DPDP Act and your visitor register: what Indian offices must do by 13 May 2027
What the DPDP Act and the Rules 2025 ask of your front desk, in plain words, with the advice we give our own clients.
Written by the founder, Arcan Labs
Guides
Guides on visitor management, compliance and safety.
Practical guides for facilities, security and compliance teams in India, from the GRC consultants and physical security experts behind Orb. Every claim comes with its source.
Compliance
The DPDP Act, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and the rules that changed this year.
ISO 27001 and your lobby: what Annex A 7.2 physical entry means for visitor management
How auditors read control 7.2 at your front desk, what your visitor log must prove, and the evidence pack that closes the finding.
Written by the Compliance team, Orb
PCI DSS visitor log requirements (9.3.4): what to record and how long to keep it
The exact PCI DSS v4.0.1 wording, what a QSA checks, and one retention schedule that satisfies both PCI and India's DPDP Rules.
Written by the Security assurance team, Orb
What changed for visitor management in India in 2025 and 2026: a dated change log
The Indian laws and standards that reached the front desk since January 2025, newest first, and what each one means at the gate.
Written by the Policy desk, Orb
Safety and operations
Evacuations, emergencies and running the front desk well.
Evacuation roll call and fire drills in Indian offices: how to know who is still inside
Staff are easy to count; visitors, contractors and delivery staff are not. How to run a roll call that accounts for everyone inside.
Written by the Physical security team, Orb
Lobby emergency playbook: medical emergencies, threats, lockdowns and evacuations
Visitors do not know your exits, your drills or your code words. A front-desk playbook for emergencies that happen while they are inside.
Written by the Safety team, Orb
How to choose a visitor management system in India: 2026 buyer's guide
What to compare, what to ask vendors and how to pilot a visitor management system at one entrance before you sign anything.
Written by the Advisory team, Orb
Visitor register format: what to record, and what to leave out
The columns a visitor log actually needs, the ones that only create risk, and a spreadsheet version you can set up today.
Written by the Operations team, Orb
By type of site
Factories, critical sites, multi-tenant towers and small offices.
Visitor management for factories in India: contractors, gate passes and gate entry
A plant gate sees few guests and many contractors, drivers and vendor engineers. How to run it under the OSH Code and the DPDP Act.
Written by the Industrial sites team, Orb
Visitor management for power plants and critical infrastructure in India (2026)
Zones, escorts, outage contractors and foreign OEM experts at power plants, substations and utilities, read against the IT Act, NCIIPC, CEA and DPDP rules.
Written by the Critical sites team, Orb
Visitor management for multi-tenant office towers and tech parks in India
How landlords, FM companies and tenants share one lobby: approvals, who sees whose visitors, DPDP roles and one roll call in a fire.
Written by the Workplace team, Orb
Visitor management for small offices and co-working spaces: no reception, no turnstile
What a 20 to 200 person office needs when nobody sits at the door and the only guard is downstairs.
Written by the Onboarding team, Orb
Inside Orb
How Orb is built, and what we set up and run for you.
Privacy by design in visitor management: how Orb maps to DPDP, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS
The design choices behind Orb, what each one prevents, and the record it leaves for your DPO, CISO and auditor.
Written by the Tech team, Orb
Self-service visitor check-in: kiosks, use-and-throw tags and a faster, safer lobby
How a lobby runs when visitors check themselves in: two routes, single-use visitor tags, the guard's check, and what still needs a person.
Written by the Product team, Orb
Visitor access design and managed services: lobbies, turnstiles and kiosks by Orb
What it means when Orb takes care of everything at your front door, from the first survey to running the lobby, and what stays yours.
Written by the Solutions team, Orb
Multi-location visitor management: branches, clinics, warehouses and regional offices
How one head office runs one visitor policy, notice, retention schedule and log across 10 to 300 small sites with no receptionist.
Written by the Customer success team, Orb