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Vol. 1 · Ed. 2026
CyberGlossary
Entry № 393

DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India)

DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India) とは何ですか?

DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India)India's first comprehensive personal-data protection statute, enacted in August 2023 and being progressively operationalized, requiring lawful purpose for processing, consent notices, data-principal rights, breach notification, and a Data Protection Board of India.


The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) is India's comprehensive privacy law, replacing the limited protections previously available under the Information Technology Act, Section 43A. It applies to processing of digital personal data within India, and to processing outside India that targets data principals in India. Core obligations on data fiduciaries (controllers) include processing only for a lawful purpose for which the data principal has given consent or for legitimate uses listed in the Act; serving itemized consent notices in plain language and 22 scheduled Indian languages; honouring rights of access, correction, erasure, grievance redressal, and nomination; notifying both the Data Protection Board of India and affected data principals of personal-data breaches; observing additional obligations for 'Significant Data Fiduciaries' (DPO, DPIAs, independent audits); and transferring data only to jurisdictions not blacklisted by the central government. Penalties scale to ₹250 crore (~US $30 million) per instance. The DPDP Rules, the operative regulations, began phased notification through 2024–2026.

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    An Indian fintech ships consent notices in English plus the 22 scheduled languages and adds an in-app grievance redressal flow per DPDP Section 13.

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    A global SaaS provider serving Indian users designates an in-country grievance officer and updates its privacy notice to align with DPDP requirements.

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DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India) とは何ですか?

India's first comprehensive personal-data protection statute, enacted in August 2023 and being progressively operationalized, requiring lawful purpose for processing, consent notices, data-principal rights, breach notification, and a Data Protection Board of India. サイバーセキュリティの コンプライアンスとフレームワーク カテゴリに属します。

DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India) とはどういう意味ですか?

India's first comprehensive personal-data protection statute, enacted in August 2023 and being progressively operationalized, requiring lawful purpose for processing, consent notices, data-principal rights, breach notification, and a Data Protection Board of India.

DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India) はどのように機能しますか?

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) is India's comprehensive privacy law, replacing the limited protections previously available under the Information Technology Act, Section 43A. It applies to processing of digital personal data within India, and to processing outside India that targets data principals in India. Core obligations on data fiduciaries (controllers) include processing only for a lawful purpose for which the data principal has given consent or for legitimate uses listed in the Act; serving itemized consent notices in plain language and 22 scheduled Indian languages; honouring rights of access, correction, erasure, grievance redressal, and nomination; notifying both the Data Protection Board of India and affected data principals of personal-data breaches; observing additional obligations for 'Significant Data Fiduciaries' (DPO, DPIAs, independent audits); and transferring data only to jurisdictions not blacklisted by the central government. Penalties scale to ₹250 crore (~US $30 million) per instance. The DPDP Rules, the operative regulations, began phased notification through 2024–2026.

DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India) からどのように防御しますか?

DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India) に対する防御は通常、上記の定義で述べたとおり、技術的統制と運用上の実践を組み合わせます。

DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India) の別名は何ですか?

一般的な別名: Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, India DPDP。

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