Introduction

We, Veriqus Partners Private Limited and Affiliates are SEBI registered intermediary providing various financial services such as Stock broker, distributor of financial products, Depository participants  based in India, and are committed to safeguarding the privacy of clients. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect clients’ personal and sensitive financial data in compliance with applicable Indian laws, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. (DPDP Act, 2023)

Information We Collect

We collect, use and process various types of personal information about client and their accounts to the extent appropriate for their relationship with us. which may include but not limited to client’s  name, address, contact details, email address, telephone number, date of birth/incorporation, KYC documents (PAN, passport number, driving licence, Aadhaar excerpts, bank details), financial profile (income, assets, investment history), other personally identifiable information, and sensitive personal data or information as defined in the Information Security Rules 2011.  We also collect and process  transaction data on behalf of our clients  necessary for  providing financial services Additionally we collect other Sensitive data which includes investment preferences, risk profiles, and demat and bank account details, collected via our website, client portals, or forms.

Purposes for which we use personal information

We use and process personal information for a range of purposes, which may include but is not limited to:

• to provide our client with products and services;
• to facilitate transactions;
• to provide our clients and guidance;
• to respond to client requests;
• to detect, prevent and investigate fraud;
• to provide security for our customers, employees and the general public;
• to verify their identity or the identity of their representative or agent);
• to perform risk management;
• to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including anti-terrorism, anti-money laundering and tax reporting rules and regulations  to comply with legal process,
• to respond to requests from public, regulatory or government authorities (including authorities outside their country of residency), and to allow us to pursue remedies and limit damages;

to perform internal business processes such as data analysis, audits, developing and improving new products and services; as part of the sale, merger or similar change of the business of Veriqus or its affiliates and related group companies.

Data Sharing and Disclosure

Personal information may be shared for all of the purposes described in this document. We may share personal information with our affiliates. Our affiliates and related group companies are committed to protecting personal information and to using it only for legitimate purposes.

We may share personal information with service providers that work for us in India or in any of the countries in which we operate.  We supervise our service providers and require them to appropriately protect personal information.  Service providers may include customer service, payment or transaction processing; companies; printing companies; order fulfilment or professional services organisations (such as legal, audit, accounting services, technology, and data processing companies); technology hosting (such as webhosting, cloud computing, infrastructure provision, application service providers, data centre services and technology service providers)

We may also share personal information with other third parties subject to applicable SEBI regulations, IT laws, and data protection laws in force in India.  Third parties may include public, regulatory and government authorities, intermediaries, other non-affiliated third parties, self-regulatory organisations, or judicial or law enforcement authorities. Additionally, where client have or propose to have a relationship with a third party (contractual or otherwise) in connection with a product or service, we may share information with such third party as authorized by client, and the handling of information by that party will be subject to clients’ agreement(s) with that party. Client’s personal information may be transferred around the world to countries in which we do business, including to our affiliates and related group companies, service providers or third parties, which may be located in jurisdictions that may not have the same data protection laws as those in clients’ home country.  In such circumstances we are responsible for making sure that their information continues to be protected.

When client communicates with Veriqus, their telephone conversations and electronic communications, including emails, text messages and instant messages, may be monitored or recorded to the extent permitted by applicable law.  We do not sell or rent client  data.

Data Security

We implement reasonable security practices like encryption, access controls, and audits to protect against unauthorized access, per IT Rules 2011.

Data Retention

Personal data is retained for 5-8 years post-relationship (e.g., 5 years for advisory records per SEBI, 7 years for transactions), or as required by law, after which it is securely deleted.

Your Rights

Under DPDP Act, you can access, correct, erase, or withdraw consent for your data. Contact us at contact@veriqus.com for grievances.

Cookies and Tracking

Our website uses cookies for analytics and secure logins, with opt-out options. Third-party tools (e.g., Google Analytics) comply with Indian laws.

Updates to Policy

We may update this policy; changes will be posted on our site with notice.