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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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