Privacy Policy
THE CONFLUENCE · Last updated: 19 August 2026 · Effective: 19 August 2026
THE CONFLUENCE ("the Network", "we", "us") is an invitation-only private network operated by IQuest Solutions Private Limited, with its registered office at 203, Saanvi Sri Nilayam, Power Welfare Society, Kokapet, Hyderabad, Telangana 500075, India. This Policy explains how we collect, use, protect, and share your personal data, and the rights you hold over it. It is written to comply with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("DPDP Act") and the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, under which we act as a Data Fiduciary and you as a Data Principal.
Membership of THE CONFLUENCE is built on discretion. Privacy is not a legal checkbox for us — it is the product.
1. What personal data we collect
We collect personal data only through your direct interaction with the Network:
At application. Full name, email address, date of birth, gender, nationality, city of residence, mobile number, a password (stored only as a salted cryptographic hash), career and business details, achievements and areas of expertise, what you can offer and what you seek ("Give & Get"), and the names and contact details of your references.
As a member. Profile information you choose to add: photograph, biography, languages, family information, career history, board positions, education, interests, expertise, and — strictly optionally — a net-worth band, which is private by default. We also process the content you create on the Network: help requests and responses, messages, group posts, event registrations, connection and introduction requests, and queries you put to the concierge.
Payments. Membership fees (joining and annual) and event fees are processed by our payment partner, Razorpay Software Private Limited. We receive confirmation of payment, amount, and a transaction reference. We never receive or store your card number, UPI PIN, or banking credentials.
Technical data. Standard server logs (IP address, timestamps, pages requested) and session cookies necessary for secure sign-in. We do not run advertising trackers and we do not sell data — to anyone, ever.
About your references and invitees. If you name a reference or invite a candidate, you confirm you have their permission to share their details with us. We use those details solely for admission processing.
2. Why we process it, and on what basis
Under the DPDP Act, we process your personal data on the basis of your consent, given through the clear, itemised notice presented at application and at account creation, and — where applicable — for legitimate uses recognised by the Act (such as processing you have voluntarily initiated, or compliance with law).
We use your data to: assess and verify your application (including reference checks and Membership Committee review and voting); operate your membership — the directory, matching, help exchange, introductions, messages, groups, events, and concierge; collect membership and event fees and maintain statutory financial records; protect the integrity, security, and exclusivity of the Network; and meet our legal obligations.
Member matching and the concierge. The Network suggests members you should meet and answers concierge queries using the profile fields you have chosen to share — expertise, Give & Get areas, interests, and city. These features always respect your per-field privacy preferences. We do not use your personal data to train third-party AI models.
3. Your visibility controls
Every substantive profile field carries a visibility preference that you control. Your photograph, contact details, family information, and net-worth band are visible only as you configure them; net-worth band is private by default and is never shown to other members unless you elect otherwise. Directory search results and concierge recommendations respect these preferences without exception.
4. Sharing
Your personal data is shared only with: other members, strictly per your visibility settings; our service providers (hosting, email delivery, and Razorpay for payments) under contracts that bind them to confidentiality and to processing only on our instructions; and authorities, where required by law. Applications are seen by the Membership Committee and, at the voting stage, by voting members — in the summary form the admission process requires. We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data.
5. Storage, security & breach response
Your data is stored on servers located in India. We employ reasonable security safeguards as required by the DPDP Rules — encryption in transit, hashed credentials, role-based access, and logging — and we retain access logs for at least one year. In the event of a personal data breach, we will inform affected members without delay and report to the Data Protection Board of India within the timelines prescribed by the DPDP Rules.
6. Retention
We retain your personal data while your membership or application is active. If your application is declined, we retain it for 12 months (to administer any re-application or review) and then erase it. If your membership ends, we erase or anonymise your personal data within 36 months, save for records we must keep under tax and company law, and for content whose removal would break the integrity of other members' records (which we de-identify). Once the purpose is exhausted, data is erased.
7. Your rights
Under the DPDP Act you may, at any time: access a summary of the personal data we hold about you and how it has been processed; correct or update it (largely self-service, through your profile); erase it, subject to legal retention duties; withdraw consent, with effect for the future — noting that membership cannot operate without a core of profile data, so withdrawal of essential consents ends membership; nominate an individual to exercise your rights in the event of death or incapacity; and complain, first to our Grievance Officer, and thereafter to the Data Protection Board of India.
We respond to rights requests within the timelines under the DPDP Rules, and in any case within 90 days.
8. Children
THE CONFLUENCE is open only to persons aged 21 and above. We do not knowingly process the personal data of anyone under 18, and no part of the Network is directed at children.
9. Grievance Officer
Grievance / Data Protection Officer: Ramya Anant Email: privacy@confluence.ind.in · Address: 203, Saanvi Sri Nilayam, Power Welfare Society, Kokapet, Hyderabad, Telangana 500075, India We acknowledge grievances within 48 hours and resolve them within the timelines prescribed under applicable law.
10. Changes
We will notify members of material changes to this Policy by email and in-app notice before they take effect. Continued use of the Network after the effective date constitutes acceptance; where the law requires fresh consent, we will seek it.