DPDP guides

Short, specific answers to the questions Indian organisations actually ask while getting compliant with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.

DPDP Compliance Automation in India (2026)

What DPDP compliance automation actually automates, what still needs a human, and how to tell an automated platform from a document generator. India-specific, 2026.

Consent Manager under the DPDP Act (Section 2(g))

What a Consent Manager is under section 2(g) of the DPDP Act 2023, how it differs from a consent management platform, registration with the Data Protection Board, and who needs one.

DPDP Compliance Checklist (2026)

A practical DPDP Act compliance checklist for Indian organisations — twelve obligations in the order they should be tackled, with the evidence each one requires.

RoPA Software for the DPDP Act (2026)

What Records of Processing Activities require under India's DPDP Act, why questionnaire-built RoPAs go stale, and what to look for in RoPA software.

DPDP Third-Party Risk Management (2026)

How the DPDP Act changes vendor and third-party risk management in India — processor obligations, contractual terms, and what to assess before onboarding.

DPDP Compliance for BFSI and NBFCs

What the DPDP Act 2023 means for banks, NBFCs, insurers and fintechs in India — where it collides with RBI and IRDAI rules, and what to do first.

DPDP Compliance for Healthcare and Hospitals

How the DPDP Act 2023 applies to hospitals, clinics, diagnostics and health-tech in India — health data, ABDM, consent and the practical first steps.

DPDP Compliance for E-commerce and D2C

DPDP Act compliance for Indian e-commerce and D2C brands — cookie consent, marketing permissions, marketplace and logistics partners, and the abandoned-cart problem.

DPDP Compliance for SaaS and IT Companies

DPDP Act compliance for Indian SaaS and IT services firms — fiduciary versus processor, customer data versus your own, sub-processors and what enterprise buyers will ask.

DPDP Compliance Cost in India (2026)

What DPDP Act compliance actually costs Indian organisations in 2026 — the variables that move the number, where budgets get spent, and how to size it before you buy.