A naturally limited personal-data footprint — similar to SaaS/IT's own-fiduciary slice — unless the business has a direct-to-retail/consumer element, in which case the exposure looks much more like BFSI or E-commerce.
Without a direct-retail component, personal data is largely limited to employees and visitors — a small, contained surface, similar in scope to SaaS/IT's own-fiduciary footprint.
Where contractors are engaged, that's an additional case to handle in its own right — access, retention and training obligations that mirror employee data but for an external, less-controlled workforce.
Dealer and distributor personal data is frequently exchanged without formal agreements.
IoT and factory-floor sensor data increasingly intersects with personal data where operators are identifiable.
Legacy ERP and HR systems predate any DPDPA-aligned retention discipline.
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