Visitor logs, parking apps, WhatsApp groups — all collect people's information.
Every day, your housing society collects names, phone numbers, vehicle numbers, and Aadhaar copies. Visitors sign a register at the gate. Residents pay maintenance through an app. Staff records are kept somewhere. But has anyone told residents and visitors why their information is being collected? Under the new data law, you must. If you have not done this yet, your society is at risk.
Think about your society's daily work. The gate guard takes a visitor's Aadhaar copy. The parking system stores vehicle numbers. The complaint desk keeps resident phone numbers. The maintenance app stores payment details. All of this is people's information. The law says you must tell people what you collect and why. A simple notice at the gate and inside the app is enough to start. Without it, your society can face complaints and penalties.
Put a simple notice at your gate explaining why visitor details are collected.
Check your society app settings — see what resident information it stores.
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