Mapping & inventory
Know which systems hold personal data, why you have it, and how long you keep it.
Map personal dataDPDP Act · India
Practical compliance desk for operating teams
- Start from what you ship: map collection points before debating abstract compliance.
- Use the compliance portal to pick a path (start → operate → scale).
- Pair explainers with official resources when wording or scope is business-critical.
- Treat templates and worksheets as owned workflows—assign an owner and a review date.
Plain-English guides, structured checklists, worksheets, and pointers to official sources—organized for founders, product, operations, and advisors who need to ship real processes, not slide decks.
News headlines below are from third-party feeds for awareness only; verify against official legal sources. Not legal advice.
Explore
Jump to the part of the library you need today.
Practical starting points
Where most DPDP programs spend their time
Think of these as the main workstreams—not a scoreboard. Pick the one that matches your biggest gap; each link opens a guide you can use this week.
Notice & consent
Keep published language aligned with real product flows and consent capture.
Notice checklistGaps & remediation
Turn reviews into a dated list of owners—so nothing lives only in chat.
Compliance checklistRights & grievances
Route access, correction, deletion, and complaints with clear verification and closure.
Data principal rightsStress-test real risk
Sensitive flows, vendor-heavy processing, and weak grievance paths are where trouble shows up first. Use the compliance checklist to turn findings into owners and dates—not slide decks.
Keep a calm cadence
A short quarterly privacy review beats a one-off project. Log outcomes in your tracker or the quarterly review template.
Training, starter pack & advisory
Three paths teams use most often after the free guides—pick what matches your next step.
Field guide
Operating principles
How this desk stays useful when the work is statute-heavy and the deadline is yesterday. Select a principle to expand detail.
Statute & notified law
Align programs with the Act, rules, and notified instruments—not slide decks.
Anchor decisions in India Code, Gazette entries, and notified rules when scope or wording is contested.
Runnable operations
Mapping, notices, consent, and deletion that teams can actually run.
Build evidence you can show in reviews—not policy decks nobody follows.
Primary sources
Use India Code, Gazette, and ministry sources when wording or dates matter.
Verify interpretations before you hard-code customer-facing copy or training scripts.
Official & primary sources
Curated entry points (see official resources). Dates reflect last editorial refresh here, not live government APIs.
Credible news (RSS)
Headlines from selected third-party feeds. Not endorsed; feeds can change or break. For binding text, use official resources.
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Sector & role shortcuts
Jump into the guide that matches how your organisation works.
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Stay in the loop
New guides and worksheets land here first—request the Starter Pack by email or reach out for advisory.
Important: This website is informational and should not be treated as legal advice. Cross‑check obligations against the official Act and notified rules, the law status & timeline, and qualified counsel for your facts.