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TechnologyAct No. 22 of 2023In Force

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

India's dedicated data protection legislation, providing for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognises the right of individuals to protect their personal data while also enabling lawful processing. The Act creates the Data Protection Board of India, establishes consent-based and deemed-consent categories of lawful processing, and sets substantial penalties — up to ₹250 crore per breach of consent obligations.

Sections
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Ministry
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Key Provisions

→Rights of data principals: access, correction, erasure, grievance redressal, and nomination
→Obligations of data fiduciaries: consent notice, purpose limitation, data minimisation
→Deemed consent: employment-related processing, public interest, state functions
→Significant data fiduciary: additional obligations — DPO, DPIA, data localisation
→Cross-border data transfer — permitted to countries notified by Government
→Data Protection Board of India: adjudicatory body for complaints
→Penalties: up to ₹250 crore for breach of consent/processing obligations
→Exemptions: journalistic, research, and government processing

Related Practice Areas

data-privacytechnology-media-telecomregulatory-compliancecorporate-advisory
DPDP Actdata protectionpersonal dataconsentdata fiduciaryData Protection Boardprivacydata privacy

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