You may already have personal data — and not even know it.
You collect a customer's phone number. You save a resume on WhatsApp. You write down an employee's Aadhaar number. Did you know all of this is now protected by a new law? Many small business owners do not realise this. If the data can point to a real person — it is personal data. And you are responsible for keeping it safe.
Think about your daily work. You save customer phone numbers in your phone. You receive resumes on WhatsApp. You keep salary slips in a folder. You store Aadhaar copies for KYC. All of this is personal data under the new law. It does not matter if it is on paper or on your phone. If it can tell you who a person is — it is protected. You must handle it carefully.
Make a list of all people's information your business collects.
Tell your staff not to share customer or employee data on WhatsApp.
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