DPDP Consultants for India's Data Protection Law
Get your organisation ready for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 - with a clear gap assessment, a practical roadmap, and independent audit powered by Consultivo's proven Protosafe and ESGSlate engine.
One Partner Across the Full DPDP Lifecycle
Wherever you are - unsure where to start, mid-implementation, or preparing for an audit - Consultivo's DPDP consultants give you one accountable team for compliance, audit and training.
DPDP Consulting & Implementation
End-to-end help to become compliant: data mapping, consent and notice design, policies, and Privacy by Design built into your systems.
DPDP Audit & Assessment
Independent DPDP gap assessment, readiness review, DPIA, and the annual data protection audit that Significant Data Fiduciaries must complete.
DPDP Training & Awareness
Role-based privacy and information security training for your DPO, IT, HR and business teams, plus board briefings.
Why Choose Consultivo as Your DPDP Consultants
DPDP is new ground for every organisation in India - the core obligations only reach full enforcement in May 2027. What matters now is not a long DPDP track record that no one yet has. It is a proven, independent audit and compliance engine you can trust to operationalise the law.
- Independent assurance in our DNA. An AA1000 Licensed Assurance Provider, IFC and World Bank Group approved, PSCI and CORE recognised - built for exactly the kind of independent data protection audit the DPDP Rules require of Significant Data Fiduciaries.
- A proven audit engine, ready for a new law. 17+ years and 1,500+ audits across 20+ countries, run on our proprietary Protosafe protocol and AI-enabled ESGSlate platform. The subject is new; the machine that assesses it is not.
- Security and privacy, joined up. We align DPDP with your ISO 27001 information security management system and the ISO 27701 privacy extension, so your reasonable security safeguards are real and demonstrable.
- Business-first, not box-ticking. A roadmap scoped to your data, systems and risk - built to hold up in front of a regulator.
- One accountable partner. Assessment, implementation, audit and training under one roof, coordinated with your legal advisors where needed.
What DPDP Compliance Means for Your Business
DPDP compliance means meeting the obligations of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the DPDP Rules, 2025. If your organisation collects or processes the digital personal data of people in India - a name, email, phone number or customer record - you are a Data Fiduciary and the law applies to you, including processing done outside India to serve people here.
The Act gives individuals, called Data Principals, rights over their data and places clear duties on organisations: give notice, obtain valid consent, secure the data, honour rights requests, report breaches, and delete data once its purpose is served. Consultivo's DPDP consultants turn these duties into a practical, audit-ready programme.
The DPDP Clock Is Already Running
The DPDP Rules, 2025 were notified on 13 November 2025, and most core obligations become enforceable around 13 May 2027 - roughly an 18-month window to get ready, with no grace period once enforcement begins.
- From 13 November 2025The Data Protection Board of India is established and the framework commences.
- Around 13 November 2026Consent manager provisions take effect.
- Around 13 May 2027Core obligations and the penalty regime become fully enforceable.
Consent flows, vendor contracts, notices and data mapping take months to fix. Early movers cut risk, build trust, and avoid a last-minute scramble.
The Cost of Getting It Wrong
Penalties under the DPDP Act are set by a Schedule and imposed by the Data Protection Board after inquiry, with maximums reaching ₹250 crore per violation.
- ₹250 crFailure to take reasonable security safeguards that leads to a personal data breach.
- ₹200 crFailure to notify a breach, or breaches of children's-data obligations.
- ₹150 crFailure of a Significant Data Fiduciary's additional duties.
- ₹50 crOther breaches.
These are discretionary maximums with no minimums. The Board weighs the nature, gravity and impact of each breach.
The Engine Behind a Consultivo DPDP Audit
A DPDP audit is only as good as the method and evidence behind it. Consultivo runs every audit on the same proven engine that powers our ESG, safety and management-system assurance work.
A Scored, Benchmarkable Audit
Protosafe is Consultivo's proprietary assessment protocol, built on a capability-maturity model. It turns a DPDP audit into a clear, comparable score, so you see exactly where you stand and how you improve, not just a pass or fail.
Evidence, Managed and Visualised
Our AI-enabled ESGSlate platform manages audit evidence, validates data, and turns findings into dashboards and management-ready reports, for faster and more traceable DPDP audits.
Accredited and Conflict-Free
Aligned to ISO 19011 and delivered as a truly independent third party - the same discipline behind our audit and assurance practice and 1,500+ audits.
