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DPDP Compliance Resources & Playbooks

Actionable checklists, templates, privacy notice guides, and sector-specific frameworks to help your team prepare, audit, and maintain full compliance with India's DPDP Act, 2023.

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Checklist · PDF

DPDP Compliance Readiness Checklist

A structured 12-point readiness assessment covering lawful legal bases, Data Fiduciary obligations, notice formats, and grievance redressal mechanisms.

  • Review legal basis for all existing personal data
  • Implement itemized notice in 22 Schedule languages
  • Establish withdrawal mechanism as easy as giving consent
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Guide · Drafting

Privacy Notice Drafting Guide

Comprehensive guidance to draft DPDP-compliant privacy notices under Section 5, detailing required disclosures, purpose limitation, and DPO details.

  • Specification of personal data to be processed
  • Purpose of processing clearly defined
  • Manner of exercising Data Principal rights
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Checklist · Technical

Consent Management Checklist

Assess your website and mobile app consent architecture against Section 6 standards: free, specific, informed, unconditional, and unambiguous consent.

  • Verify no pre-ticked consent boxes
  • Maintain immutable consent timestamp logs
  • Audit third-party Consent Manager integration
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Template · Excel/Doc

Personal Data Inventory & Mapping Template

A ready-to-use template to map all personal data assets across departments, identifying storage locations, access controls, retention, and third-party transfers.

  • Data asset classification by business unit
  • Vendor and Data Processor inventory
  • Retention schedules and erasure trigger points
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Playbook · Startups

DPDP Compliance for Startups & SMEs

A pragmatic compliance roadmap tailored for early-stage and growth businesses, focusing on lean documentation, low-friction consent, and data risk reduction.

  • Startup notice and consent UX best practices
  • Handling user deletion and export requests
  • Managing vendor and cloud processor agreements
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Sector Guide · HealthTech

Healthcare & Hospital Compliance Guide

Specialized guidelines for hospitals, diagnostic labs, EHR platforms, and health startups processing sensitive patient records under the DPDP Act.

  • Patient consent and emergency medical exemptions
  • Health data retention vs statutory records law
  • Security protocols for clinical data handling
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Framework · IT & Cloud

IT, SaaS & Data Processor Obligations

Guidance for software vendors and B2B SaaS companies serving as Data Processors under the DPDP framework, including valid processing contracts.

  • Drafting Data Processor Agreements (DPAs)
  • Sub-processor notification and technical audits
  • Cross-border data transfer compliance
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Incident Response

Personal Data Breach Incident Response Protocol

Step-by-step containment, root-cause investigation, and statutory reporting workflow for personal data breaches under Section 8(6) of the Act.

  • Immediate containment and impact mitigation
  • Mandatory notification to the Data Protection Board
  • Communication format to affected Data Principals
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