Why 1Aarambh?
Built with intention. Here is what makes 1Aarambh different.
Backed by Nivaara
Product of Nivaara Consulting, a technology and AI consulting firm based in Hyderabad.
Built for the DPDP Act 2023.
Aarambh is built for India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. We don't borrow compliance from US or EU regimes that don't apply here. These are the commitments the Act actually asks for.
Consent at intake
Candidates see a clear notice that AI assists screening, and consent is recorded when they apply. Consent can be withdrawn, which triggers erasure.
Purpose limitation
Resume and personal data are used only for recruitment for the role applied to. Never resold, never used to train models.
Your rights
Access, correction, and erasure, with a named grievance officer to contact. Erasure removes personal data while keeping a minimal audit record.
Security
Encrypted storage, malware scanning on every upload, role-based access, and a full audit trail of who did what.
Stored in India. Transparent about every transfer.
Candidate personal data is stored at rest in India, in the Mumbai region. AI screening is performed by a model provider that may process data outside India, a transfer the DPDP Act expressly permits. Under the Act, cross-border transfers are unrestricted except to jurisdictions the government formally designates, and none are designated at present.
We state plainly where processing occurs rather than obscure it behind general cloud language, because the buyers who care about this verify it.
Every provider that touches your data, named.
A subprocessor is a third-party service that processes data on our behalf. The providers below support Aarambh today. The list is reviewed before any new provider is introduced.
Stores candidate data at rest within India.
Powers AI screening. May process data outside India where the DPDP Act permits.
Delivers transactional email and recruiter-initiated outreach.
The complete, current subprocessor list is maintained in our privacy notice.
Clear limits, stated plainly.
Some commitments are best understood as the things we will never do.
Candidate data is never sold, to recruiters or any third party.
Your data is never used to train AI models.
AI scores and rationale are never shown to candidates, who see application status only.
A named officer, accountable to you.
The DPDP Act grants every individual the right to access, correct, and erase their personal data. To exercise any of these rights, or to raise a concern about how data is handled, our grievance officer responds directly.
Suraj Divakala
1Aarambh / Nivaara Consulting
Send any access, correction, or erasure request to:
privacy@1aarambh.comWe respond to all rights requests within 30 days, as required under the Act.