DPDPA 2023 compliance programme — before enforcement begins.
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDPA) is the country's first comprehensive data protection law. It creates legal obligations for every organisation that collects, processes, or stores personal data of Indian individuals — with significant penalties for non-compliance. Whether you are a fintech, hospital, e-commerce platform, or IT services company, DPDPA affects you. Crewtec helps you understand your obligations and build a compliance programme before enforcement begins.
A structured process — so you always know what is happening and what comes next.
Map every category of personal data you collect, why you collect it, where it is stored, and who has access to it.
Assess your current data handling practices against DPDPA requirements — consent, purpose limitation, data minimisation, retention, and security.
Design the policies, processes, and technical controls needed to meet DPDPA obligations — privacy notices, consent flows, breach response, and Data Fiduciary registration.
Implement required changes — updated privacy notices, consent management, data subject rights processes, and breach notification procedures.
Periodic reviews, staff training on personal data handling, and monitoring for regulatory updates as DPDPA rules are finalised.
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The Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDPA) is India's comprehensive data protection law. It governs how organisations collect, process, and store personal data of Indian individuals. It establishes rights for data principals (individuals), obligations for data fiduciaries (organisations), and penalties for non-compliance.
DPDPA applies to any organisation that processes digital personal data of individuals in India — regardless of where the organisation is based. This includes Indian companies, multinational companies with Indian customers, and companies that process data collected in India.
Penalties under DPDPA can reach ₹250 crore (approximately USD 30 million) for significant breaches. Penalties are tiered based on the nature of the violation — failure to implement security safeguards, failure to notify breaches, and failure to honour Data Principal rights each carry separate penalties.
DPDPA is India-specific and designed for the Indian regulatory context. It is broadly similar to GDPR in its principles — consent, purpose limitation, data minimisation, individual rights, and breach notification — but differs in some details. If you are already GDPR compliant, DPDPA compliance requires targeted gap assessment rather than a full programme rebuild.
DPDPA received Presidential assent in August 2023. The detailed rules and enforcement provisions are being finalised by the Data Protection Board. Organisations should begin compliance programmes now rather than waiting for the enforcement date — building compliance infrastructure takes time.
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