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Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

1. About This Policy

Dinesh Mathan & Partners ("DMP Legal", "we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA Malaysia) and other applicable Malaysian laws.

This policy applies to information collected through this website (www.dmp-legal.com), our contact form, WhatsApp enquiries, email communications and telephone calls.

2. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is:

3. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data:

  • Contact information: name, email address, phone number
  • Enquiry details: the nature of your legal matter as described in your message
  • Communication records: emails, WhatsApp messages and telephone call records
  • Website usage data: pages visited, browser type, IP address and device information (collected via Google Analytics through Google Tag Manager)
  • Cookie data: as described in Section 7 below

We do not collect sensitive personal data (such as health or financial information) through this website. If such information is shared in the course of a legal engagement, it is handled under our professional and confidentiality obligations as lawyers.

4. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To respond to your enquiries and provide legal services
  • To communicate with you about your matter or enquiry
  • To maintain records of client and prospective client communications
  • To improve our website and understand how visitors use it (analytics)
  • To comply with our legal and professional obligations

We do not sell, rent or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the PDPA 2010, we process your personal data on the following bases:

  • Your consent: by submitting our contact form or contacting us via WhatsApp or email, you consent to us processing your data to respond to your enquiry
  • Contractual necessity: where processing is required to provide legal services you have engaged us for
  • Legal obligation: where we are required by law or our professional rules to retain certain records
  • Legitimate interests: for website analytics to improve our services

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data for as long as is necessary for the purpose it was collected, or as required by our professional obligations and applicable law. General enquiry data that does not lead to an engagement is typically retained for up to 12 months. Client matter files are retained in accordance with our professional obligations under the Legal Profession Act 1976 and related rules.

7. Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies through Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics. These tools collect anonymous usage data such as pages visited, time on site and general geographic location. This data does not identify you personally and is used solely to understand website performance and improve user experience.

You may disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies will not affect your ability to use this website, though some features may function differently.

8. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services on this website:

  • Google Tag Manager & Google Analytics: for website analytics. Data is processed by Google in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.
  • Google Maps: an embedded map on our contact page. Google's Privacy Policy applies to interactions with the map.
  • Google Places API: used to display Google reviews on our homepage. Review data is retrieved from Google's servers.
  • WhatsApp (Meta): if you contact us via the WhatsApp button, your communication is subject to WhatsApp's Privacy Policy.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party services. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

9. Your Rights

Under the PDPA 2010, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

  • Right of access: to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  • Right of correction: to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data
  • Right to withdraw consent: to withdraw your consent to processing at any time (without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal)
  • Right to limit processing: in certain circumstances, to request that we limit how we use your data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at general@dmplegal.com.my.

10. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss or misuse. Our website uses HTTPS encryption. However, no transmission of data over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us:

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