Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025

The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 lay down compliance requirements for entities handling personal data. They focus on lawful processing, breach reporting, children’s privacy, data localisation and penalties for security failures.

Provision	Details
Data Fiduciaries	Entities must process data lawfully and report breaches “without delay.”
Significant Data Fiduciaries (SDFs)	Large tech firms such as Google and Meta face higher compliance, including mandatory Data Protection Officers (DPOs) and periodic audits.
Children’s Privacy	Requires verifiable parental consent and prohibits behavioral tracking or targeted advertising for minors.
Data Localisation	Introduces conditional restrictions; specific categories of personal data are prohibited from leaving India.
Penalties	The Data Protection Board of India (DPBI), headquartered in New Delhi, can impose fines up to Rs. 250 crore for security failures.

PT Facts

Subject: Digital personal data protection compliance.
Data Fiduciaries: Must process data lawfully and report breaches without delay.
SDFs: Must appoint Data Protection Officers and undergo periodic audits.
Children’s Privacy: Verifiable parental consent required.
Restriction: Behavioural tracking and targeted advertising for minors prohibited.
Authority: Data Protection Board of India, headquartered in New Delhi.

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