Privacy Policy

Introduction

Abhinand Investments ("we", "our", "us", "the Company") is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.

Please read the following carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data. This policy is in accordance with the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA 2023), as applicable in India.

Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

• Identity Data: Full name, title, company name, and professional designation.
• Contact Data: Email address, telephone number, and postal address.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type, time zone, OS, and device identifiers collected automatically via cookies and analytics.
• Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent, links clicked, and referring URLs.
• Communication Data: Messages, proposals, or correspondence submitted through our contact form or email.
• Financial Interest Data: Information voluntarily provided about investment interests or business purpose when contacting us.

How We Use Your Information

We use your personal data for the following lawful purposes:

• To respond to your enquiries, investment proposals, and general correspondence.
• To evaluate investment and strategic partnership opportunities.
• To improve and maintain the functionality and content of our website.
• To comply with applicable Indian legal and regulatory obligations.
• To send you relevant updates where you have provided consent.
• To conduct internal analytics to enhance our services.

We will not use your data for automated decision-making, profiling, or any purpose not described in this policy without your prior consent.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: Where you have explicitly agreed, for example by submitting a contact form.
• Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided such interests are not overridden by your rights.
• Legal Obligation: Where we are required to process data to comply with applicable laws or court orders in India.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may share your information only in these limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: Trusted vendors (hosting, analytics, email) who process data on our behalf under confidentiality obligations.
• Portfolio Companies: Where you've enquired about a portfolio brand, relevant contact details may be shared with that company.
• Legal Compliance: Where disclosure is required by applicable law, court order, or to protect the rights or safety of Abhinand Investments or others.

Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected.

• Contact and enquiry data: up to 3 years from date of receipt.
• Technical and usage data: up to 12 months in anonymised form.
• Legal and compliance records: up to 7 years as required by law.

Upon expiry of the retention period, data is securely deleted or anonymised.

Your Rights

Under the DPDPA 2023 and applicable Indian data protection law, you have the following rights:

• Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Correction: Request rectification of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to legal retention obligations.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where processing is consent-based.
• Right to Grievance Redressal: Lodge a complaint with us or the Data Protection Board of India.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@abhinandinvestments.com. We will respond within 30 days.

Cookies

Our website uses:

• Essential Cookies: Strictly necessary for the website to function. These cannot be disabled.
• Analytics Cookies: Used to understand visitor behaviour in anonymised, aggregated form.

We do not use cookies for advertising or cross-site tracking. You may disable non-essential cookies via your browser settings; however, this may affect certain functionality.

Security

We implement commercially reasonable technical and organisational measures to safeguard your personal data — including secure hosting, access controls, and encryption where applicable.

No transmission over the internet is entirely secure. In the event of a data breach likely to affect your rights, we will notify you and the applicable regulatory authority as required by law.

Third-Party Links

Our website contains links to portfolio company websites and other external sites (e.g., Kaveri Couture at kavericouture.com). These third-party websites operate their own privacy policies, and we accept no responsibility or liability for their content, data practices, or policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of each external website you visit.

Children's Privacy

Our website and services are not directed at individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected data from a minor, we will promptly delete it. Please contact us at privacy@abhinandinvestments.com if you believe a minor has provided us with personal information.

Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time to reflect changes in law or our data practices. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. Continued use of our website following any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

For any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact our designated Privacy Officer: