A clearer way through DPDP
DPDP Core helps you move from India's Act and Rules to the sector scenarios and operational choices that make them real.
Scope. A curated, plain language reference layer. Not legal advice, not certification, and not an exhaustive ledger of every possible processing activity.
Choose your route
Not every visitor needs the same entry point. Choose a route, then go deeper only when you need to.
Follow the Act and Rules from chapter to section, with schedules and commencement status in one connected view.
Open Act Map → 02 / Practical context ApplySelected DPDP scenarios across 26 sectors, with the applicable provision, the reasoning, and the boundary.
Open Sector Reference → 03 / Operational practice PractiseMake the call, live with the consequence, and read the audit that reconstructs every decision you made.
Try a Simulation →Supporting tools
The basics, the roles, the templates and the analysis all support the three core routes.
A plain overview of the Act and the 2025 Rules, in English and 14 Indian languages.
Read the overview → OrientationData Principal, Data Fiduciary, Data Processor, Consent Manager and the Data Protection Board, plus the Significant Data Fiduciary special case.
See the roles → ClassifierAnswer a few quick questions to find your likely role. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Find My Role → Template builderA guided questionnaire across the assessment's own 30 sectors, a free readiness report, and the documents your answers make relevant.
Open Template Builder → ReferenceThe full penalty Schedule, the three things that must be true before the Board can impose anything, and the date it all starts.
Read the penalties page → AnalysisPlain analysis of loopholes, sector readiness, and the misconceptions that catch organisations most often.
Read the blog →Take the readiness assessment and generate your compliance documents from your answers.