
Data Protection, Technology and E-Commerce
Commercially grounded advice for data use, technology contracting and digital business in India.
Digital businesses and technology-enabled operations raise overlapping questions about personal data, information security, contracting, intellectual property, consumer protection, online content, payments, employment and sector regulation. DB Legal helps businesses translate these requirements into product decisions, contracts, policies and operating processes.
Privacy and data protection
-
Data-mapping and issue identification for Indian operations.
-
Privacy notices, consent language and internal privacy policies.
-
Customer, employee, applicant, vendor and website data practices.
-
Controller, processor and service-provider contract provisions.
-
Cross-border data access and transfer arrangements, subject to applicable law.
-
Retention, deletion, rights-request and incident-response procedures.
-
Data protection terms in M&A, investment, outsourcing and technology transactions.
Technology and software contracts
-
Software licence, subscription and software-as-a-service agreements.
-
Technology development, implementation, integration and maintenance agreements.
-
Cloud hosting, managed services and IT outsourcing arrangements.
-
Source-code, escrow, open-source and third-party component issues.
-
Service levels, information-security commitments and business continuity provisions.
-
Intellectual property ownership, licensing and customer-content clauses.
E-commerce, marketplaces and platforms
-
Website and application terms of use.
-
Customer terms, seller terms and marketplace participation agreements.
-
Privacy, cookies, marketing communications and electronic contracting.
-
Consumer disclosures, cancellations, refunds and grievance processes.
-
Vendor onboarding, logistics, fulfilment and payment-partner arrangements.
-
Platform rules, acceptable-use policies and content-management provisions.
Digital product and business-model review
The Firm can review a proposed product, feature or revenue model to identify legal dependencies before launch. The review may cover entity and licensing questions, contract flows, consumer-facing language, data collection, payment and refund mechanics, advertising, intellectual property, employment and third-party integrations.
Technology due diligence and transactions
In corporate transactions, DB Legal reviews material customer and vendor contracts, intellectual property and data arrangements, software ownership and licensing, open-source use, employee and consultant assignments, security commitments, disputes and change-of-control provisions. Findings are linked to valuation, conditions, warranties, indemnities and post-closing remediation.
Support for international technology businesses
For overseas businesses launching or contracting in India, the Firm localises global templates, maps Indian-law departures, negotiates with Indian customers and vendors, reviews online terms and supports an India-specific contract and compliance framework.