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 22

Rule 22 - Appeal to Appellate Tribunal

  1. Any person aggrieved by an order or direction of the Board, may prefer an appeal before the Appellate Tribunal, it shall be filed in digital form as the Appellate Tribunal may decide. 

  2. An appeal filed with the Appellate Tribunal shall be accompanied by fee of like amount as is applicable in respect of an appeal filed under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (24 of 1997), unless reduced or waived by the Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal at her discretion, and the same shall be payable digitally using the Unified Payments Interface or such other payment system authorised by the Reserve Bank of India. 

  3. The Appellate Tribunal-

    1. shall not be bound by the procedure laid down by the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), but shall be guided by the principles of natural justice and, subject to the provisions of the Act, may regulate its own procedure; and

    2. shall function as a digital office which, without prejudice to its power to summon and enforce the attendance of any person and examine her on oath, may adopt techno-legal measures to conduct proceedings in a manner that does not require physical presence of any individual.

Effective after 18 months (13 May 2027)

Rule 12

Rule 23