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India's DPDPA Compliance Companion

Prepare your business for India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 sets the rules for how businesses collect, use, store and protect personal data. It matters because the law applies broadly, and penalties can reach ₹250 crore. DPDPA Lens helps you understand what applies to your business, assess your readiness and turn the gaps into a practical compliance plan.

₹250Cr
Maximum penalty
May '27
Compliance deadline
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SME exemptions
The practical next step

Understand the practical path to compliance.

DPDPA Lens explains the key responsibilities under India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act and the practical work businesses need to plan for.

Explore the three-part approach below to understand how the platform is designed to help businesses move from uncertainty to informed action.

Clear explanation of the DPDPA landscape
Practical compliance areas to consider
Tools and guidance planned for a future release
See how DPDPA Lens helps →
Your next step
90 days
A practical compliance plan

Help shape DPDPA Lens before wider release.

We’re inviting a limited group of businesses to evaluate DPDPA Lens. Selected partners receive discounted, time-limited beta access and guided onboarding in exchange for completing agreed workflows and sharing candid feedback.

  • Discounted, time-limited beta access and guided onboarding
  • Complete agreed workflows and share candid feedback

Applications are reviewed individually. Submitting this form does not guarantee selection.

Personal data is everywhere in your business.

Most Indian businesses collect personal data every day. Few know whether they are ready for the law that governs it.

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Your e-commerce store

Customer names, addresses, order history, payment data

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Your clinic or hospital

Patient records, diagnoses, prescriptions, contact info

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Your school or coaching centre

Student data, parent contacts, performance records

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Your HR & payroll system

Employee PAN, Aadhaar, salaries, bank accounts

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Indian MSMEs process personal data daily but have no formal compliance structure in place. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 changes that — for every business, regardless of size.

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Compliance deadline: 13 May 2027

Penalties begin on this date. No grace period for small businesses.

From understanding to action

First learn what applies. Then review nine compliance areas and identify gaps. Finally, plan practical next steps. The guided assessment and document tools are in development.

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Understand

Know what applies

Use plain-language guides to understand the DPDP Act duties that matter to your business.

  • Learn key duties and terms
  • See who each duty applies to
  • Explore practical examples
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Assess

Review nine areas

The planned guided assessment will organize your review around all nine compliance domains and highlight likely gaps.

  • Answer questions by compliance area
  • See a readiness summary
  • Find gaps to prioritize
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Plan next steps

Turn gaps into action

Planned tools will help turn assessment gaps into prioritized actions and practical draft documents.

  • Prioritize what to address first
  • Prepare privacy and consent materials
  • Plan vendor and employee documentation

Your DPDPA companion,
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Ask anything about the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. Get clear, practical answers — not legal disclaimers. Designed for Indian business owners, not compliance professionals.


Whether you run a kirana store, a tech startup, a hospital, or a school — DPDPA Lens understands your context.

DPDPA Lens AI

Compliance companion

Does DPDPA apply to my small business?
Yes — DPDPA applies to every business in India that collects or processes personal data digitally, regardless of size. If you take a customer's name, phone number, or email, you are a Data Fiduciary under the law.
What should my Privacy Notice include?
Your Privacy Notice must cover: what data you collect, why you collect it, how long you keep it, who you share it with, and how customers can raise a grievance. DPDPA Lens can generate one tailored to your business. 📄

Built for India's diverse businesses

English
Hindi
Marathi

DPDPA Lens currently supports English, Hindi and Marathi. Broader language coverage is on our roadmap.

Leveraging Sarvam AI and Bhashini to make DPDP compliance accessible across Indian languages.

Understand the DPDPA. Build your confidence. Stay ahead.

Watch practical DPDP Act explainers on the DPDPA Lens Academy YouTube channel, or read the forthcoming handbook for a deeper guide.

DPDPA Lens YouTube Channel

DPDPA Lens Academy

Subscribe to the DPDPA Lens Academy YouTube channel for clear, practical videos on the DPDP Act, business obligations, implementation steps and emerging issues.

Plain-language explainers for Indian businesses.

Practical guidance. Business context. No legal jargon.

Watch and learn at your own pace.

Just One Breach Away — The Complete DPDP Act Handbook and Compliance Roadmap for Indian Businesses
Read & Go Deeper

Just One Breach Away

Just One Breach Away is a forthcoming book by Adv. Shubham Kenekar, offering an accessible and practical perspective on India's evolving data protection landscape. He is a practicing lawyer and DPDPA Consultant.

For readers who want to go beyond the basics, the book provides a deeper look at the DPDP Act and the risks businesses face in a data-driven world.

By Adv. Shubham Kenekar Connect on LinkedIn ↗
Coming Soon The book is currently in press and will be published soon.
Want a printed copy? Email info@dpdpalens.com with the subject DPDPA book and include your email ID.
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Meet the DPDPA Lens Leadership Team

Leaders bringing experience in AI, technology entrepreneurship, cybersecurity, and data protection law.

Portrait of Dr. Bhooshan Kelkar
AI Expert

Dr. Bhooshan Kelkar

  • AI expert, PhD in AI, UK, 1995
  • Inventor: 24 granted patents; IBM Master Inventor
  • DPDP Act 2023 enthusiast
Portrait of Mandar Kulkarni
Technology Entrepreneur

Mandar Kulkarni

  • Technology Entrepreneur
  • Founder and CEO, Zapurzaa Systems
  • Creator of DPDPA Lens and Enabelo Apps
Portrait of Adv. Shubham Kenekar
Practicing Lawyer

Adv. Shubham Kenekar

  • Practicing Lawyer
  • DPDPA Consultant, CIPP/E
  • Author of a book on DPDP Act: Just One Breach Away
Portrait of Adv. Abhishek Gharat
Cybersecurity & Data Lawyer

Adv. Abhishek Gharat

  • B.Tech; MA; LLB; CiArb; LLM (IT & Data Law): London School of Economics, UK
  • Engineer turned Cybersecurity and data lawyer
Zapurzaa Systems

DPDPA Lens is a Zapurzaa Systems product. The wider Zapurzaa team supports it.

DPDPA Lens is ready for its Founding Beta.

Subscribe for practical DPDPA resources and occasional updates on DPDPA Lens, the Academy, and Just One Breach Away.

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