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title: "Plain-English guides to the DPDP Act"
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description: "Plain-English guides to India's DPDP Act and Rules for businesses, individuals, HR and payroll teams and compliance leads, each point linked to the law."
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updated: 2026-09-09
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# Plain-English guides to the DPDP Act

- [What is the DPDP Act? A plain-English introduction](https://dpdp.myndsolution.com/wiki/guides/what-is-the-dpdp-act/) — A plain-English introduction to India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, covering what it applies to, who it names and how the Rules fit.
- [Who does the DPDP Act apply to?](https://dpdp.myndsolution.com/wiki/guides/who-does-the-act-apply-to/) — How section 3 draws the boundary of the DPDP Act, what falls outside it, and every exemption in section 17, explained in plain English.
- [Key dates: when each part of the DPDP Act and Rules comes into force](https://dpdp.myndsolution.com/wiki/guides/key-dates-and-commencement/) — The three commencement dates set by G.S.R. 843(E) and rule 1 of the DPDP Rules, 2025, with what is live now and what is still to come.
- [The DPDP Rules, 2025 explained: what each rule does](https://dpdp.myndsolution.com/wiki/guides/the-dpdp-rules-2025-explained/) — A rule-by-rule walkthrough of the DPDP Rules, 2025, with the parent section of the Act for each rule and a summary of all seven schedules.
- [Consent, notice and Consent Managers under the DPDP Act](https://dpdp.myndsolution.com/wiki/guides/consent-notice-and-consent-managers/) — How consent must be obtained, what the notice must say, how consent is withdrawn, and what a registered Consent Manager does.
- [Data Fiduciary obligations: a plain-English checklist](https://dpdp.myndsolution.com/wiki/guides/data-fiduciary-obligations-checklist/) — Every obligation section 8 places on a Data Fiduciary, with the rules on security, breach reporting, erasure, contacts and grievances.
- [Children's data and persons with disability under the DPDP Act](https://dpdp.myndsolution.com/wiki/guides/children-and-persons-with-disability/) — Verifiable parental consent, the ban on tracking and targeted advertising at children, guardian verification, and the exemptions in the Fourth Schedule.
- [Significant Data Fiduciaries: designation and extra duties](https://dpdp.myndsolution.com/wiki/guides/significant-data-fiduciaries/) — How the Central Government designates a Significant Data Fiduciary and the extra duties that follow, including the twelve-month DPIA and audit.
- [Your rights and duties as a Data Principal](https://dpdp.myndsolution.com/wiki/guides/data-principal-rights-and-duties/) — What an individual can ask a Data Fiduciary for under the DPDP Act, how those requests are made and answered, and the duties the Act places on the individual.
- [Cross-border data transfers and processing by the State](https://dpdp.myndsolution.com/wiki/guides/cross-border-transfers-and-government-processing/) — How the DPDP Act and Rules treat sending personal data outside India, and the separate rules that apply when the State processes personal data.
- [Penalties, enforcement and how the Data Protection Board works](https://dpdp.myndsolution.com/wiki/guides/penalties-enforcement-and-the-board/) — How the Data Protection Board of India inquires into breaches, what penalties the Schedule sets, and how appeals to the Appellate Tribunal work.
- [Employee data under the DPDP Act: HR, payroll and workplace processing](https://dpdp.myndsolution.com/wiki/guides/employee-data-hr-and-payroll/) — What the DPDP Act and Rules say about processing employee personal data, including the employment legitimate use, notice, security, erasure and payroll vendors.