasonable period to respond and maintain records, then deleted or anonymized.
- Server logs: Typically retained for a limited period for security and troubleshooting, then deleted or aggregated.
Retention may be longer where required to comply with law, resolve disputes, or enforce agreements.
11. Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal data. However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. You use the Site at your own risk.
12. International data transfers
Your data may be processed in countries other than where you live, depending on hosting and service providers.
Where required by law, we use appropriate safeguards for cross-border transfers.
13. Children’s privacy
The Site is not intended for children. If you believe a child has provided personal data through the Site, contact us and we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
14. Your rights and choices
14.1 India (DPDP Act)
Subject to applicable law, you may have rights such as accessing information about processing, correcting and updating data,
withdrawing consent (where processing is based on consent), and requesting grievance redressal.
14.2 EU/UK (GDPR/UK GDPR)
Where applicable, you may have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object, and data portability, and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
14.3 California (CCPA/CPRA)
Where applicable, you may have rights to know, delete, correct, and opt out of certain “sharing” as defined by California law.
We do not sell personal information. If we engage in “sharing” for cross-context behavioral advertising, we will provide an opt-out where required.
14.4 Exercising your rights
To request access, correction, deletion, or to raise a privacy concern, contact us using the details in the Contact section.
For security, we may need to verify your identity before fulfilling requests.
15. Third-party links
The Site may link to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties. Please review their privacy policies independently.
16. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Material changes will be highlighted where reasonable.
17. Contact and grievance
If you have questions or complaints about privacy, contact us via the Site’s Contact page. We will make reasonable efforts to respond within a reasonable time.