Having a Privacy Policy Isn’t DPDP Compliance.
We help Indian businesses understand their DPDP obligations, map personal data flows, close privacy and security gaps, and build a practical, documented compliance program — before a data breach, customer request, or regulator exposes the gaps.
Does DPDP apply to you?
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act applies the moment you process an Indian resident’s personal data. A few quick questions, one clear answer.
Which best describes your business?
- Sector—
- India residents—
- Digital processing—
- SDF flag—
- Existing program—
What DPDP non-compliance can actually cost.
The DPDP Act backs data protection obligations with significant financial penalties and breach-response requirements. Compliance is not just about having a privacy policy — it is about how your organisation actually handles personal data.
Ceiling for failing to take reasonable security safeguards over personal data under Section 33.
- Without undue delay — notify the Data Protection Board of a personal data breach
- Affected Data Principals must also be informed about the breach
- No fixed hour-count is specified, unlike GDPR or NIS2 reporting deadlines
Penalties apply to the Data Fiduciary — the organisation responsible for determining the purpose and means of processing personal data. DPDP does not create an explicit named-individual or management-body personal-liability regime like NIS2 or DORA.
Most Indian businesses don’t fail DPDP because they’re careless. They fail because a privacy policy was never the same thing as compliance.
DPDP applies when organisations process digital personal data in its scope — and company size alone does not create a blanket exemption.
Most companies already collect and process personal data as part of everyday business. The gap is turning those practices into a documented, operational privacy program that satisfies the DPDP framework. That’s where we help — by making your organisation DPDP-ready before a data breach, customer request, or regulator exposes the gaps.
A Structured Approach to DPDP Readiness.
We begin by assessing your current data practices against the DPDP Act’s obligations for Data Fiduciaries, identifying consent and data-flow gaps, and prioritizing remediation. From implementing technical safeguards and documenting policies to preparing evidence for the Data Protection Board, we help you build an environment that is organized, defensible, and ready for regulatory scrutiny.
Everything You Need for DPDP Readiness.
Every engagement produces real, usable deliverables mapped to the DPDP Act and Rules — not a generic privacy policy, but a working data protection program built around how your organisation actually processes personal data.
DPDP Gap Assessment Report
Your current data practices mapped against DPDP obligations, with identified gaps and a prioritized remediation path.
Consent Management Implementation
Consent mechanisms configured so trackers and pixels do not fire by default where consent is required.
Data Flow Mapping & RoPA
Every service, system and third party that touches personal data documented across its processing lifecycle.
Data Principal Rights Process
Structured workflows for access, correction, erasure and grievance requests within applicable statutory timelines.
Significant Data Fiduciary Assessment
Assessment of whether your organisation may fall within SDF criteria and the additional obligations that may follow.
Privacy Notice Rewrite
Clear privacy notices aligned with your actual data collection, processing practices and applicable DPDP requirements.
Breach Response Playbook
A documented response workflow covering notification to the Data Protection Board and affected Data Principals.
Vendor & Processor Due Diligence
Third-party contracts, processors and data-sharing arrangements reviewed for alignment with DPDP requirements.
Continuous Compliance Monitoring
Ongoing oversight of retention, deletion and new data flows so privacy gaps are identified before they become compliance issues.
Security work that shows up in the numbers.
Every engagement is measured, not just delivered.
The Right DPDP Partner Makes All the Difference.
| Criteria |
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// In-house In-house team | // Vendor Typical vendor |
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| DPDP Expertise |
DPDP readiness methodology covering privacy, security and operational controls
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General privacy knowledge, often without dedicated DPDP expertise
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Generic privacy checklist or policy templates with limited implementation support
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| Data Visibility |
Data flows, systems, processors and processing purposes mapped end-to-end
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Knowledge spread across teams, applications and spreadsheets
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Focuses on documentation without fully mapping technical data flows
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| Consent & Privacy Controls |
Consent and withdrawal mechanisms aligned with actual website and application behaviour
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Manual controls and inconsistent implementation across platforms
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Privacy policy delivered, but technical consent controls often left to the client
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| Data Principal Rights |
Structured workflows for access, correction, erasure and grievance requests
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Requests handled manually with inconsistent ownership and tracking
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Rights process documented on paper, with limited operational integration
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| Vendor & Processor Risk |
Third-party data access, contracts and processor relationships systematically reviewed
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Vendor reviews vary by department and are often performed ad hoc
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Limited visibility into downstream processors and data-sharing arrangements
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| Ongoing Compliance |
Continuous monitoring of retention, new data flows, controls and regulatory changes
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Depends on internal bandwidth and periodic privacy reviews
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Often limited to an annual assessment or policy refresh
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Questions Worth Asking.
Everything you need to know before becoming DPDP-ready with confidence.
If your organisation processes digital personal data in a situation covered by the DPDP Act, you may have obligations regardless of whether you're a startup, SME, or large enterprise. The Act can also apply to certain processing outside India when it is connected with offering goods or services to Data Principals in India. Company size alone isn't a blanket exemption — the nature of your processing matters.
No. The DPDP framework provides for processing based on consent as well as certain specified legitimate uses. Where consent is the basis, it needs to be informed, specific, clear and capable of being withdrawn. We help you identify the right legal basis for different processing activities instead of simply putting a blanket consent checkbox across your website.
The organisation acting as the Data Fiduciary has breach-related obligations, including notifying the Data Protection Board and affected Data Principals without undue delay, subject to the applicable requirements. The DPDP Act also allows significant financial penalties for failures such as not taking reasonable security safeguards. That's why breach response should be documented and tested before an incident happens — not created while one is already unfolding.
Data Principals have rights including access to information about their personal data, correction and erasure, along with grievance redressal and the ability to withdraw consent where consent is the basis for processing. Having a policy isn't enough — your organisation needs a practical process for receiving, verifying, routing and completing these requests within the applicable requirements.
Being large doesn't automatically make an organisation a Significant Data Fiduciary. The government can designate organisations based on factors such as the volume and sensitivity of personal data processed, risk to Data Principals, impact on sovereignty and integrity of India, security of the State, and other prescribed considerations. We assess your processing environment against the applicable criteria and identify whether additional SDF obligations need to be addressed.
No — and this is where many organisations have the biggest gap. A privacy notice explains what you say you do; DPDP readiness is about whether your organisation actually operates that way. That means understanding your data flows, managing consent where required, handling Data Principal requests, controlling vendors, applying security safeguards, managing retention and deletion, and having a working breach-response process. We help turn the policy into an operational program.
Know where your data goes. Know what needs to change.
Start with a practical assessment of how your organisation collects, uses, stores and shares personal data — then get a clear roadmap to close the gaps and build a DPDP-ready privacy program.
