DPDPA Copilot
Navigate India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act and DPDP Rules 2025 with confidence
What the DPDPA Copilot Can Do
Understand the distinction between consent (s. 6) and certain legitimate uses (s. 7)
Identify additional obligations applying to Significant Data Fiduciaries under s. 10
Map breach intimation requirements under s. 8(6) and Rule 7 to your processes
Navigate the phased commencement timeline across Phase I, II, and III of the Rules
Compare DPDPA's Data Fiduciary model with GDPR controller-processor concepts
Track cross-border transfer restrictions and sectoral data-localisation rules alongside s. 16
About DPDPA Copilot
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (Act No. 22 of 2023) and the DPDP Rules, 2025 introduce a phased compliance regime for Data Fiduciaries operating in India. DPDPA Copilot helps you understand the Act's structure, map your obligations across the phased rollout, and prepare for substantive enforcement from 13 May 2027.
Who it's for
CERT-In Directions 2022
Dual breach-reporting clock — DPDP Rules require Data Protection Board intimation without delay and detailed follow-up within 72 hours, alongside CERT-In's 6-hour cyber-incident report.
GDPR
DPDPA uses India-specific Data Principal/Data Fiduciary roles that map roughly to GDPR data subject/controller concepts; gap analyses usually need both regimes.
ISO 27701
A certifiable PIMS Indian Significant Data Fiduciaries can use to operationalise the DPDPA technical-and-organisational-measures duty.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DPDPA?
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (Act No. 22 of 2023) is India's primary statute governing the processing of digital personal data, establishing obligations for Data Fiduciaries, rights for Data Principals, and the Data Protection Board of India as the supervisory authority. The substantive compliance obligations on Data Fiduciaries take effect in phases under the DPDP Rules, 2025, with the bulk of Rules-level obligations commencing 18 months after the Rules were notified.
How does the DPDPA Copilot help?
DPDPA Copilot helps you interpret the Act's structure — from grounds for processing under s. 4 to penalty bands in the Schedule — and understand how the phased DPDP Rules, 2025 apply to your organisation's role as a Data Fiduciary, including children's data obligations under s. 9, breach intimation mechanics under Rule 7, and reasonable security safeguard requirements under Rule 6.
How does DPDPA differ from GDPR?
DPDPA uses a single Data Fiduciary concept rather than GDPR's separate controller and processor roles, and consent (s. 6) is the primary lawful basis alongside a closed list of 'certain legitimate uses' (s. 7) — there is no general legitimate-interests basis equivalent to GDPR Art. 6(1)(f). Penalties are fixed absolute INR amounts per Schedule entry (up to ₹250 crore for security-safeguard failures) rather than turnover-percentage caps, and appeals from Board orders lie to the TDSAT under s. 29.
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