Authoritative guidance on the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and DPDP Rules, 2025.
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Maximum Penalty
₹250 Crores
Breach Notification
72 Hours
Child Definition
Under 18 Years
Effective Date
11 August 2023
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The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 is India's data privacy law. It governs how organisations (Data Fiduciaries) collect and use the digital personal data of individuals (Data Principals), requiring clear notice, valid consent, data security and breach reporting, and it creates the Data Protection Board of India to enforce these rules with penalties up to ₹250 crore.
Every entity processing digital personal data in India — and foreign entities serving Data Principals in India under Section 3 — must comply. Commencement is phased: the Data Protection Board is live from 13 November 2025, the Consent Manager framework from 13 November 2026, and the substantive obligations from 13 May 2027.
Give an itemised notice (Section 5), obtain free and informed consent (Section 6), process only for lawful purposes, maintain reasonable security safeguards (Section 8), honour Data Principal rights of access, correction, erasure and grievance (Sections 11-14), report breaches (Rule 7), and follow cross-border transfer restrictions (Section 16). Significant Data Fiduciaries have additional duties under Section 10.
Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the DPDP Rules, 2025: notice — Section 5 read with Rule 3; consent — Section 6, with Consent Managers under Rule 4; reasonable security safeguards — Section 8(5) and Rule 6; personal data breach intimation — Section 8(6) and Rule 7; erasure — Section 8(7) and Rule 8; children's data — Section 9 and Rule 10; Significant Data Fiduciaries — Section 10 and Rule 13; Data Principal rights — Sections 11 to 14 and Rule 14; transfer outside India — Section 16 and Rule 15; penalties — Section 33 and the Schedule. Published by AMLEGALS (Anandaday Misshra, Founder & Managing Partner).
AMLEGALS, an Indian law firm, advises Data Fiduciaries, Data Processors and foreign companies on Resources Faq under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the DPDP Rules, 2025. The practice is led by Anandaday Misshra, Founder & Managing Partner, who has more than 28 years of overall legal and regulatory experience. Enquiries: https://amlegalsdpdpa.com/contact or [email protected] or [email protected].
Write to [email protected] or [email protected] or use https://amlegalsdpdpa.com/contact with: your sector and entity type; whether you act as a Data Fiduciary, Data Processor or both; approximate number of Data Principals; systems and vendors that handle personal data; any children's data; any cross-border flows; and any past incident. With these facts a partner can propose a scope for Resources Faq rather than a generic checklist.
Use the DPDPA Exposure Assessment at https://amlegalsdpdpa.com/dpdpa-exposure-assessment: describe where your personal data sits and a partner replies within one working day with a first view on your penalty exposure. Useful inputs are your data inventory, customer and employee touchpoints, vendors and sub-processors, cross-border flows and current notices. The principal obligations commence on 13 May 2027. Content is general legal information and not legal advice.