DPDP Compliance Solutions

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 is India's principal data protection law, setting out obligations for any organisation, referred to under the Act as a data fiduciary, that determines the purpose and means of processing an individual's personal data. It touches nearly every business that collects customer, employee, or vendor personal data, from consent capture and purpose limitation to breach notification and grievance redressal. As the accompanying rules and enforcement mechanisms take shape, organisations across sectors need to move from a general awareness of the law to concrete, demonstrable compliance.

Why This Matters

The DPDP Act carries meaningful financial penalties for non-compliance, and beyond the direct monetary risk, a data breach or mishandled consent process can cause lasting damage to customer trust and brand reputation. Many organisations already hold and process large volumes of personal data through websites, apps, HR systems, and vendor relationships without a clear inventory of what data they hold, why they hold it, and under what legal basis. Building DPDP compliance forces this kind of clarity, which reduces both regulatory exposure and the operational risk of a breach going undetected or poorly handled.

How We Help

Data Mapping and Gap Assessment

We help organisations identify what personal data they collect, where it is stored, who has access to it, and how it flows across internal systems and third-party vendors, and assess the gaps between current practice and DPDP requirements.

Consent Management Framework

We help design consent notices and consent capture mechanisms that meet the Act's requirements for clear, specific, and informed consent, along with mechanisms for individuals to withdraw consent and for the organisation to honour that withdrawal operationally.

Data Protection Impact Assessments and Breach Response

For significant data fiduciaries and higher-risk processing activities, we support the preparation of data protection impact assessments, and help design a breach response plan that allows the organisation to detect, assess, and notify a personal data breach within the expected timelines.

Grievance Redressal and Cross-Border Transfer Review

We help set up a grievance redressal mechanism for data principals to raise concerns about how their data is being handled, and review cross-border data transfer arrangements against the restrictions and conditions notified under the Act.

Who Needs This

• E-commerce, fintech, and healthtech platforms handling large volumes of customer personal data
• HR and payroll functions processing employee personal data at scale
• Organisations engaging third-party data processors or cloud service providers
• Companies classified, or likely to be classified, as significant data fiduciaries

Our Approach

Because the DPDP rules and enforcement guidance continue to evolve, we take a practical, risk-prioritised approach rather than attempting a single, exhaustive compliance exercise upfront. We focus first on the data flows and processing activities that carry the highest exposure, put foundational consent and governance mechanisms in place, and help the organisation build a compliance programme that can adapt as further rules and clarifications are issued.

Get in Touch

To discuss how we can support you with DPDP compliance, write to us at info@agarwalurs.com.