About Us

With our approach, schools can:

DPDPA for Schools is a dedicated initiative to help Indian schools meet compliance requirements under the DPDP Act, 2023. We simplify complex legal obligations into easy, ready-to-use solutions.

• Collect verifiable parental consent digitally (and manage withdrawals easily).
• Approve and monitor third-party vendors (like photographers and IT partners).
• Share event photos and videos securely — only with the right families.
• Handle parent data requests (access, corrections, erasure) without confusion.
• Maintain clear audit trails to protect the school in case of investigations.

Shivam Garg (Co-Founder & Project Director)

Shivam Garg is the Co-Founder of The LIT App, an AI-powered media management platform that enables DPDPA-compliant, facial recognition-based photo sharing for schools, event managers, and organizations. LIT allows secure and consent-controlled access to media files, ensuring compliance with Indian privacy norms through real-time facial identification and access logging.

Shivam previously contributed to the ROXANNE project, a €15M Horizon 2020 initiative involving 25 partners including INTERPOL, Airbus, and Capgemini. His work focused on ethical AI deployment, GDPR-aligned data governance, and privacy safeguards in multi-modal AI systems for regulated environments.

He also played a pivotal role in KYC Trust, a Corda DLT-based fiduciary data exchange platform, where he led the business model, regulatory benchmarking, and secured a €236K R&D tax rebate from the French Ministry of Research. Shivam’s cross-domain expertise includes GDPR, AML, data privacy frameworks, and the application of AI in compliance-first environments.

He holds an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur and a B.Tech in Computer Science from IP University, Delhi.
 

Additya Jain (Co-Founder & Product Lead)

Additya Jain is the Co-Founder of THE LIT App, a facial recognition–based media discovery platform transforming how schools and parents manage and access event memories — securely and at scale. At the heart of LIT’s mission is a commitment to safeguarding minor privacy in full alignment with India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act.

An alumnus of Delhi Technological University (DTU) and Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi, Additya brings a strong background in engineering, product strategy, and digital platform development. He began his career in Capgemini’s E.L.I.T.E. program, completing diverse rotations across:

•    Insurance analytics and structured/unstructured data insights
•    Fintech implementation and consumer onboarding flows
•    AI governance in North American banking
•    Public-good innovation in compliance-first start-up ecosystems

These experiences shaped his product philosophy rooted in privacy, simplicity, and scalability. At LIT, he leads platform architecture, user experience design, and API-first product rollouts, with a focus on making AI-driven media systems accessible and secure for everyday institutions across India.