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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) 是什么?

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.

示例

  1. 01

    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.

  2. 02

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

常见问题

DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India) 是什么?

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. 它属于网络安全的 合规与框架 分类。

DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India) 是什么意思?

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) 是如何工作的?

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.

如何防御 DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India)?

针对 DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India) 的防御通常结合技术控制与运营实践,详见上方完整定义。

DPDP Act (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India) 还有哪些其他名称?

常见的别称包括: Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023, India DPDP。

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