Compliance
DPDP Act 2023 compliance for websites and software: a plain-English guide
India's data-protection law is now in force. If your website or app collects personal data, here is what the DPDP Act 2023 expects — and how to build software that meets it.
In short: If your website or app collects personal data from people in India, the DPDP Act 2023 (with the DPDP Rules 2025) applies. The essentials: a clear consent notice, lawful purpose, reasonable security, a grievance officer, breach notification, and honouring user rights.
What the DPDP Act expects
- Clear notice & consent — tell users what you collect and why, and get free, specific, informed consent
- Purpose limitation & retention — use data only for the stated purpose, keep it only as long as needed
- Reasonable security — encryption, access controls and audit trails (also required under the IT Act / SPDI Rules)
- Grievance redressal — a named contact and a published way to raise concerns, resolved within the prescribed time
- Breach notification — inform affected individuals and the Data Protection Board without undue delay
- User rights — access, correction, erasure, and the right to nominate
How to build software that complies
Compliance is cheapest when it is designed in, not bolted on after a notice. As a cybersecurity company we build consent flows, security and audit into the product from day one — the same approach behind our own platforms and our flagship, QSAS.
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Consent by design
Capture and record consent at the point of collection.
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Security by default
Encryption, access control and logging built in.
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Rights handling
Let users access, correct and delete their data.
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Breach readiness
A plan to detect, contain and report quickly.
Frequently asked questions
If you collect personal data (even just a contact form) from people in India, yes — the duties scale with how much and how sensitive the data is.
Only if you use tracking/advertising cookies. If you store only essential preferences, a clear privacy notice is usually enough.
No — this is a plain-English engineering guide. For your specific obligations, consult a qualified Indian data-protection lawyer; we build the technical compliance.
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