Privacy Policy
How VitalPoint collects, uses, protects and lets you control your personal and health data — across our e-clinics, App and Website.
1.Who we are
KS Arogya Private Limited (CIN U21001RJ2025PTC106071), a company incorporated in India with its registered office at Plot No. 2, Indira Complex, Dali Bai Mandir, Nandanwan, Jodhpur – 342008, Rajasthan, operates the VitalPoint brand (“VitalPoint”, “we”, “us”, “our”). We run VitalPoint e-clinics, the VitalPoint mobile applications (the “App”), the website www.vitalpoint.health (the “Website”) and the VitalPoint OS platform that supports them (together, the “Services”).
For the purposes of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”), we are the Data Fiduciary for the personal data described in this Policy, and you are the Data Principal. This Policy is also published in compliance with Section 43A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 (“SPDI Rules”).
2.Scope
This Policy applies to:
- patients who register, book appointments or tests, or receive care through the Services, whether they use the App themselves or are registered by our clinic staff on their behalf;
- people who attend a VitalPoint health camp, screening camp or mobile medical unit;
- parents, lawful guardians and caregivers who act for a patient;
- visitors to the Website;
- registered medical practitioners on our panel, nurses, pharmacists and other personnel who use VitalPoint OS (“Professionals”) — see Section 16.
It does not apply to third-party websites or services linked from the Services, which have their own policies.
3.Personal data we collect
| Category | Examples | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity and contact | Name, age or date of birth, sex, mobile number, address or village, photograph for record matching, name and relationship of guardian or caregiver | You; clinic staff registering you |
| Health identifiers | ABHA number or ABHA address, if you choose to link one | You; ABDM, with your consent |
| Health data | Medical history, symptoms, allergies, vital signs, point-of-care test results, ECG and other reports, consultation notes, diagnoses recorded by a doctor, prescriptions, medicines dispensed, referrals | You; clinic staff; diagnostic devices at the clinic; treating doctors; pharmacist |
| Booking data | Appointments and tests you book, the Clinic or camp chosen, preferred and allotted slots, cancellations, reschedules and no-shows | You; clinic staff |
| Consultation data | Your consultation request, which panel doctors it was offered to, acceptance or decline and response times, the participating doctor and staff, date, duration and technical quality of the session | Generated when you request a consultation |
| Video session data | The meeting link and joining details created for your consultation, and the session metadata held by our meeting provider | Generated when a consultation is scheduled |
| Prescription data | The prescription issued to you, the prescribing doctor's name and registration number, and the electronic signature and audit trail attached to it | Treating doctor; VitalPoint OS |
| Transaction data | Services availed, amounts, payment mode, invoices, scheme or insurance beneficiary details where you use a scheme | You; clinic staff, who collect payment in person |
| Communications | Calls, SMS or WhatsApp messages with us, feedback, complaints | You |
| Device and technical data | Device model, operating system, App version, IP address, crash reports, security and access logs | Automatically, when you use the App or Website |
We do not store your Aadhaar number. If you create an ABHA using Aadhaar, authentication happens on ABDM and UIDAI systems. We do not collect your precise location, contacts, photos or files beyond what you actively share, and we do not use advertising identifiers.
Health data, medical records and financial information are “sensitive personal data or information” under the SPDI Rules and are handled with the additional safeguards in this Policy.
4.How we collect it
- From you, when you register, book, consult, pay or contact us.
- At our clinics, where trained staff may enter your details into VitalPoint OS for you (assisted registration) after explaining this Policy in a language you understand.
- From clinic devices, which transmit test readings directly into your record.
- From treating doctors and our pharmacist, who add notes, prescriptions and dispensing records.
- From ABDM or other providers, only when you approve the request.
- Automatically, through logs and crash reports needed to keep the Services secure and working.
5.Why we use your data, and on what basis
| Purpose | Basis |
|---|---|
| Registering you and maintaining your health record | Your consent |
| Accepting your bookings, scheduling appointments and tests, and offering your consultation request to available panel doctors | Your consent |
| Arranging teleconsultations with registered medical practitioners, including hosting the video session on our meeting provider | Your consent, as required by the Telemedicine Practice Guidelines, 2020 |
| Creating, electronically signing and delivering your prescription, and keeping its audit trail | Your consent; legal obligation |
| Performing point-of-care tests and delivering reports | Your consent |
| Dispensing medicines at a licensed pharmacy against a valid prescription, and keeping statutory records | Your consent; legal obligation under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945 |
| Follow-up and test reminders, and continuity of care | Your consent, which you can withdraw at any time |
| Billing, invoicing, tax and accounting | Legal obligation |
| Responding to a medical emergency threatening your life or health | Legitimate use under Section 7 of the DPDP Act |
| Complying with law, court orders and public-health reporting duties (e.g. notifiable diseases) | Legitimate use under Section 7 of the DPDP Act |
| Security, fraud prevention, logging and incident response | Legal obligation (CERT-In Directions, 2022) and our duty to protect your data |
| Improving quality and planning services | Aggregated or de-identified data only |
| Processing claims under government health schemes | Your consent, when you choose to use the scheme |
We do not sell personal data. We do not show advertisements, and we never use health data for advertising, marketing profiles or data mining. We use identifiable data for research only with your separate, explicit consent; otherwise research uses anonymised data from which you cannot be identified.
