VeriPeers Legal & Policy Center

1. Who is responsible

Data Fiduciary: Xplorevo Pvt Ltd, Kasba Peth Metro Station, Kasba Peth, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, India. Privacy contact: privacy@veripeers.com · +91 9270772205.

2. Data we collect

• Account and identity: name, email, phone number, profile photo, city, login records.
• Professional profile: role, skills, experience, education, company or startup, industry, portfolio links and anything else you choose to publish.
• Verification data: information and documents you submit so we can check a specific detail (for example, control of your email, LinkedIn or GitHub account, a company’s CIN, or a document you upload), including basic profile details those services share with us when you sign in, plus the outcome, scope and date of the check. We collect only what the check needs and, where a result is enough, we do not keep the underlying document.
• Community activity: connection requests, messages or submissions through our features, event registrations, reports, feedback and support conversations.
• Technical data: IP address, device and browser type, log events, approximate location and cookie data (see our Cookie Policy).
• Transaction and partner data: subscription or payment status and partner-offer eligibility, if and when those features are offered.

3. Why we use it

• To create accounts and run profiles, discovery and connections.
• To authenticate accounts and carry out the verification checks described in the product.
• To reduce impersonation and misleading claims, and to enforce our Terms.
• To answer enquiries, complaints, safety reports and privacy requests.
• To secure the service, prevent fraud, fix problems and understand how features are used.
• To meet legal obligations and to establish or defend legal claims.

Where we rely on your consent, we ask for it through a clear notice, for a specified purpose, and you can withdraw it as easily as you gave it. Withdrawal does not affect processing done earlier. Some processing is permitted without consent where the law allows, for example compliance with legal obligations.

4. What “verified” means

A verification label means we checked a specific detail, by a stated method, at a stated time. It does not mean we have vouched for the person’s character, competence, finances or future conduct, or for everything else on their profile. Other profile content is self-reported by the member and is not checked by us unless the profile says so. We do not claim government endorsement or direct access to any government database. See the Terms of Use and Compliance page for how labels work.

5. Who can see your data

• Other members: information you publish on your profile is visible according to your settings. Contact details are shared with another member only through a connection you accept or choose to make.
• Service providers (Data Processors): hosting, email and messaging, security, analytics, event, payment and verification vendors, acting on our instructions under contract.
• Authorities and legal needs: where a law, court order or valid government request requires it, or to protect users and the platform.
• Business transfers: in a merger, restructuring or sale, with appropriate safeguards.

We do not sell personal data. If we ever introduce advertising or partner sharing that needs your consent or notice, we will tell you first.

6. Transfers outside India

Some providers may store or process data outside India. Our website and platform run on a virtual private server (VPS) that we manage, hosted with GoDaddy. Data centre location: Mumbai, India. If any personal data is stored or processed outside India, we do this only as Indian law permits. If we start using other providers (for example email, analytics or verification services), we will name them here.

7. Retention

We keep personal data only while it is needed for the purposes above or required by law, then delete, anonymise or restrict it. Account data, verification records and support or complaint records are kept for as long as your account is active. When you close or delete your account, we delete or anonymise them, except for records the law requires us to keep (such as security logs) or that we need to handle a pending dispute or legal claim, which we keep only as long as necessary. Where the law requires us to give advance notice before erasing certain data, we will do so.

8. Security and breaches

We use reasonable safeguards such as encryption in transit, access controls, least-privilege access, logging, backups and vendor reviews. No online service is perfectly secure. If a personal data breach occurs, we will notify the Data Protection Board of India and affected individuals, and report cyber incidents to CERT-In, as and when the law requires.

9. Your rights

You may ask us to: give you a summary of the personal data we process and the parties we shared it with; correct, complete or update it; erase it where the law allows; withdraw consent; and resolve a grievance. You may also nominate another person to exercise these rights if you die or become incapacitated. Email privacy@veripeers.com with the subject “Privacy Request”. We may need to confirm your identity. We will respond within the time the law allows, which under the DPDP Rules is no more than 90 days, and we aim to respond sooner. If we cannot fix your complaint, you may complain to the Data Protection Board of India once its procedures are in force.

10. Children

VeriPeers is for adults. You must be at least 18 to create an account. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has registered, write to us and we will act promptly.

11. Changes

We will post updates here with a new date and give extra notice where the law requires. The DPDP Act and Rules are being brought into force in phases through 13 May 2027, and we will apply each provision as it takes effect.