Short Course

Understanding the Indian Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act

Name: Understanding the Indian Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act
Brand: CodeRed

A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, Implementing, and Complying with the DPDP Act and DPDP Rules 2025.

7 hr 29 m of video content

Intermediate

Validation of Completion Included

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Course Overview

India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act establishes a comprehensive legal framework for governing the collection, processing, storage, and protection of personal data. As organizations increasingly rely on digital technologies and data-driven operations, understanding the DPDP Act has become essential for ensuring regulatory compliance, protecting individual privacy rights, and building trust with customers and stakeholders. This course provides practical guidance for interpreting and implementing the DPDP Act and its accompanying Rules within organizational environments.

This course begins with the fundamentals of the DPDP Act, exploring its legislative framework, key principles, stakeholder roles, and comparisons with leading global privacy regulations. You will then examine the rights and responsibilities of Data Principals, the obligations of Data Fiduciaries, Significant Data Fiduciaries, and Consent Managers, along with requirements for data breach management, data retention, cross-border data transfers, and the role of the Data Protection Board of India. The course further covers grievance redressal mechanisms, special provisions for children and persons with disabilities, enforcement actions and penalties, a detailed analysis of the DPDP Rules 2025, and concludes with a phased roadmap for implementing and maintaining an effective organizational privacy compliance program.

By the end of this course, you will be able to interpret the provisions of the DPDP Act and its Rules, implement privacy governance and compliance programs, and effectively manage data protection obligations to support secure, compliant, and responsible handling of personal data within your organization.

What You Will Learn

Understand the provisions of the DPDP Act and DPDP Rules 2025, including the rights, duties, and obligations of key stakeholders.
Implement compliant processes for consent management, data retention, breach notification, and cross-border data transfers.
Apply governance, risk management, and security controls to meet DPDP compliance requirements.
Navigate the role of the Data Protection Board of India, grievance redressal mechanisms, and the regulatory enforcement framework.
Develop and execute a phased roadmap for implementing and maintaining DPDP compliance across an organization.

Program Curriculum

The DPDP Landscape as of Today
Introduction to Data Privacy and the DPDP Act
The Legislative Framework: Act, Rules, and Schedules
Scope and Applicability
The SARAL Approach
Comparison with Global Data Protection Laws
Key Definitions
Key Stakeholders and Roles
Seven Core Principles of Data Protection
Chapter 1 Quiz

Rights of the Data Principal
Exercising Rights in Practice
Duties of the Data Principal
Chapter 2 Quiz

Grounds for Processing
Notice Requirements (Rule 3)
Consent Management Obligations
Security Safeguards (Rule 6)
Breach Intimation, Retention, and Rights Enablement
Chapter 3 Quiz

Criteria and Designation
Additional Obligations of SDFs (Rule 13)
Algorithmic Due Diligence
Data Localisation for SDFs
Chapter 4 Quiz

Role and Functions
Registration and Eligibility (Rule 4)
Obligations of Consent Managers
Consent Dashboards and Lifecycle
Chapter 5 Quiz

What Constitutes a Breach
Breach Notification to the Board and Principals (Rule 7)
Interplay with CERT-In and Sectoral Regulators
Assessment, Documentation, and Remediation
Chapter 6 Quiz

The Retention Framework
Third Schedule Timelines for Large Platforms
Practical Retention Scenarios
Chapter 7 Quiz

The Transfer Framework
Compliance and Practical Preparation
Chapter 8 Quiz

Composition and Digital Operation
Board Procedures and Governance (Rules 17-21)
Chapter 9 Quiz

Level 1 - Data Fiduciary's Internal Mechanism
Level 2 - Escalation to the Board
Level 3 - Appeals (Rule 22)
Chapter 10 Quiz

Processing Children's Data
Verifiable Parental Consent - Worked Scenarios
Exemptions for Children's Data (Rule 12 & Fourth Schedule)
Processing Data of Persons with Disabilities (Rule 11)
Chapter 11 Quiz

The Penalty Framework
Schedule-wise Penalty Map
Chapter 12 Quiz

Commencement and Reading the Rules
Rules 3-6 - Notice, Consent Managers, State Processing, Security
Rules 7-9 - Breach, Retention, Contact Information
Rules 10-13 - Children, Disabilities, Exemptions, SDFs
Rules 14-16 - Rights, Cross-border, Research Exemption
Rules 17-23 - Board, Procedures, and Government Powers
Chapter 13 Quiz

Phase 1 - Assessment and Planning (Months 0-3)
Phase 2 - Policy and Governance (Months 3-6)
Phase 3 - Technical Implementation (Months 6-12)
Phase 4 - Operational Readiness (Months 12-15)
Phase 5 - Compliance and Monitoring (Months 15-18)
Chapter 14 Quiz

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