Build a DPDP Act 2023 compliant personal data programme. Codesecure runs the full programme: notice and consent redesign, data principal rights workflows, data fiduciary obligations, breach notification, Consent Manager integration where relevant, and Data Protection Board readiness.
The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023 is India's comprehensive personal data protection law, governing processing of digital personal data of Indian individuals (Data Principals) by Data Fiduciaries. Draft DPDP Rules 2025 add operational specifics around notice formats, Consent Managers, breach notification timelines, Significant Data Fiduciary criteria and rights workflows. Enforcement sits with the Data Protection Board of India (DPB), with penalties up to INR 250 crore.
Codesecure delivers DPDP as a managed programme: personal data discovery and mapping, plain-language notice redesign, consent capture and withdrawal workflows, data principal rights (access, correction, erasure, grievance) operational build, breach notification readiness, Significant Data Fiduciary obligations where applicable, and ongoing DPB readiness support.
DPDP penalties are material: up to INR 250 crore per instance for failure to take reasonable security safeguards, up to INR 200 crore for breach notification failures, and up to INR 50 crore for other obligations. Beyond fines, the Data Protection Board can issue directions and the law has real teeth even for SMBs. Indian enterprises and SaaS / fintech / health-tech / e-commerce businesses are squarely in scope.
DPDP is also moving from law to procurement reality. Indian B2B buyers, banks, government and large enterprises are starting to ask for DPDP-aligned controls in vendor onboarding. International buyers serving Indian customers will require DPDP compliance from their Indian operations and processors. Acting early gives you a sales-enabling advantage.
Codesecure's DPDP programme covers data mapping, notice / consent and rights operations:
DPDP consulting fees vary by data volume, Significant Data Fiduciary status and breadth of regional language requirements. There is no certification body for DPDP; compliance is demonstrated through documented operations.
Consulting fee, India
INR 75K – 2.5L+ taxes
Fixed-fee engagement covering data mapping, notice and consent redesign, rights workflows, breach playbook and 30-day post-launch support. Significant Data Fiduciary obligations including DPIA and DPO support are quoted separately.
Request a Scoped Quote45-minute call with our DPDP lead. Bring your data flows, current notices and consent mechanics, leave with a phased compliance roadmap. Instant response, no delay.
Book Free Strategy CallEvery DPDP engagement follows a 5-phase methodology from gap analysis through certification or attestation:
Scoping call, NDA, Data Fiduciary vs processor classification, Significant Data Fiduciary criteria assessment.
Personal data inventory, processing-purpose mapping, retention review, cross-border transfer review.
Plain-language notice authoring, consent mechanics, withdrawal flow, evidence retention.
Section 11-14 rights operational workflow, Section 8(6) breach notification playbook, grievance officer designation.
DPIA, DPO appointment, independent audit if SDF. Annual posture refresh and DPB-readiness review.
Every DPDP programme ships with the same audit-ready handoff:
Most DPDP programmes reach operational readiness within 2-4 months. Instant response, no delay, kickoff scheduled same or next business day after scoping.
Scoping, personal data inventory, processing-purpose mapping, lawful basis selection.
Plain-language notice authoring, consent mechanics redesign, withdrawal flow.
Section 11-14 rights workflow, grievance officer SOP, Section 8(6) breach playbook.
SDF DPIA and DPO build if applicable, tabletop exercise, DPB-readiness review.
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30-minute call with our DPDP lead. Discuss your data flows, SDF status and grievance officer needs with no sales pressure.
Schedule Free CallThe DPDP Act 2023 is enacted. Draft DPDP Rules 2025 are out for consultation as of early 2025, with phased commencement expected through 2025-2026. The Data Protection Board of India is being constituted. Most Indian businesses are using the gap window to build compliance ahead of full enforcement rather than waiting and scrambling.
Codesecure consulting fees are typically INR 75K-1.25L for early-stage Data Fiduciaries (limited data, single product), INR 1.25L-2L for SMBs with multi-product operations, and INR 2L-2.5L+ for Significant Data Fiduciaries needing DPIA, DPO and independent audit. There is no certification body, so no certification fee. DPO retainer for SDFs is quoted separately.
Section 10 criteria the government will notify, expected to include volume of personal data, sensitivity, risk to data principals, risk to electoral democracy, security of state, public order, and risk to sovereignty. Likely to capture large social media intermediaries, e-commerce, fintech, health-tech and major SaaS platforms. SDFs have additional obligations: independent audit, DPIA, DPO appointment.
Instant response, no delay. We respond within an hour during business hours, send a fixed-fee scoped proposal in 24-48 hours under NDA, and start data mapping the same day or next business day after sign-off.
GDPR governs EU and UK personal data; DPDP governs digital personal data of Indian Data Principals. Indian companies serving both EU and Indian customers need both. Controls overlap significantly (lawful basis, notice, rights, breach response). We run combined GDPR + DPDP programmes to reuse mapping, notices and operational workflows.
Consent Managers under DPDP are a planned ecosystem-level capability for managing consent across multiple Data Fiduciaries via a single Data Principal interface. If your business model relies on multi-platform consent (account aggregators, broad-coverage platforms), Consent Manager integration is relevant. For most direct-to-customer SaaS / e-commerce, you handle consent directly.
Partially. DPDP drives privacy and data-principal-rights controls that map to ISO 27701 (PIMS) and SOC 2 Privacy TSC. ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Security TSC are broader information-security frameworks. Many Indian SaaS companies run combined ISO 27001 + DPDP or SOC 2 + DPDP programmes.
Codesecure runs your DPDP programme: data mapping, notice / consent redesign, rights workflows, breach playbook and SDF obligations. Free 30-minute posture review, instant response, no obligation.
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