Optional Voluntary Declaration and Non-Mandatory: If the customer has voluntarily provided his/her Aadhaar details along with this proposal, the below consent/undertaking/authorisation becomes applicable.

1. I/We provide my/our below consent in accordance with the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, and regulations framed thereunder for: (a) collecting, storing and using, (b) validating/authenticating, and (c) updating my/our last 4 digits of Aadhaar number.

2. I/We hereby state that I/We am/are voluntarily interested in conducting the authentication of my/our Aadhaar number and do hereby consent to provide my/our Aadhaar number, Virtual ID, Biometric and/or One Time Pin (OTP) data for Aadhaar based authentication for the purposes of availing of the policy from PNB MetLife and receiving its services.

3. I/We understand that the Biometrics and/or OTP I/We provide for authentication shall be used only for authenticating my /Our identity through the Aadhaar Authentication system for rendering the services from PNB MetLife and for no other purposes.

4. I/We understand that PNB MetLife shall ensure security and confidentiality of my/our personal identity data provided for the purpose of Aadhaar based authentication as required under the applicable laws and regulatory provisions.

5. I/We understand that PNB MetLife shall retain/store the last four digits of my/our Aadhaar number or any document or database containing my Aadhaar number only for the purpose of the rendering its services to me/us as mentioned above herein and for the time period no longer than necessary for the purpose specified hereinabove.

6. I/We are aware that PNB MetLife has a mechanism for the redressal of my/ our grievances, if any, in respect of the usage and storage of my/our personal information.