Module 02 — Data principal rights + Fiduciary obligations

1. §11 — Right to information about processing (similar to GDPR Art. 15)
2. §12 — Right to correction + erasure (similar to Art. 16-17, but with limits)
3. §13 — Right to grievance redressal — file with Fiduciary first; escalate to DPB
4. §14 — Right to nominate — appoint another individual to exercise rights upon death/incapacity

Notably absent: data portability, right to object to processing (compared to GDPR).

Every Fiduciary must:

1. Process for lawful purpose only
2. Implement reasonable security safeguards
3. Notify the DPB + affected data principals of breaches
4. Erase data when purpose is fulfilled (and inform Processors)
5. Publish business contact for grievance officer

SDFs (notified by Government):

1. Appoint Data Protection Officer (DPO) based in India
2. Conduct Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) for high-risk processing
3. Conduct periodic audits by independent Data Auditors

Likely SDFs: large e-commerce, healthcare aggregators, banking, telco.

1. Verifiable parental consent required for processing children's data (<18)
2. Cannot do tracking, behavioural monitoring, targeted advertising at children
3. Cannot cause harm to children
4. DPB can exempt platforms that demonstrate verifiable safe processing

Default: data can flow to any country EXCEPT those notified as restricted by Central Government.

This is more permissive than GDPR's adequacy decisions. The restricted list (when notified) becomes the bottleneck.

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Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.