Data and privacy protection is turning out to be one of the most complex functions of a company. It is primarily because of the easy cross-border transfer of data, and also because of the applicability of complex legal bindings that span from one jurisdiction to multiple jurisdictions. Data protection and privacy laws are relatively new in India but are fast-paced. Companies often find it difficult to comprehend the legalities involved, and therefore, often find themselves vulnerable. Our team has been at the forefront in decoding the ever dynamic data protection and privacy laws in India. The firm has constantly been advising its clients, both domestic and international, with their complex queries, and also providing them related varying services.

• Applicability assessment and Data Fiduciary / Data Processor role classification
• Personal data ecosystem discovery across business functions, systems and third-party touchpoints
• Gap assessment against DPDP requirements and risk-prioritised implementation roadmap
• Drafting of privacy notices, employee notices, customer-facing consent language, marketing consent, cookie notices and purpose-specific consent clauses
• Legal review of user journeys for notice placement, consent capture, withdrawal routes and rights access
• Consent evidence framework including notice versioning, consent logs and withdrawal SOP
• Data Principal rights workflow - access, correction, erasure, grievance routing and nomination handling
• Drafting of DPDP governance policy, data privacy and protection policy, retention and deletion policy, third-party data sharing policy and breach response policy
• SOPs for rights handling, grievance response, consent withdrawal, breach escalation, retention review and vendor onboarding
• Responsibility matrix and management adoption documentation for cross-functional teams
• Data Processing Agreement drafting and DPDP-specific clauses for vendor and service contracts
• Intra-group data sharing terms, processor due diligence checklist and cross-border transfer advisory
• Breach response playbook, escalation matrix and Data Principal communication templates
• Board notification support and grievance workflow
• Implementation tracker, evidence repository framework and validation report for audit and regulatory review
• Advisory on Data Protection Laws including DPDP, GDPR and applicable jurisdictional frameworks
• Contractual risk review for data sharing and processing arrangements
• Cross-border data transfer compliance
• Data Protection Officer (DPO) legal enablement
• Significant Data Fiduciary (SDF) readiness assessment and ongoing compliance advisory