You collect data every day. Do you know where it all lives?
Most small business owners collect information every day. Customer phone numbers. Staff Aadhaar cards. Salary slips. Resumes. But if someone asks you — where is all this stored, who can see it, how long do you keep it — can you answer? If not, you have a problem. The new data law expects you to know this. A simple sheet can give you all the answers.
Imagine a government officer asks you: who has your staff salary slips? You say — maybe HR, maybe WhatsApp, maybe a folder somewhere. That answer can get you in trouble. A data inventory sheet fixes this. One row per data type. Seven columns. Done. For example: Customer phone numbers — stored in WhatsApp — owner is sales staff — purpose is orders — only you can see — delete after one year — no vendor. Simple. Clear. Safe.
Make a list of all information your business collects today.
Fill one row in a sheet for each type — phone, Aadhaar, resume, salary.
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