DPDP RULES

Rule 1 - Short title and commencement.

Rule 2 - Definitions

Rule 3 - Notice given by Data Fiduciary to Data Principal

Rule 4 - Registration and obligations of Consent Manager

Rule 5 - Processing of personal data for provision or issue of subsidy, benefit, service, certificate, licence or permit by State and its instrumentalities

Rule 6 - Reasonable security safeguards

Rule 7 - Intimation of personal data breach

Rule 8 - Time period for specified purpose to be deemed as no longer being served

Rule 9 - Contact information of person to answer questions about processing

Rule 10 - Verifiable consent for processing of personal data of child

Rule 11 - Verifiable consent for processing of personal data of person with disability who has lawful guardian

Rule 12 - Exemptions from certain obligations applicable to processing of personal data of child

Rule 13 - Additional obligations of Significant Data Fiduciary

Rule 14 - Rights of Data Principals

Rule 15 - Transfer of personal data outside the territory of India

Rule 16 - Exemption from Act for research, archiving or statistical purposes

Rule 17 - Appointment of Chairperson and other Members

Rule 18 - Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and other Members

Rule 19 - Procedure for meetings of Board and authentication of its orders, directions and instruments

Rule 20 - Functioning of Board as digital office

Rule 21 - Terms and conditions of appointment and service of officers and employees of Board

Rule 22 - Appeal to Appellate Tribunal

Rule 23 - Calling for information from Data Fiduciary or intermediary

FIRST SCHEDULE - Conditions for registration of Consent Manager

SECOND SCHEDULE - Standards for processing of personal data by State and its instrumentalities under clause (b) of section 7 and for processing of personal data necessary for the purposes specified in clause (b) of sub section (2) of section 17

THIRD SCHEDULE

FOURTH SCHEDULE - Classes of Data Fiduciaries in respect of whom provisions of sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 9 shall not apply

FIFTH SCHEDULE

SIXTH SCHEDULE - Terms and conditions of appointment and service of officers and employees of Board

SEVENTH SCHEDULE

Rule 14

Rule 14 - Rights of Data Principals

  1. For enabling Data Principals to exercise their rights under the Act,
    the Data Fiduciary and, where applicable, the Consent Manager, shall prominently publish on its website or app, or both, as the case may be, –

    1. the details of the means using which a Data Principal may make a request for the exercise of such rights; and

    2. the particulars, if any, such as the username or other identifier of such a Data Principal, which may be required to identify her under its terms of service. 

  2. To exercise the rights of the Data Principal under the Act, she may make a request to the Data Fiduciary to whom she has previously given consent for processing of her personal data, using the means and furnishing the particulars required by such Data Fiduciary for the exercise of such rights. 

  3. Every Data Fiduciary and Consent Manager shall prominently publish on its website or app, or both, as the case may be, within a reasonable period not exceeding ninety days under its grievance redressal system for responding to the grievances of Data Principals and shall, for ensuring the effectiveness of the system in responding within such period, implement appropriate technical and organisational measures.

  4. To exercise the rights of the Data Principal under the Act, she may, in accordance with the terms of service of the Data Fiduciary and such law as may be applicable, nominate one or more individuals, using the means and furnishing the particulars required by such Data Fiduciary for the exercise of such right. 

  5. In this rule, the expression “identifier” shall mean any sequence of characters issued by the Data Fiduciary to identify the Data Principal and includes a customer identification file number, customer acquisition form number, application reference number, enrolment ID, email address, mobile number or licence number that enables such identification.

Effective after 18 months (13 May 2027)

Rule 13

Rule 15