DPDP Act 2023 · Preliminary

Section 2: Definitions

What Section 2 says, in plain English

Defines the terms the Act uses: personal data, data principal, data fiduciary, data processor, consent manager, Board, and more. Every legal argument under DPDP starts here.

What it means for you

Read Section 2 whole. Two definitions matter most: 'personal data' (anything about an identifiable individual) and 'data fiduciary' (whoever decides why and how personal data is processed). If either applies to you, DPDP applies.

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Section 1: Short title and commencement Section 3: Application of the Act

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