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# DPDP Act 2023 and DPDP Rules 2025, Explained

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 sets rules for how organisations handle digital personal data about people in India. Most duties apply from 13 May 2027.

[Am I covered?](https://dpdpr.in/am-i-covered/)[Key deadlines](https://dpdpr.in/deadlines/)

Next deadline **13 November 2026: Consent Manager registration** 3 days to go [All dates](https://dpdpr.in/deadlines/)

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## For businesses

What your organisation must do and when, as a checklist with section and rule references.

[Compliance checklist](https://dpdpr.in/guides/compliance-checklist/)
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## For individuals

Your rights to access, correct and erase your data, and how to complain.

[Your rights](https://dpdpr.in/guides/data-principal-rights/)
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## Read the law

All 44 sections of the Act and 23 rules with 7 Schedules, in plain English next to the official text.

[The Act](https://dpdpr.in/act/) · [The Rules](https://dpdpr.in/rules/)

Browse everything

### The law

- [DPDP Act, 2023](https://dpdpr.in/act/)
- [DPDP Rules, 2025](https://dpdpr.in/rules/)
- [Penalties schedule](https://dpdpr.in/act/schedule/)
- [Deadlines and key dates](https://dpdpr.in/deadlines/)
- [Official sources](https://dpdpr.in/sources/)

### Guides

- [All guides](https://dpdpr.in/guides/)
- [Data Fiduciary compliance checklist](https://dpdpr.in/guides/compliance-checklist/)
- [Significant Data Fiduciary obligations](https://dpdpr.in/guides/significant-data-fiduciary/)
- [Consent and Consent Managers](https://dpdpr.in/guides/consent-and-consent-managers/)
- [Children's data](https://dpdpr.in/guides/childrens-data/)
- [Personal data breach notification](https://dpdpr.in/guides/breach-notification/)
- [Data Principal rights](https://dpdpr.in/guides/data-principal-rights/)
- [Penalties under the DPDP Act](https://dpdpr.in/guides/penalties/)
- [Cross-border transfers of personal data](https://dpdpr.in/guides/cross-border-transfers/)
- [DPDP Act vs GDPR](https://dpdpr.in/guides/dpdp-vs-gdpr/)

### Tracking

- [Enforcement tracker](https://dpdpr.in/enforcement/)
- [The Data Protection Board](https://dpdpr.in/board/)
- [Reader polls](https://dpdpr.in/polls/)
- [DPDP and digital policy news on bharat.digital](https://bharat.digital/)

### Reference

- [Glossary](https://dpdpr.in/glossary/)
- [FAQ](https://dpdpr.in/faq/)
- [Am I covered? checker](https://dpdpr.in/am-i-covered/)
- [Search](https://dpdpr.in/search/)
- [Dates as a calendar file](https://dpdpr.in/deadlines.ics)