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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 2026 · Compliant with Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act, India)

1. Principles & Purpose

Western Valley Studios respects your digital autonomy. This policy outlines how personal data transmitted through studios.westernv.com is collected, processed, and safeguarded under the provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (India) and the Information Technology Act, 2000.

2. Data We Collect

We collect information solely when you voluntarily provide it through our creative project submission form:

  • Contact Identifiers: Name, professional company name, and email address.
  • Project Metadata: Proposed project working title, production category, and creative synopsis.
  • Technical Logs: Server request timestamps and transport layer security telemetry.

3. Purpose of Data Processing

Your data is collected strictly for legitimate business and artistic purposes:

  • Evaluating creative pitches, scripts, and co-production proposals.
  • Dispatching automated receipt confirmations and production communications.
  • Maintaining an internal development registry of incoming creative materials.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to commercial data brokers or advertising networks.

4. Storage & Security Architecture

Submissions are stored in encrypted serverless databases (Neon PostgreSQL, SOC 2 compliant) and dispatched through verified enterprise transport channels (Resend API, TLS 1.3 encryption). Access is strictly restricted to authorized studio personnel.

5. Data Principal Rights (Under DPDP Act 2023)

As a Data Principal residing in India or internationally, you possess the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to Access: Request a summary of the personal data held about you.
  • Right to Correction & Erasure: Request the correction of inaccuracies or deletion of your submission dossier from our active databases.
  • Right of Grievance Redressal: Direct questions to our designated Data Protection & Privacy team.

6. Data Protection Officer & Grievance Contact

In accordance with Section 8 of the DPDP Act 2023 and the Information Technology Rules:

Data Privacy & Grievance Desk

Western Valley Studios · Western Valley Group

Email: privacy@westernv.com

Headquarters: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India