Consent

RSConnect Awards, operated by RSConnect Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., captures explicit consent at every stage where personal data is collected or displayed. This policy explains what consent is captured, how it is versioned, and how you can manage your consent choices.

Nomination consent: Captured when you submit a doctor nomination. You consent to the collection and processing of your personal data and the doctor’s details for the purpose of the awards programme.

Recognition consent: Captured when you submit a recognition for an already-nominated doctor. You consent to the collection and processing of your personal data for the purpose of supporting the doctor’s nomination.

Public display consent: Optional. Captured during nomination or recognition. If you opt in, excerpts of your experience narrative (with anonymised initials) may be displayed on the doctor’s public profile and on the website.

Doctor profile consent: Recorded by the admin team. Before publishing a doctor’s profile on the public site, the admin records that the doctor has given explicit consent (by phone call, email, in person or in writing).

Each consent type has a version number. When the consent text is updated, a new version is created. Old versions are never edited or deleted.

Your submission is permanently linked to the exact consent version you agreed to at the time of submission. Even if the consent text is updated later, your record shows the version you accepted.

The admin can view all consent versions and their effective dates in the admin panel.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us at privacy@rsdoctorawards.com. When you withdraw consent:

• Data processing consent: The admin will anonymise your participant record (name, email and phone are removed; entry counts are preserved for statistical purposes).
• Public display consent: Your story excerpt will be removed from the public site.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.

We maintain auditable records of all consent captured on the Platform:

• The consent text body and version shown to each participant.
• The date and time consent was captured.
• For doctor profile consent: the method (phone, email, in person, written) and the date recorded by the admin.

These records are retained as part of our compliance obligations under the DPDP Act, 2023.

For questions about consent or to exercise your rights, contact our Grievance Officer:

• Name: Rahul
• Email: grievance@rsdoctorawards.com

You may also reach us at privacy@rsdoctorawards.com.