Privacy Policy

Personal data means any information about a person from which they can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data). We may collect, use, store and transfer the following:

• Information you give us. This is information you share by filling in forms on our website, writing to us, calling us or handing us your business card. It includes requests for a workplace proposal, career applications and press or media requests. It may include your name, email address, company, job title, workplace address, phone number, project city, approximate project size, experience, LinkedIn or portfolio details, and a resume or CV attachment.
• Information we collect about you. Each time you visit our website we may automatically collect technical data such as your IP address, approximate location, browser and device type, pages visited and the website that referred you.
• Information we receive from other sources. We may receive personal data from business partners, subcontractors in technical services, analytics providers and search information providers.

We do not collect special categories of personal data, such as details about race, religion, health, biometric data or political opinions, nor any information about criminal convictions. Where we need data to answer a request and it is not provided, we may not be able to help, and we will tell you if this is the case.

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use it:

• to carry out our obligations under any contract between you and us, or to take steps you ask for before entering into a contract;
• to comply with a legal obligation that applies to us; or
• where it is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party, except where your interests or fundamental rights override them.

Where we rely on your consent, for example to send you marketing updates, you can withdraw it at any time.

The list below describes the ways we plan to use your personal data and the lawful basis we rely on for each. We may rely on more than one basis depending on the purpose. Contact us if you need details of the specific basis we use.

We will only use your personal data for the purposes it was collected for, unless we reasonably consider that we need it for another reason compatible with the original one. If we need to use it for an unrelated purpose, we will tell you and explain the lawful basis that allows us to do so.

We may share your personal data with:

• our own team, where they need it to respond to you or deliver a project;
• trusted service providers who host this website, run our email, analyse traffic or provide IT support;
• professional advisers such as lawyers, auditors and insurers;
• government or regulatory authorities, where the law requires it;
• a buyer or successor, if our business or its assets are ever transferred.

We require everyone we share data with to keep it secure and use it only for the purposes we specify. We do not sell your personal data.

Some of our service providers are based or store data outside India. Whenever we transfer your personal data abroad, we make sure it receives a similar level of protection, using appropriate contractual and technical safeguards.

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. Access is limited to people who need it to do their work, and they are bound by confidentiality. We have procedures to deal with any suspected data breach and will notify you and the relevant authority where we are legally required to.

We keep your personal data only for as long as needed to fulfil the purposes it was collected for, including any legal, accounting or reporting requirements. To decide the right period, we consider the amount and sensitivity of the data, the risk of harm from misuse and whether we can achieve the purpose another way. We may anonymise data for research or statistics, and use it without further notice.

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and other applicable data protection laws, you have the right to:

• ask for access to the personal data we hold about you;
• ask us to correct incomplete or inaccurate data;
• ask us to delete your personal data;
• withdraw your consent at any time, where we rely on it;
• object to our use of your data for direct marketing;
• nominate another person to exercise your rights in case of death or incapacity;
• raise a grievance with us, and with the Data Protection Board of India if it is not resolved.

You will not usually need to pay a fee to exercise these rights. We may ask you to confirm your identity before we respond, and we aim to reply within one month.

Our website may contain links to and from the websites of our clients, partners, publications and social networks. These websites have their own privacy policies, and we do not accept any responsibility for them. Please check their policies before you submit any personal data.

It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please let us know if your details change during your relationship with us.

We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and where appropriate we will tell you by email. Please check back regularly to see any updates.

Our website uses strictly necessary cookies and similar storage to support security, administrator authentication, preferences and form protection through Cloudflare Turnstile.

On the production website, Google Analytics is available to help us understand website visits and improve our content. Analytics remains disabled until you accept analytics cookies. If you decline, Google Analytics is not loaded. You can change your choice at any time using Cookie settings in the website footer.

When enabled, Google Analytics may process usage information such as pages visited, approximate location, device and browser details, and referring websites. We do not use this setup for advertising, and we do not intentionally send names, email addresses or other directly identifying form data to Google Analytics.

You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings, though some parts of the website may then not work as intended.

Questions, comments and requests about this privacy policy are welcome. Please write to info@pinakiindesigns.com, call +91 84848 43187, or post to Pinakiin Designs, 401, 4th floor, Tower 2, World Trade Centre, Kharadi, Pune, Maharashtra, India 411014.