Privacy & Cookie Policy

1. Who We Are

Beanz Consulting is a trading name of Beanz Enterprises, a sole proprietorship registered in India, based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

We operate the website www.beanz.in and provide advisory services in GCC setup, supply chain transformation, operational excellence, and GBS vendor auditing. For purposes of this policy, Beanz Enterprises is the data controller for all personal data collected through this website.

You can reach us at: connect@beanz.in

2. Data We Collect

Data you provide directly

• Contact form: Name, email address, company name, phone number, and message content.
• Careers form: Name, email address, LinkedIn profile URL, track interest, experience level, written pitch, and CV/resume file (optional).
• Email correspondence: Any information you include when contacting us directly at connect@beanz.in.

Data collected automatically

• Analytics data: Pages visited, time on site, browser type, device type, referring URL, and approximate geographic location (country/city level) — collected via Google Analytics 4.
• Cookie data: Your cookie consent preference, stored locally in your browser.
• Server logs: Standard web server logs including IP addresses, request timestamps, and pages accessed, retained briefly for security purposes.

3. How We Use Your Data

• To respond to enquiries submitted through our contact form.
• To review and process career applications and communicate with applicants.
• To verify email addresses via one-time password (OTP) before accepting form submissions.
• To understand how our website is used and improve its content and performance (analytics).
• To comply with applicable legal obligations.

We do not use personal data for automated decision-making, profiling, or direct marketing purposes. We do not sell personal data to any third party.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Where applicable (including for individuals in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom), we rely on the following legal bases:

• Legitimate interests — for responding to enquiries and maintaining website security.
• Consent — for analytics cookies, obtained via the cookie consent banner on this site. You may withdraw consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies.
• Contractual necessity — for processing career applications where a pre-contractual relationship exists.
• Legal obligation — where we are required to retain or disclose data under applicable law.

For Indian residents, processing is conducted in accordance with the Information Technology Act 2000 and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDPA).

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data. We share data only with the following categories of processors, under appropriate data processing agreements:

• Google LLC — for website analytics (Google Analytics 4). Data may be transferred to the United States under Google's Standard Contractual Clauses.
• Email delivery services — used solely to route form submission notifications to connect@beanz.in.
• Vercel Inc. — our website hosting provider. Standard server-side logs are processed in accordance with Vercel's privacy policy.

We may disclose personal data if required to do so by law or in response to a valid legal request from a competent authority.

6. Data Retention

• Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 24 months from submission, unless a longer period is required for an ongoing engagement.
• Career applications: Retained for 12 months from submission. If an engagement is established, records are retained for the duration of the relationship plus 3 years.
• Analytics data: Retained for 14 months in Google Analytics (our configured retention period).
• Cookie consent records: Stored locally in your browser. Cleared when you clear your browser data.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights in relation to your personal data:

• Access — to receive a copy of personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification — to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure — to request deletion of your data, subject to legal retention obligations.
• Restriction — to request that we restrict processing of your data in certain circumstances.
• Portability — to receive data in a structured, machine-readable format (where technically feasible).
• Objection — to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Withdraw consent — to withdraw consent for analytics cookies at any time by clearing your cookies.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at connect@beanz.in. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files placed in your browser when you visit a website. We use cookies to operate the site and, with your consent, to analyse usage patterns.

Cookies We Use

Managing Cookies

Analytics cookies are only placed if you click Accept on our cookie consent banner. If you click Decline, only the consent preference cookie (functional, non-tracking) is stored.

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. The following links explain how to control cookies in common browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Microsoft Edge

Note that disabling cookies may affect site functionality.

9. Third-Party Services

Our website uses the following third-party services which may process data independently under their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics 4 — website analytics. Google Privacy Policy →
• Google Fonts — typeface delivery. Fonts are loaded from Google's servers; Google may log request metadata.
• Vercel Inc. — website hosting. Vercel Privacy Policy →

10. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our website is served over HTTPS (TLS encryption). Form submissions are transmitted securely and stored with access restricted to authorised personnel only.

No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. If you have concerns about the security of data you have shared with us, please contact us at connect@beanz.in.

11. Contact & Complaints

For any questions, requests, or concerns regarding this policy or your personal data, please contact:

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom and believe we have not addressed your concern adequately, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.

For India-based residents with concerns under the DPDPA 2023, you may approach the Data Protection Board of India once established, or contact us directly for resolution.

This policy was last updated in March 2026. Material changes will be communicated via a notice on this page.