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DPDPA Fundamentals

Understand the key concepts, duties and individual rights in India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act.

20 minutesBeginnerSelf-pacedQuiz includedCertificate included

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What you will learn

  • Identify key DPDPA roles
  • Recognise consent and legitimate-use concepts
  • Describe core data-fiduciary duties

Who this course is for

Beginners, students and working professionals who want a concise, practical introduction before moving into deeper role-based or standards training.

Course outline

  1. 1

    Data Principal and Data Fiduciary

    Understand the individual and the party determining processing purpose and means.

    3 min
  2. 2

    Consent

    Recognise free, specific, informed and unambiguous consent.

    3 min
  3. 3

    Certain legitimate uses

    Identify circumstances where processing may rely on specified uses.

    3 min
  4. 4

    Data Principal rights

    Recognise access, correction, erasure and grievance rights.

    3 min
  5. 5

    Significant Data Fiduciary

    Understand additional obligations that may apply after designation.

    2 min
  6. 6

    Data processors

    Manage processors while retaining fiduciary accountability.

    2 min
  7. 7

    Personal data breaches

    Connect safeguards, response and required notifications.

    2 min
  8. 8

    Compliance implementation

    Translate duties into notices, ownership, controls and evidence.

    2 min