DPDP compliance guidancefor Indian businesses.
Plain-English guides to India's privacy law, consent, customer data requests, breach readiness, and sector-specific obligations for the teams responsible for getting compliant.
What are you trying to do? Pick a starting point.
- Learn the lawStart with the Act, Rules, roles, obligations, and penalties.
- Make a compliance planUse the checklist to scope owners, gaps, and next actions.
- Fix consent and recordsBuild the banner, log consent cleanly, and keep evidence.
- Prepare for live requestsSet up DSR, retention, breach, and escalation workflows.
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Each guide takes one part of DPDP and explains what it means for your business.
ComparisonsDPDP Act vs GDPR: Key Differences for Businesses Operating in India and EuropeA practical comparison of India's DPDP Act 2023 and the EU's GDPR: consent rules, legal bases, penalties, enforcement, and what dual-compliance actually requires.
Industry GuidesDPDP Compliance by Industry: Consent, Retention and Reporting ComparedCompare the decisions DPDP creates for e-commerce, fintech, healthcare, education and businesses using WhatsApp, with the conditions behind sector-specific rules.
Technical ImplementationHow to Build a DSR Portal for DPDP RequestsDesign a DPDP rights-request process that works beyond the form: proportionate verification, system tasks, retention decisions, processor follow-up and response evidence.
Compliance How-TosDPDP Consent Records: What to Log, How to Store, and Why It MattersA practical guide to DPDP consent record-keeping: exactly what fields to capture, how long to retain them, and how to build a system that survives a Board inquiry.
Industry GuidesHow DPDP Affects WhatsApp Business: Consent, Broadcasts, and Customer Data78% of Indian SMBs use WhatsApp for business. Here's how the DPDP Act changes consent, broadcast messaging, and customer data handling on the platform.
Compliance How-TosData Retention Under DPDP: How Long Can You Keep Personal Data?A practical guide to DPDP data retention: Section 8(7) obligations, retention periods by data category, sectoral law conflicts, and a ready-to-use retention schedule framework.
Compliance How-TosHow to Draft a DPDP-Compliant Data Processing Agreement (DPA)A clause-by-clause guide to drafting DPDP-compliant Data Processing Agreements, with sample language, a GDPR comparison table, and common mistakes to avoid.
Industry GuidesDPDP for Fintech: Consent, KYC Retention and RBI RequirementsFollow a customer's data from onboarding to account closure: identify the regulated entity, separate consent purposes, apply KYC retention and prepare incident reporting.
Compliance How-TosHow to Conduct a DPDP Data Audit: Step-by-Step GuideA practical, step-by-step methodology for auditing your personal data processing against DPDP Act requirements, with templates, time estimates, and common pitfalls.Put the guidance to work.
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