6.Consent
Before we collect your data we give you a notice, in English or Hindi (or another language listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution on request), stating what we collect, why, and how to exercise your rights. You give consent by a clear affirmative act — an in-App confirmation or a signed or recorded consent at the clinic.
You may withdraw consent at any time, as easily as you gave it, through the App, by email to privacy@vitalpoint.health, or at any VitalPoint clinic. Withdrawal stops further processing based on consent but does not affect processing already done, or records we must keep by law (Section 11). If you withdraw consent for your core health record, we may be unable to continue providing clinical services to you. Where registered Consent Managers under the DPDP Act become available, you may also use one to give, manage or withdraw consent.
7.How a consultation works, and what the software does
When you request a consultation, VitalPoint OS offers the request to registered medical practitioners (“RMPs”) on our panel who are available for that slot. We record which doctors the request was offered to, who accepted or declined, and when. The accepting RMP’s name, qualification and registration number are shown to you before or at the start of the consultation. RMPs access your record only to treat you, only for the period of that consultation and any follow-up, and are bound by professional confidentiality under the regulations of the National Medical Commission. Every access to your record is logged.
Video consultations. Video consultations are held on Google Meet. When a consultation is confirmed, we generate a meeting link and share it with you and the RMP through the App. You do not need a Google account to join. Google processes the audio, video and meeting metadata as our service provider under its data processing terms; the content of the consultation is not stored by us. We do not switch on recording, transcription or note-taking features, and neither you nor the RMP may record the session without the consent of everyone present. Because Google operates a global network, meeting data may be processed outside India; see Section 9.
Prescriptions.Where the RMP prescribes, the prescription is created in VitalPoint OS and signed by the RMP using a digital or electronic signature that is valid under Sections 3 and 3A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. It carries the RMP’s name, qualification, registration number and the date and time of signing. We keep a tamper-evident audit trail of each prescription and any revision. You receive the prescription in the App and, at a Clinic, on paper if you ask. You are free to have it filled at any pharmacy of your choice.
What the software does not do. VitalPoint OS records and displays readings, reference ranges and your history. It does not diagnose and it does not prescribe. Every clinical decision, including whether to accept a consultation, what to prescribe and whether to refer you, is made by the treating RMP. We do not use artificial intelligence to counsel patients or to prescribe medicines, as the Telemedicine Practice Guidelines, 2020 require.
8.Who we share data with
We share personal data only as needed for the purpose, and only the minimum required.
| Recipient | What | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Panel RMPs, and clinic or camp staff (nurse, pharmacist) | Your record, on a need-to-know basis; for a doctor, the information needed to decide on and conduct your consultation | To treat you and dispense medicines |
| Google LLC / Google India, as our meeting provider | Meeting link and joining details, and the audio and video of the session while it is in progress | To host the video consultation under Google's data processing terms |
| Other service providers acting on our instructions (“Data Processors”): MSG91 (SMS/WhatsApp notifications), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Mumbai region, India (hosting) | Data required for their task | Hosting and SMS/WhatsApp notifications |
| Hospitals, laboratories or specialists you are referred to | Relevant clinical information | Referral, with your consent |
| A pharmacy of your choice, when you present your prescription | The prescription | To have your medicines dispensed |
| ABDM network | Records you choose to link or share | Only through ABDM's consent mechanism |
| Government schemes, insurers or third-party administrators | Information needed for the claim | Only when you use the scheme |
| Employers, for employer-arranged occupational health screening | Only the fitness outcome and results the law requires | Statutory screening; you are told before testing what will be shared |
| Courts, law enforcement, CERT-In, health authorities | As required | Only under a legal obligation or lawful order |
| A successor entity in a merger, acquisition or restructuring | Personal data held by us | Continuity of your care, under this Policy's protections |
Every Data Processor is bound by a written contract requiring confidentiality, reasonable security safeguards, processing only on our instructions, and deletion or return of data when the engagement ends. We remain responsible for their processing. We do not charge or pay any commission for prescriptions or referrals.
9.Where your data is stored
Your health records, reports, prescriptions and account data are stored on servers located in India, hosted with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the Mumbai region. Clinic and camp devices may hold data temporarily when connectivity is unavailable; this data is encrypted on the device and synchronised to our servers when the connection returns.
One exception applies. Video consultations run on Google Meet, and Google may route and process the live session and its metadata on servers outside India. This is permitted under Section 16 of the DPDP Act, which allows transfer to any country other than those the Central Government restricts by notification, and Google is bound by its data processing terms. No recording of the session is created or stored. If the Government restricts transfers to a country Google uses, we will move the service or stop using it.
