India's Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation
Non-compliance can result in significant financial penalties under the Act.
The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, is India's comprehensive data privacy legislation, governing the processing of digital personal data. It applies to personal data collected within India, as well as data processed outside India if connected to offering goods or services to Indian Data Principals.
The Act mandates Data Fiduciaries (organisations determining the purpose and means of data processing) to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure data security, obtain verifiable consent, and protect the rights of Data Principals. We assist organisations with DPDP Act readiness assessments, data mapping, consent management frameworks, privacy policy development, and the implementation of privacy-focused security controls to ensure full compliance.
Discuss scope, objectives and current state.
Assess current practices against the standard’s requirements.
Build the policies, procedures and records the standard calls for.
Roll out the system and test it with an internal audit.
Leadership reviews performance and readiness for certification.
An accredited certification body audits conformance.
The certification body issues the accredited certificate.
Annual audits maintain certification status.
We don’t publish a fixed price, because cost depends on organisation size, number of locations, scope, process complexity, audit duration, consulting requirements and certification body fees. Request a scoped estimate and we’ll walk you through each factor.
Timelines depend on organisational readiness, scope and the complexity of your processes. A well-prepared, single-site organisation typically moves faster than a multi-site or highly regulated one — we’ll give you a realistic timeline after the initial gap analysis.
While inspired by global privacy laws, the DPDP Act is tailored for India. It relies heavily on a consent-first architecture, has distinct reporting thresholds to the Data Protection Board of India, and defines entities as Data Fiduciaries and Data Principals (unlike Controllers and Data Subjects in GDPR).
India's comprehensive privacy law regulating the processing of digital personal data inside and outside India.
An entity that determines the purpose and means of processing personal data (similar to a GDPR Data Controller).
Penalties can be significant, scaling up to ₹250 crore for failure to take reasonable security safeguards to prevent a data breach.
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