Question 1

What data does InQAI actually collect?

Accepted Answer

Only the institutional data a deploying department already holds, schemes, welfare, finance and RTS records, that the department chooses to connect. InQAI does not independently collect citizen data from other sources.

Question 2

Does DPDP Act 2023 apply to InQAI's deployments?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Any deployment processing personal data of Indian citizens is expected to align with DPDP Act 2023 requirements, consent, purpose limitation, data residency and breach notification.

Question 3

Who is the 'data fiduciary' under DPDP for a InQAI deployment?

Accepted Answer

Typically the deploying government department, since it determines the purpose and means of processing. InQAI's architecture is built to support that department's fiduciary obligations, not to take them over.

Question 4

Can a citizen request their data be deleted?

Accepted Answer

Data-principal erasure requests are handled through the department that owns the data relationship, consistent with DPDP Act 2023 rights, subject to any legal retention requirements that apply.

Question 5

Is citizen data used to improve InQAI's models generally?

Accepted Answer

No, not without explicit consent. A department's data grounds that department's own answers, it is not pooled across departments or used to retrain a shared model without consent.

Question 6

What happens to data if a department stops using InQAI?

Accepted Answer

Data handling on discontinuation is governed by the deployment agreement with the department, consistent with data residency and retention obligations under Indian law.

Question 7

Does InQAI sell or share citizen data?

Accepted Answer

No. InQAI does not sell citizen data. Data is used strictly for the consented, stated purpose of the department that collected it.

Question 8

Can a citizen ask what data InQAI holds about them?

Accepted Answer

Data-principal rights under the DPDP Act 2023, including the right to know what data is held, are supported through the department that owns the data relationship.