10.How we protect your data
We maintain reasonable security practices consistent with the SPDI Rules, the MoHFW Electronic Health Record Standards and the DPDP Rules, including:
- encryption of data in transit (TLS 1.2 or higher) and at rest (AES-256);
- role-based access, so each staff member and doctor sees only what their role requires;
- individual logins with multi-factor authentication for staff and doctors;
- access and activity logs, retained for at least one year and maintained within India as required by the CERT-In Directions, 2022;
- encrypted, access-controlled backups;
- written confidentiality undertakings from all staff and Professionals;
- written security obligations on all Data Processors;
- periodic review of our security controls.
No system is completely secure. You help protect your account by keeping your mobile number and one-time passwords (OTPs) private and your device locked.
11.How long we keep your data
| Data | Retention |
|---|---|
| Medical records (consultation notes, test results, prescriptions and their signature audit trail) | At least 3 years from your last visit, as required under medical council regulations, and up to 5 years from your last visit to ensure continuity of care and defend legal claims. For minors, until at least 3 years after the patient turns 18. |
| Pharmacy dispensing and prescription records | For the periods required under the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 |
| Booking, consultation-request and doctor-response logs | 3 years |
| Invoices and accounting records | 8 years, as required under company and tax law |
| Security and access logs | At least 1 year |
| Account and contact data after you delete your account | Deleted within 30 days, except where linked to records we must keep |
| Grievance and rights-request records | 3 years after closure |
| Website usage data | 13 months |
When a retention period ends, we delete the data or irreversibly anonymise it. Where the DPDP Rules require, we will notify you at least 48 hours before erasing data on the ground that you have not used the Services.
12.Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you have the right to:
- Access a summary of your personal data, the processing done on it, and the identities of those we have shared it with;
- Receive a copy of your medical records, which we provide within 72 hours of a request;
- Correct, complete or update inaccurate or incomplete data;
- Erase data that is no longer needed for its purpose, unless the law requires us to keep it;
- Withdraw consent at any time (Section 6);
- Nominate another person to exercise your rights if you die or become unable to act;
- Seek grievance redressal from our Grievance Officer (Section 19), and thereafter complain to the Data Protection Board of India.
To exercise a right, use the App (Profile → Privacy), email privacy@vitalpoint.health, or visit any VitalPoint clinic. We verify your identity before acting, usually by OTP to your registered mobile number, and respond within 30 days.
Under Section 15 of the DPDP Act you also have duties: provide accurate information, do not impersonate another person, and do not file false or frivolous complaints.
13.Deleting your account
You can delete your account in the App (Profile → Privacy → Delete account), through the web form at www.vitalpoint.health/delete-account, or at any clinic. Requests are reviewed and approved within 24–48 hours. Once approved, deletion removes your login, contact preferences and App profile within 30 days. Medical, pharmacy and financial records that the law requires us to keep are retained for the periods in Section 11, access-restricted, and then deleted. We will tell you what is retained and why when you request deletion.
14.Children and persons with disability
A child is anyone under 18. A child’s account must be created and managed by a parent or lawful guardian, and we obtain verifiable consent from that person. Where the DPDP Rules permit a clinical establishment or healthcare professional to process a child’s data without such consent, we do so only to the extent necessary to provide health services to the child. For a person with a disability who has a lawful guardian, the guardian gives consent on their behalf. We never track, behaviourally monitor or direct advertising at children.
15.Cookies and similar technologies
The Website uses only cookies essential for it to function and stay secure. If we introduce analytics cookies, we will ask for your consent through a cookie banner before setting them. We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. The App does not track you across other companies’ apps or websites.
16.Professionals using VitalPoint OS
For panel doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other personnel, we process name, contact details, qualifications, registration numbers with the National Medical Commission, State Medical Council, State Pharmacy Council or Nursing Council, identity and address proof, the signing credential issued to you in our admin panel to sign prescriptions electronically, bank account and tax details for payments, the Clinic or camp you are assigned to, and login, access, consultation-response and prescription audit logs.
We use this data to verify credentials against the relevant register, grant and control access, display your registration details to patients as the Telemedicine Practice Guidelines require, maintain the audit trails the law requires, allocate consultation requests, pay you, review service quality and investigate grievances. Response-time and acceptance logs are used for scheduling and quality review, and are not published. Data linked to a patient record, such as your identity on a consultation note or prescription, is retained with that record for the periods in Section 11 even after you leave the panel. Your signing credentials remain under your sole control; we never sign on your behalf.
17.Data breaches
18.Changes to this Policy
We will post any change here with a new effective date. For material changes we will notify you in the App or by SMS at least 30 days in advance, and ask for fresh consent where the law requires.
19.Grievance Officer and contact
If you have a question, request or complaint about your personal data, contact:
Grievance Officer: Dr. Om Prakash Suthar, Medical Head
KS Arogya Private Limited, Plot No. 2, Indira Complex, Dali Bai Mandir, Nandanwan, Jodhpur – 342008, Rajasthan
Email: privacy@vitalpoint.health · Phone: +91 75979 45325 · Hours: Mon–Sat, 9 AM – 6 PM IST
We acknowledge complaints within 24 hours and resolve them within 15 days. If you are not satisfied, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India.
20.Language
This Policy is available in English and Hindi in the App, on the Website and at every clinic. If the versions differ, the English version prevails.