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The Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDPA) is India's law that:
You process data outside India but offer goods or services to individuals located in India.
You handle digital personal data of individuals in India, no matter where the processing physically takes place.
You collect data online or offline and convert it into digital form at any stage.
Non-compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) can lead to heavy penalties, including fines up to INR 250 crore for inadequate security safeguards, INR 200 crore for failing to report breaches, and INR 150 crore for Significant Data Fiduciaries. The Act also empowers authorities to halt data processing and can cause lasting reputational damage.
Up to INR 250 crore :
For failing to take reasonable security safeguards
to prevent personal data breaches.
Up to INR 200 crore :
For failing to notify the Data Protection Board and
affected individuals in the event of a personal data breach.
Up to INR 200 crore :
For breaches of additional obligations regarding
the processing of children's personal data.
Up to INR 150 crore :
For breaches of additional obligations for
Significant Data Fiduciaries.
Up to INR 50 crore :
For various other violations not specified with a
higher penalty, such as failing to comply with transparency requirements.
Up to INR 10,000 :
For breaches in observing the basic duties of a
data principal.
The Data Protection Board can order a company to cease processing data or take other corrective actions.
Companies may be forced to delete unlawfully processed data.
Non-compliance can lead to public disclosure of violations, harming an organization's reputation and customer trust.
Penalties can be severe enough to significantly impact business continuity.
PearlRain Digital is a privacy and data protection consulting partner helping businesses achieve practical, audit-ready DPDPA compliance.
We deliver hands-on solutions, from end-to-end compliance programs to managed DSR operations and fractional DPO services, bringing legal, technical, and operational expertise together so organizations can stay compliant, reduce risk, and build trust with ease.
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