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This policy explains what personal data ViriSense collects through this website, why, and what you can do about it. It is written for India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (the “DPDP Act”) and the rules made under it.

This website gives information about a product in development. It is not a medical service and does not provide diagnosis or medical advice.

01Who we are

ViriSense (“we”, “us”) is a concept-stage diagnostic research project, founded by Vaishnav Kawale and selected for the Nirmaan Pratham pre-incubation programme at IIT Madras. For personal data collected through this website, we are the data fiduciary: we decide why and how it is processed.

Contact: vaisshnavkaawale199@gmail.com

02What we collect

We only collect what you choose to send us through the enquiry form:

  • your name and organisation
  • your email address
  • the role you select (for example clinician or investor)
  • anything you write in the message box
  • your consent, the time of submission and the page you submitted from

Please do not submit patient data. The form is for professional enquiries. Do not include names, contact details, test results or any other information that could identify a patient. If you do, we will delete it.

If you email or call us directly, we will also hold what you send us in that conversation.

03Technical data

Simply visiting the site involves some technical data that is processed by the services that deliver it, not collected by us for our own use:

  • Hosting. The site is served by Google Firebase Hosting. Like any web server, it processes your IP address, browser type and the pages requested, and Google may keep these in short-term server logs for security and operation.
  • Fonts. Our typefaces load from Google Fonts, so your browser connects to Google’s servers, which receive your IP address.
  • Form submission. When you send the form, the Firebase software that delivers it may keep a small technical record in your browser’s storage (dates on which it was used). It holds no personal details and is not used for tracking.

We do not use analytics, advertising, social-media pixels or tracking cookies, and we do not build profiles of visitors.

04Why we use it

We use the details you send us only to:

  • reply to your enquiry
  • discuss research collaborations, feasibility studies, partnerships or investment
  • keep a record of those conversations

We do not use your details for marketing mailing lists, and we never sell or rent personal data.

06Where it is stored

Form submissions are stored in Google Cloud Firestore, part of Google Firebase, in Google’s nam5 multi-region, which is located in the United States. Your data may therefore be processed outside India. We rely on Google’s contractual and security commitments for this, and we will follow any restrictions the Government of India places on transfers under the DPDP Act.

07Who processes it

We use Google (Google LLC and its affiliates, through Firebase and Google Cloud) as a data processor to host the website and store form submissions. Google processes the data on our behalf and under its terms for these services.

Apart from that, we do not share your details with anyone, except where you have asked us to (for example introducing you to a research collaborator) or where the law requires it.

08How long we keep it

We keep enquiry details for up to 24 months after our last contact with you, then delete them. We delete them sooner if you ask, or if you withdraw consent, unless the law requires us to keep them for longer.

09Your rights

Under the DPDP Act you have the right to:

  • Access: a summary of the personal data we hold about you and how we use it
  • Correction: have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected or updated
  • Erasure: have your data deleted when it is no longer needed
  • Withdraw consent at any time
  • Grievance redressal: have complaints about how we handle your data dealt with
  • Nomination: name another person to exercise these rights for you in the event of your death or incapacity

To use any of these rights, email vaisshnavkaawale199@gmail.com. We may need to confirm your identity before acting. There is no charge.

10Grievances and complaints

Our grievance officer is our founder:

Name
Vaishnav Kawale, Founder

We will acknowledge your complaint and respond within the time required by law. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may complain to the Data Protection Board of India, established under the DPDP Act, through the channels it makes available. The Act asks that you first raise the grievance with us.

11Security

Data is sent over encrypted connections (HTTPS) and stored encrypted by Google. The database only allows the public to create new enquiries; nobody can read, change or delete submissions from the website. Access to submissions is limited to the ViriSense team through accounts protected by Google sign-in. No system is perfectly secure, but if a breach affecting your data occurs, we will notify you and the Data Protection Board as the law requires.

12Children

This site is intended for healthcare professionals, researchers and businesses. It is not directed at anyone under 18, and we do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has sent us their details, contact us and we will delete them.

13Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the company and the law develop. We will change the date at the top of this page when we do, and if a change materially affects how we use data you have already given us, we will ask for your consent again.