Common use of Data Protection Policy Clause in Contracts

Data Protection Policy. 17.1 You acknowledge that you have read and understood the Personal Information Collection Statement ("PICS") annexed to this Contract in Annexure II and agree to the collection, holding handling, processing, retention and transfer of all personal data, either manually or electronically, held in respect of you in accordance with the PICS. 17.2 In accordance with the prevailing data protection laws in force on the date of this Contract (or as amended from time to time thereafter), you consent to the Company collecting, holding, recording, processing, using, disclosing, sharing and transferring to third parties and associate companies (whether within India or outside), personal data such as residence address, telephone number, photograph, educational qualification, details of relatives, all employment related and compensation related information, government issued identification and related information (" Personal Data") and any sensitive personal data or information i.e., passwords, financial information, sexual orientation, physical / mental health condition, medical records or biometric information ("SPDI"), relating to you, held either electronically or manually, and/or collected during the course of your employment or at the time of appointment, for the purpose of the Company's administration and management of its employees, its business and for compliance with applicable procedures, laws and regulations, as detailed under PICS. Further, all Personal Data and SPDI collected/provided by you at the time of appointment/during the course of the employment with the Company, will be handled in accordance with the Company's internal policy that may be framed from time to time in this regard, and applicable law. Further, you agree to intimate the Company of any change in your data within seven (7) working days. 17.3 You also consent to, in accordance with applicable law, the transfer, storage and processing by the Company of such data within or outside India, where the Company may have its offices or to the Affiliates and/or any third party, whether located in India or in any other country. 17.4 Furthermore, in the event of a change to the applicable data protection laws in India, you hereby expressly consent to continued use, storage, collection and disclosure of their information including personal information by the Company or such third parties to the fullest extent permitted under such applicable law. The Company may reach out to you for obtaining additional consents and approvals as required under the amended law and you will be required to comply with such requests. 17.5 You agree that the Company may share your data with government agencies mandated under the law to obtain information for the purpose of verification of identity, or for prevention, detection, investigation including cyber incidents, prosecution, and punishment of offences. The Company may also, disclose your data to any third party pursuant to an order under the law in force, for instance, when responding to summons or similar legal process, to protect against fraud and to otherwise co-operate with law enforcement or regulatory authorities. 17.6 You agree that the Company may retain the Personal Data collected from you in accordance with the terms of the PICS and the Policies of the Company, and may be retained by the Company for as long as it is required for the purposes set out in the PICS or permitted under applicable law.