01. Overview & Scope
Network In Action (NIA) Nagpur ("NIA Nagpur", "we", "our", or "us") operates the event portal for the POLARIS - The Rising Star ("Event") scheduled on Thursday, 22 October 2026 at Grand Millennium, Nagpur.
We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and security of any personal and professional information you share with us when visiting our portal, applying for attendance, registering for events, or participating in our business networking community.
02. Information We Collect
To evaluate eligibility, issue digital tickets, and facilitate high-value business networking, we collect the following categories of information:
- Personal & Contact Details: Full name, official email address, mobile/WhatsApp telephone number, and city of operation.
- Professional & Business Profile: Company or firm name, designation, primary industry category, years of active business operations, annual turnover bracket, and current team size.
- Networking & Association Details: Current or past affiliations with business associations or networking forums, referral sources, and your primary objectives for attending the meeting.
- Payment Metadata: Transaction reference identifiers, payment timestamps, and order completion statuses provided by our payment gateway. Note: NIA Nagpur does NOT store credit/debit card numbers, CVVs, net banking credentials, or UPI MPINs. All financial payments are securely processed directly by RBI-authorized payment aggregator Zoho Payments.
- Technical & Usage Logs: IP address, device specifications, browser type, and access logs collected automatically to prevent fraud and ensure platform security.
03. How We Use Your Information
The information collected is used strictly for legitimate event management and business networking purposes, including:
- Reviewing and processing your registration request based on event qualification criteria.
- Generating, issuing, and delivering your unique QR-code digital entry pass and reference credentials.
- Transmitting transactional confirmations, event updates, venue schedules, and gate check-in instructions via Email, SMS, and WhatsApp.
- Facilitating on-site delegate verification, security checks, and badge issuance at Grand Millennium, Nagpur.
- Curating relevant introductions and attendee listings to maximize the networking value of the meet.
- Addressing attendee queries, support requests, and administrative communications.
- Complying with statutory accounting, GST, and legal reporting obligations in India.
04. Data Sharing & Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or monetize your personal or business data to third-party telemarketers or advertisers.
We share information solely with trusted third-party service providers essential for event execution:
- Payment Aggregator: Zoho Payments, strictly for verifying and settling event registration fees.
- Transactional Communication Gateways: Service providers delivering SMS alerts, WhatsApp messages, and email tickets.
- Event Operations & Venue Partners: On-site event coordination and hospitality teams at Grand Millennium, Centre Point Hotel, Nagpur for delegate check-in and catering coordination.
- Legal & Regulatory Authorities: Where required by applicable Indian law, court order, or governmental regulation.
05. Data Security & Retention
We implement industry-standard technical, operational, and organizational security controls to protect your data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Digital access passes use secure, cryptographically hashed validation tokens.
We retain registration and transaction information only as long as necessary to fulfill event management objectives, provide community updates (which you may opt out of at any time), and satisfy statutory tax and financial record-keeping mandates.
06. Your Rights & Choices
As a registrant and attendee, you hold the following rights:
- Access & Rectification: You may request review or correction of any inaccurate contact details in your profile prior to the event.
- Communication Preferences: You can opt out of promotional or future networking updates at any time by replying to our emails or contacting our support desk.
- Erasure: You may request the deletion of your personal contact data, subject to regulatory transaction retention requirements.
07. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of your data, please reach out to us: