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
THIRD SCHEDULE
S. no. | Class of Data Fiduciaries (1) | Purposes (2) | Time period (3) |
|---|---|---|---|
1. | Data Fiduciary who is an e-commerce entity having not less than two crore registered users in India. | For all purposes, except for the following: (a) Enabling the Data Principal to access her user account; and (b) Enabling the Data Principal to access any virtual token that is issued by or on behalf of the Data Fiduciary, is stored on the digital facility or platform of such Data Fiduciary, and may be used to get money, goods or services. | Three years from the date on which the Data Principal has approached the Data Fiduciary for the performance of the specified purpose or exercise of her rights, or the commencement of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, whichever is later. |
2. | Data Fiduciary who is an online gaming intermediary having not less than fifty lakh registered users in India. | For all purposes, except for the following: (a) Enabling the Data Principal to access her user account; and (b) Enabling the Data Principal to access any virtual token that is issued by or on behalf of the Data Fiduciary, is stored on the digital facility or platform of such Data Fiduciary, and may be used to get money, goods or services. | Three years from the date on which the Data Principal has approached the Data Fiduciary for the performance of the specified purpose or exercise of her rights, or the commencement of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, whichever is later. |
3. | Data Fiduciary who is a social media intermediary having not less than two crore registered users in India. | For all purposes, except for the following: (a) Enabling the Data Principal to access her user account; and (b) Enabling the Data Principal to access any virtual token that is issued by or on behalf of the Data Fiduciary, is stored on the digital facility or platform of such Data Fiduciary, and may be used to get money, goods or services. | Three years from the date on which the Data Principal has approached the Data Fiduciary for the performance of the specified purpose or exercise of her rights, or the commencement of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, whichever is later. |
Note: In this Schedule, –
“e-commerce entity” means any person who owns, operates or manages a digital facility or platform for e-commerce as defined in the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (35 of 2019), but does not include a seller offering her goods or services for sale on a marketplace e-commerce entity as defined in the said Act;
“online gaming intermediary” means any intermediary who enables the users of its computer resource to access one or more online games;
“social media intermediary” means an intermediary as defined in clause (w) of sub-rule (1) of rule 2 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021; and
“user”, in relation to-
an e-commerce entity, means any person who accesses or avails any computer resource of an e-commerce entity; and
an online gaming intermediary or a social media intermediary, means any person who accesses or avails of any computer resource of an intermediary for the purpose of hosting, publishing, sharing, transacting, viewing, displaying, downloading or uploading information.