DPDPA Compliance Services for Organizations Handling Indian Data

SQ1 Security turns DPDPA compliance from a legal burden into an operational advantage, helping organizations worldwide meet their obligations under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act through gap assessments, DPIAs, and implementation support tailored to their data footprint.

What Is the DPDPA?

India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

India's first comprehensive data protection law, governing how digital personal data is collected, processed, and stored. It applies to any organization processing personal data in India, or targeting individuals in India, regardless of where it's based.

The DPDP Rules, 2025 were notified November 13, 2025. Consent Manager registration closes November 2026. Core obligations take effect May 2027. This is a fixed runway, not a grace period.

Non-compliance carries penalties up to ₹250 crore for data breaches, ₹200 crore for breach notification failures or children's data violations, and ₹150 crore for SDF non-compliance.

DPDPA Across Industries

Compliance Obligationsby Sector

DPDPA applies to every organization processing personal data in India, but the burden shifts by sector, driven by data sensitivity, user volume, and existing regulatory overlap.

We help organisations across every sector translate DPDPA requirements into a compliance program built for how they operate.

BFSI & Fintech

Granular consent for KYC and transaction data, reconciled with RBI and SEBI mandates on cross-border flows

Healthcare & Pharma

Explicit consent for sensitive health records, with high breach exposure given data volume

E-Commerce & Quick Commerce

Consent at scale, no dark patterns, and vendor data sharing controls. Larger platforms often qualify as Significant Data Fiduciaries

EdTech

Verifiable parental consent for under-18 users, with purpose limitation a common gap in student data use

SaaS & Technology

Obligations apply regardless of headquarters. Startups often juggle DPDPA and GDPR-equivalent duties under one privacy policy

The Complete DPDPACompliance Stack

End-to-End Coverage, Delivered Your Way

Consent & Rights Management

Consent tracking and data principal rights, managed end to end

Data Discovery & ROPA

Automated discovery and a live Record of Processing Activities

Vendor Risk & DPIA

Third-party risk and impact assessments for high-risk processing

Policy Management

Privacy notices and internal policies, kept current with DPDPA

Framework Mapping

DPDPA mapped against ISO 27001, SOC 2, and GDPR, no duplicated effort

Audit Readiness

Compliance evidence maintained continuously, always audit-ready

Incident & Breach Response

Structured detection and notification, aligned to DPDPA's without delay standard

Continuous Monitoring

Ongoing oversight as regulations, systems, and data flows evolve

Why SQ1 Security

Compliance Handled the WayDPDPA Requires

DPDPA demands continuous compliance, not a one-time checklist: consent kept current, data kept mapped, breaches reported without delay, and audit evidence ready always. SQ1 Security manages the full lifecycle end to end, so you stay compliant in practice, not just on paper.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. DPDPA applies to any organization that processes personal data of individuals in India, or offers goods and services to them, regardless of where the organization is based.

Core obligations, including consent, privacy notices, and security safeguards, take effect May 2027. Consent Manager registration closes earlier, in November 2026.

Penalties reach up to ₹250 crore for security safeguard failures, ₹200 crore for breach notification or children's data violations, and ₹150 crore for SDF non-compliance.

DPDPA uses fixed penalty caps rather than GDPR's revenue-based fines, and requires breach notification without delay rather than GDPR's fixed 72-hour window. Both are consent-first frameworks.

Yes, DPDPA applies regardless of company size. Obligations scale with the volume and sensitivity of data processed, not the size of the business, so even small companies handling sensitive data face real exposure.

Start the DPDPA Readiness Journey

Core DPDPA obligations take effect May 2027; assess your gaps, understand your obligations, and build a roadmap now.