The Ultimate DPDP Compliance Checklist (2026 Edition)

A step-by-step roadmap to prepare your organization for India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act.

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Are You Ready for the DPDP Compliance Checklist?

The DPDP Act transforms how Indian organizations must handle personal data. Compliance isn’t just about legal documents; it’s about operational readiness. We have broken down the complex regulations into a practical, phased checklist to help you track your progress.

The Checklist

  • Check Applicability: Do you process personal data of individuals in India digitally?
  • Map Your Data: Identify what personal data you collect (Names, IDs, Financials) and where it is stored.
  • Classify Vendors: List all third-party vendors (processors) who handle data on your behalf.

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  • Update Privacy Notices: Ensure your privacy policy is available in English and any scheduled Indian languages.
  • Review Consent Forms: Are your consent requests specific, clear, and unconditional?
  • Verify Legacy Data: Do you have a plan to send “Fresh Notice” to existing customers?
  • Implement Consent Manager: Can users withdraw consent as easily as they gave it?
  • Right to Access: Can you generate a summary of all data you hold on a user if asked?
  • Right to Correction: Do users have a way to update or erase their data?
  • Grievance Redressal: Have you appointed a Grievance Officer and published their contact details?
  • Access Controls: Is data access limited to only employees who need it?
  • Breach Response Protocol: Can you detect and report a data breach to the Data Protection Board within the required timeline?
  • Vendor Contracts: Have you updated contracts to mandate security controls for your data processors?

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Watch Out for These Pitfalls

Copy-Pasting GDPR

India’s law has unique requirements (like duties of data principals) that GDPR lacks.

Ignoring Vendors

You are responsible for your vendors’ mistakes. Check their compliance too.

Collecting Too Much

Only collect data that is strictly necessary for the service (Data Minimization).

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