Compliance for Laptop Rental in India
How the DPDP Act 2023, NIST SP 800-88 data wiping and ISO 27001 apply when a company rents laptops, what to put in your agreement with any rental vendor, and what Techvity does.
Why compliance matters for rented laptops
A rented laptop is a movable data store. By the time it comes back to the vendor it has usually held employee credentials, cached personal data, source code or financial records. Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 the company that rented it remains the Data Fiduciary for that personal data, so the way the vendor wipes returned laptops is part of your own compliance.
What Techvity does: every returned or bought-back device is wiped to NIST SP 800-88 before it is reused or resold, and a per-device certificate is available on request. KYC is completed before any laptop is handed over, and every invoice carries our GSTIN and SAC 997315.
Guides in this section
- DPDP Act 2023 and rented laptops — the Data Fiduciary / Data Processor split and what your agreement should say.
- NIST SP 800-88 data wipe certificates — what a certificate should contain and how to use it as audit evidence.
- ISO 27001 questions for rental vendors — what to ask any vendor about information security.
- Compliance & Trust Center — our GST registration, onboarding documents and service commitments.
Documents available on request
Our GST registration certificate, PAN and a sample NIST SP 800-88 wipe certificate. If your onboarding needs other documents, such as a data processing agreement on your template, tell us which and we will confirm in writing what we can provide. Email legal@techvity.in with your company GSTIN and a short description of what you need.
Frequently asked questions
Which standards does Techvity follow?
For data sanitisation, NIST SP 800-88: every returned or bought-back device is wiped to it before reuse or resale, with a per-device certificate on request. For personal data on returned devices, we follow the documented instructions of the customer, who is the Data Fiduciary under the DPDP Act 2023. Techvity is not ISO/IEC 27001 certified.
Do customers get a certificate of data destruction?
Yes, on request, for each device. It names the device by serial number and records the sanitisation method used (Clear, Purge or Destroy). Ask for a sample before you sign.
What is Techvity's role under the DPDP Act 2023?
When a rented laptop comes back with personal data still on it, the customer remains the Data Fiduciary and Techvity handles that data only to wipe it. Your agreement with us should say so, name NIST SP 800-88 as the wiping standard and ask for a per-device certificate.
Can I review your process before signing?
Yes. Send us your vendor questionnaire and ask for a sample wipe certificate; we reply within 2 hours during working hours. You can also visit our centre in Koramangala, Bangalore.