DPDP Act 2023 Compliance

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 is India's comprehensive data protection law governing how organizations collect, process, store and share the personal data of Indian residents (Data Principals).

It applies to any business — Indian or foreign — that processes digital personal data of individuals in India. Non-compliance can attract penalties of up to ₹250 crore per instance, along with reputational and operational risk.

• Indian businesses processing personal data of customers, employees or vendors
• Foreign entities offering goods or services to individuals in India
• E-commerce, SaaS, fintech, healthcare and edtech platforms
• Any Data Fiduciary or Significant Data Fiduciary as classified under the Act

• Lawful, purpose-limited processing with valid consent
• Clear, plain-language privacy notices to Data Principals
• Consent management with easy withdrawal mechanisms
• Data Principal rights — access, correction, erasure and grievance redressal
• Appointment of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) where applicable
• Data breach notification to the Data Protection Board and affected users
• Reasonable security safeguards and data minimization
• Children's data protection with verifiable parental consent

• Right to access information about personal data
• Right to correction and erasure of personal data
• Right to grievance redressal
• Right to nominate another individual
• Right to withdraw consent at any time

Beyond avoiding heavy penalties, DPDP compliance builds trust with customers, strengthens investor confidence, protects your brand from breach-related damage, and is fast becoming a baseline requirement in B2B contracts and enterprise procurement.

• Avoid penalties of up to ₹250 crore per contravention
• Build customer trust and brand credibility
• Meet enterprise and vendor onboarding requirements
• Reduce risk of data breaches and legal disputes
• Enable safer cross-border data transfers

• DPDP readiness assessment and gap analysis
• Data mapping and Record of Processing Activities (RoPA)
• Privacy policy, notices and consent framework drafting
• Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
• Technical and organizational security controls
• Grievance redressal and Data Principal rights workflows

• DPDP gap assessment
• Data mapping & inventory
• Consent management framework
• Policy & notice drafting
• DPIA & risk assessment
• DPO-as-a-Service
• Employee awareness training
• Breach response readiness
• Vendor & third-party risk review
• Audit and re-certification support

Our DPDP compliance practice serves BFSI, healthcare, IT/ITeS, e-commerce, education, manufacturing, real estate, logistics and professional services — tailoring controls to your sector's data flows and regulatory context.