PRIVACY POLICY

Our Commitment

V-FINANCIAL SERVICES collects and generates various data points about you. Data by which you are identified is termed as “Personal Data”. Personal Data does not mean information that is freely available or accessible in the public domain.

Your Privacy is of utmost importance to VFS and the protection of your Personal Data is a key commitment of VFS.

VFS is governed by the provisions of applicable laws in India including the Information Technology Act 2000 and the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011 to maintain the privacy of your Personal Data.

VFS is a Wealth Management and Financial Planning Company. To enable this, VFS would need to complete your KYC (know your clients) in accordance with regulatory / government and legal agencies and authorities; your information may be provided/verified or updated in this process with respective regulatory agencies as per the regulations applicable at that time. For execution of investments, your information may be provided to respective Asset Management Companies, KYC Registration Agencies, Central KYC Registry, and other statutory authorities in accordance with the regulations and applicable laws. You understand and acknowledge that whenever information is provided to such third parties, it shall be bound by the terms and conditions & privacy policy of such third-party service providers/agencies.

 

Information collected by VFS

Personal Data that VFS may collect from you includes, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Personal details (e.g., name, contact details including, residential address, date of birth, documents such as identity card/passport details / Aadhaar details / PAN / Voter ID/driving licence, and/or education details) provided by you to VFS to avail various services from VFS
  • Your details including transaction history, balances, and payment details, for effecting transfer of money through various payment channels facilitated by VFS.
  • Financial details (e.g., income, expenses, and/or credit history) needed as part of the request for some of VFS’S products/services.
  • Images/videos of documents/photos required to avail any of our products/services.
  • Voice recordings of conversations with VFS’s customer care agent by you to address your queries/grievances.
  • Risk profile, investment selection, beneficiary, and nominee information etc.
  • Employment details (e.g., occupation, employer name, positions held, employment history, salary and/or benefits) as part of VFS’s record retention for credit / various product evaluations or as required under applicable law including Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005.
  • Specimen signature(s) or consent for the processing of your instructions received by VFS through our various payment and delivery channels.
  • Opinions provided by you to VFS by way of feedback or responses to surveys.

 

Usage of Your Personal Data:

Subject to applicable laws, VFS may use your Personal Data in its business operations for providing it’s or its partners’ products services and to perform, among other actions, the following:

  • To facilitate the transactions or report on these transactions.
  • To check and process your requests submitted to VFS for products/services and/or instructions or requests received from you in respect of these products/services.
  • To share with you, updates on changes to the products/services and their terms and conditions.
  • To take up or investigate any complaints/claims/disputes.
  • To respond to your queries or feedback submitted by you.
  • To verify your identity to provide products/services to you.
  • To carry credit checks, screenings or due diligence checks as lawfully required by us.
  • To monitor and review services from time to time.
  • To undertake financial/regulatory / management reporting and create and maintain various risk management models.
  • For conducting audits and for record-keeping purposes.
  • For selective offers and promotions.

VFS also uses your Personal Data to fulfil the requirements of applicable laws/regulations and/or court orders / regulatory directives received by VFS.

 

Other Websites

The Website and its associate/group sites contain links to other websites. VFS is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

 

Sharing of Data

VFS may share any Personal Data of clients/investors with the following parties, in connection with and as may be necessary for the conduct of VFS’s business/operations:

  • With the Registrar & Transfer Agent/s (RTA) of various Mutual Funds/other Issuers, group companies and associate entities to facilitate the services, Banks and/or authorised external third parties/intermediaries or any other service provider who are involved in transaction processing, dispatches, printing/marketing etc. of clients/investors investment in any products, unless any investor/unitholder has specifically written to VFS to refrain from sharing such information with such parties.
  • Any regulatory/administrative/legislative authority and/or with the VFS for compliance with any legal, statutory, or regulatory requirements and/or to verify the identity of clients/investors for complying with anti-money laundering/KYC requirements and/or under any applicable laws for the time being in force and/or for the purpose of data storage.

VFS shares such aforesaid information to the aforesaid service providers under strict confidentiality and only on a ‘need to know Basis’ and for the purposes of lawful functioning of VFS’s business/operations.

VFS sends the account statements or financial information pertaining to the clients/investors to be sent over the internet and only through a secure mode. VFS also ensures that the parties to whom such aforesaid information/data is shared have confidentiality provisions and high levels of security practices, controls, and procedures to ensure its protection.

Notwithstanding anything contained, VFS shall not be responsible/liable, either directly or indirectly, for the authenticity/accuracy of the personal/financial information or any other data/information submitted by you and/or for its misuse, not attributable to the acts of VFS, at any time and in any manner whatsoever. In case you feel that any information/data provided by you is inaccurate/deficient or requires updating, then you shall ensure to correct/amend such information/data as soon as possible by getting in touch with VFS. VFS will always endeavour to handle transactions efficiently and to resolve any investor grievances promptly.

VFS reserves the right to modify sections of this Privacy Policy at any time without giving any prior notice. Please check this Policy from time to time for any changes.

 

Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures

VFS takes various steps and measures to protect the security of your Personal Data from misuse, loss, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. VFS uses the latest secured server layers encryption and access control on its systems. VFS safety and security processes are audited by a third-party cybersecurity audit agency from time to time.

VFS has provided multiple levels of security to safeguard your app by the Login / Logout option. VFS also ensures the device binding so that the same login cannot be used on different devices without any additional authentication / OTP. Please do not share your login, password, and OTP details with anybody.

 

Notify Us

 If at any time you believe that VFS or its users/members have not adhered to these principles, please notify VFS by e-mail at backoffice@vfinancialservices.com, and VFS will use all commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and correct the problem.