Our DPDP Services in Detail
DPDP Gap Assessment & Readiness
We benchmark your current state against the Act and the DPDP Rules, map your personal data, score the gaps with Protosafe, and give you a prioritised remediation roadmap. It is the fastest way to know where you stand.
DPDP Implementation & Consulting
Our DPDP consultants help you design and put in place consent and notice mechanisms, privacy policies, data-retention and erasure rules, breach-response procedures, data-principal rights workflows, processor and vendor contracts, and Privacy by Design. We can support the Data Protection Officer and Grievance Officer roles.
DPDP Audit
An independent DPDP compliance audit tests whether your controls actually work. For Significant Data Fiduciaries, the Rules require a Data Protection Impact Assessment and an independent data protection audit every 12 months - work suited to Consultivo's assurance heritage. It complements your information security audit programme.
DPDP Training & Awareness
Compliance fails without people. We run role-based DPDP and privacy-awareness sessions and board briefings, delivered through our information security training programme.
A Clear, Staged Engagement
- DiscoverData mapping and processing inventory.
- AssessGap assessment against the Act and Rules, scored with Protosafe.
- ImplementNotices, consent, policies, contracts, controls and Privacy by Design.
- AuditIndependent DPDP audit and DPIA, reported on ESGSlate.
- SustainTraining, monitoring and ongoing DPO support.
Who Needs DPDP Compliance
Any organisation that processes the digital personal data of people in India is a Data Fiduciary - from startups and MSMEs to large enterprises and multinationals with Indian operations. Those handling large volumes or sensitive data may be classed as Significant Data Fiduciaries, with extra duties including a mandatory DPIA and annual independent audit. Regulated sectors such as banking and NBFCs, insurance, healthcare, education, e-commerce and IT carry DPDP alongside their sector rules.
DPDP and ISO 27001
The DPDP Act requires reasonable security safeguards but does not prescribe the exact controls. An ISO 27001 information security management system, extended with ISO 27701 for privacy, gives you a recognised, auditable way to demonstrate them. Our ISO 27001 consultant team and DPDP consultants work as one.
For the wider picture, see our cybersecurity services and this guide on cyber security and data privacy. Data-protection resilience also links to business continuity management.
DPDP Compliance - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DPDP Act 2023?
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 is India's first comprehensive data protection law. It governs how organisations collect, use, store and share the digital personal data of people in India, and gives individuals rights over their data.
When does DPDP compliance become mandatory?
The DPDP Rules, 2025 were notified on 13 November 2025. Most core obligations and the penalty regime are expected to be enforceable around 13 May 2027, giving organisations roughly 18 months to prepare, with no grace period once enforcement starts.
What are the penalties for DPDP non-compliance?
Penalties are set by the Act's Schedule and can reach ₹250 crore for a failure of reasonable security safeguards that causes a breach, up to ₹200 crore for failing to notify a breach, and up to ₹150 crore for Significant Data Fiduciary failures.
Who is a Data Fiduciary and a Significant Data Fiduciary?
A Data Fiduciary decides how and why personal data is processed. A Significant Data Fiduciary is one the government designates based on data volume, sensitivity and risk; it carries extra duties including a DPIA and an annual independent data protection audit.
What is a DPDP gap assessment?
A DPDP gap assessment reviews your current data practices against the Act and Rules, maps your personal data, and produces a prioritised list of gaps and fixes - the practical starting point for compliance.
What is a DPDP audit and who needs one?
A DPDP audit independently tests whether your data-protection controls work. Significant Data Fiduciaries must complete an independent data protection audit every 12 months; other organisations use audits to assure their boards and customers.
How is the DPDP Act different from GDPR?
Both protect personal data, but the DPDP Act is India-specific, uses a consent-and-legitimate-uses model, follows a negative-list approach for cross-border transfers, and is enforced by the Data Protection Board of India.
How can Consultivo help?
Consultivo provides DPDP consultants for gap assessment, implementation, independent audit and training. As an AA1000 licensed, IFC-approved assurance provider, we bring a proven audit engine, Protosafe and ESGSlate, to a brand-new law.
Start Your DPDP Compliance Journey
The 2027 deadline is closer than it looks. Let Consultivo's DPDP consultants show you exactly where you stand and what to do next.
