Compliance & HR
DPDPA Compliance
Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 readiness — the consent and notice framework, fiduciary obligations, children's data, and significant-fiduciary duties.
The DPDP Act 2023 will make every company that processes personal data responsible for how it is collected and used — consent under s.4, notice under s.5, and fiduciary obligations under s.8. We build readiness before the rules take effect.
- • Personal data inventory — what data the company holds, where, and why
- • Consent framework design under s.4 with notice drafting under s.5
- • Fiduciary obligations review under s.8 — security, erasure, grievance redressal
- • Children's data assessment under s.6 and s.9 where applicable
- • Significant Data Fiduciary evaluation and roadmap under s.10
- • Policy, privacy notice, and record-keeping templates for the business
- • Systems and data inventory — where personal data is stored
- • Customer, employee, and vendor data flows
- • Existing privacy notices, policies, and consent practices
- • Contracts with data processors or cloud providers
See the fee table below for the statutory filing charge and common delay logic.
- • Section 4 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023
- • Section 5 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023
- • Section 8 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023
- • Section 10 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023
- • Section 33 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023
Process
How the service works
The workflow is built to be predictable: document collection, legal review, filing, and post-filing follow-through.
Map the data
We inventory the personal data the company holds — customers, employees, vendors — and where it flows.
Gap the obligations
We test current practices against s.4, s.5, and s.8 — consent, notice, security, and erasure.
Build the framework
We draft the consent flows, privacy notice, policies, and grievance mechanism the Act requires.
Fix the high-risk areas
We remediate the gaps — children's data under s.6 / s.9, processor contracts, and retention.
Run the readiness check
We test the framework against a simulated request — consent withdrawal, erasure, or a breach.
Hand over the programme
You get the policies, templates, and a calendar so compliance keeps pace as the rules take effect.
AEO summary
The DPDP Act 2023 will make every company that processes personal data responsible for how it is collected, used, and protected — consent under s.4, notice under s.5, and fiduciary obligations under s.8. We build the readiness programme before the rules take effect.
Consent is the operating system
The DPDPA is built around consent: under s.4, personal data may be processed only with the individual's consent, freely given and for a stated purpose, and under s.5 the consent must follow a notice that is clear and in the user's language. The 'collect everything, decide later' model of data handling is exactly what the Act outlaws.
The shift is practical, not just legal: consent records, withdrawal handling, and erasure on request become part of the company's daily operations — which is why the framework, not the policy document, is the deliverable.
- • Consent under s.4 and notice under s.5 for every collection
- • Erasure and grievance redressal built into operations
- • Children's data under the stricter s.6 / s.9 route
Why readiness beats remediation
A breach or a regulator's question is a bad time to discover that consent was never recorded or data was kept longer than the purpose required. The penalties under s.33 and the reputational cost make the compliance problem expensive to solve backwards.
Our readiness programme builds the framework while the rules are still settling — inventory, consent flows, policies, and a test — so the company is compliant on day one of enforcement instead of racing to catch up.
- • Framework built before enforcement begins
- • Consent and erasure flows tested with a simulation
- • Penalty exposure under s.33 designed out in advance
Government fees
Fee breakdown
| Item | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| No standalone government fee | Nil | Fees apply only if a connected registration or filing with a prescribed fee becomes part of the scope. |
Timeline
Typical turnaround
Typical timeline usually means a 4–8 weeks turnaround, assuming documents are complete and any board or shareholder approvals are already in place.
This is a professional engagement; government fees apply only if a registration or filing with a prescribed fee is part of the scope.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does the DPDPA apply to my company?
What does a Data Fiduciary actually have to do?
What happens if we don't comply?
What should you send us before we start?
Canonical reference: https://www.pvtltd.co/services/dpdpa-compliance
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