Policy Generator

Privacy Policy Generator, DPDP-Compliant Policies in 3 Minutes, Not 3 Weeks

AI generates your Privacy Notice, Cookie Policy, Data Retention Policy, and Terms of Service, all aligned to Section 5 DPDP Act and Rules 2025. Answer 12 questions about your data practices. Get four fully compliant, industry-specific documents. No lawyers required for the first draft.

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Section 5 & Rule 3 compliant 4 document types generated 13 industry sectors
Policy Generation
// Policy Generator Config
Generate({
  industry: "healthtech",
  law: "DPDP Act 2023 + Rules 2025",
  section: "5, 6, 9",
  children_data: true,
  output: ["privacy_notice", "cookie_policy",
         "retention_policy", "tos"]
})
4 DPDP-compliant documents generated in under 3 minutes
Regulatory Context

Section 5, 6, and 9. The Three Privacy Obligations Every Policy Must Address

A copy-pasted generic privacy policy will not satisfy the DPDP Act. The specific obligations are precise, and the DPA will scrutinize them.

Section 5. Notice Requirements

The DPDP Act requires Data Fiduciaries to provide a notice before or at the time of collecting personal data. The notice must be in clear, plain language (Rule 3 format) and must describe the data collected, the processing purpose, the data principal's rights (Sections 11-14), and how to file a DPA complaint. A notice written in dense legal language, or one that omits the DPA complaint pathway, is non-compliant regardless of how comprehensive it otherwise appears.

Section 6. Consent Conditions

Consent under the DPDP Act must be free, specific, informed, unconditional, and unambiguous. Your privacy policy is the document that makes consent "informed", it must clearly describe every purpose for which consent is sought. Section 6(4) further requires that consent be as easy to withdraw as it is to give. Policies that bundle multiple unrelated purposes into one consent, or that don't explain withdrawal, violate Section 6's conditions for valid consent.

Section 9. Children's Data Notice

When processing children's personal data (under 18), the DPDP Act requires a separate, heightened disclosure framework. The notice must be in language a child can understand. Verifiable parental consent is required (Rule 10). Behavioral tracking and targeted advertising toward children is prohibited regardless of parental consent. Your privacy policy must have a dedicated children's data section if your product can be accessed by minors, a single generic clause is insufficient.

Core Capabilities

Four Documents. Thirteen Industries. One Generator.

Privacy Notice Generator (Section 5 Compliant)

Generates the legally required Section 5 notice in Rule 3's prescribed format, plain language, purpose-specific, including data principal rights and DPA complaint pathway. Produces both a short-form notice (for onboarding flows) and a long-form privacy policy (for your website footer). Both documents are generated simultaneously and link to each other correctly for multi-layered transparency.

Cookie Policy Generator

Generates a detailed cookie policy listing all cookie categories (essential, functional, analytics, advertising), their specific purposes, storage duration, and third-party providers. Includes the DPDP-aligned consent mechanism description and instructions for managing cookie preferences. Automatically flags which cookies require explicit consent versus which may be set under legitimate interest, a distinction that is frequently misapplied.

Data Retention Policy Generator

Generates a data retention schedule aligned to DPDP's purpose limitation requirement (Section 8), personal data must not be retained beyond the period necessary for the processing purpose. The generator maps your data categories to standard retention periods, accounts for conflicting statutory retention obligations (Income Tax Act, PMLA, IT Act), and generates a document specifying retention periods and deletion procedures for each data category.

13-Sector Industry Customization

Generic policies miss sector-specific requirements. A HealthTech app must describe sensitive health data processing. A FinTech must address PMLA KYC data retention. An EdTech platform must address children's data and parental consent. The generator selects appropriate clauses, adds sector-specific language, and inserts the correct regulatory references for your industry, not a one-size document with blanks to fill.

Version Control and Policy History

Every version of every generated policy is stored with a timestamp and change summary. Side-by-side version comparison shows exactly what changed between v1 and v2. The audit trail documents when each version was published, who approved it, and what regulatory change triggered the update. This version history is essential for demonstrating compliance continuity to auditors and the DPA.

Existing Policy Gap Analyzer

Upload your current privacy policy and the analyzer compares it against the DPDP Act Section 5 requirements, Section 6 consent conditions, and Rules 2025 format requirements. It identifies missing clauses, non-compliant language, and outdated provisions, with specific recommendations for each gap. Ideal for companies that have an existing policy that predates the DPDP Act and need to upgrade it.

How It Works

12 Questions. 4 Documents. 3 Minutes.

The generator works by understanding your specific data practices, not by filling in blanks in a template. The output is a document that actually describes what your organization does.

Step 1. Select your industry and configure your profile

Choose from 13 industry sectors. Set your company type (startup, enterprise, government), whether you process children's data, whether you conduct cross-border transfers, and whether you are a Data Processor as well as a Data Fiduciary. This configuration determines which clauses are included, which are mandatory, and which penalty-tier warnings are inserted into the policy.

Step 2. Answer 12 questions about your actual data practices

Describe what personal data you collect (name, email, Aadhaar, PAN, health, financial, biometric), the specific purposes of processing (order fulfillment, marketing, analytics, legal compliance), who you share data with (vendors, subsidiaries, government), and your data storage location (India, offshore). These inputs drive the specific language generated, not boilerplate.

Step 3. AI generates four compliant documents simultaneously

Within 60–90 seconds, Claude AI generates your Privacy Notice (short-form), Privacy Policy (long-form), Cookie Policy, and Data Retention Schedule. Each document cites the relevant DPDP Act sections it addresses. Sensitive data categories get explicitly named; processing purposes are stated individually; the DPA complaint pathway is included as required by Section 5.

Step 4. Review, edit, and publish or export

Edit any section in the rich text editor. Add custom clauses for unique business practices. Preview the final document in publication format. Publish directly to a hosted URL you can link from your website, export as HTML for self-hosting, or download as PDF. The generator records the publication timestamp and policy version for compliance evidence.

Step 5. Get alerted when DPDP changes require a policy update

When DPDP Rules are amended or DPA guidance is issued that affects privacy notice requirements, dcomply sends you an alert with a specific list of sections in your policy that need updating. Re-run the generator with updated inputs to produce a revised policy. Version 2 is created automatically; your original policy is retained for audit trail purposes.

Use Cases by Industry

Who Needs a New Privacy Policy, and Why Now

Startups. Launching New Products

Every new app, SaaS product, or digital service launched in India needs a DPDP-compliant privacy notice before collecting personal data from the first user.

  • Generate compliant policy before app store submission
  • Avoid the investor red flag of a non-compliant or missing privacy policy
  • Include children's data clauses if your product is accessible to minors
  • Generate all four documents in one session before launch day
Companies Updating Post-DPDP Rules 2025

The DPDP Rules 2025 changed the required format for consent notices, grievance mechanisms, and cross-border transfer disclosures, policies predating the Rules are non-compliant.

  • Upload existing policy to identify Rule 2025 gaps
  • Regenerate with Rules 2025 compliance flags enabled
  • Update website policy with tracked version change
  • Notify existing users of material policy changes as required
Law Firms. Client Policy Review & Drafting

DPDP compliance advisory is a major practice area for corporate law firms and CA firms, dcomply accelerates the policy drafting and review workflow.

  • Generate client-specific first draft in 3 minutes versus 3 days
  • Run gap analysis on client's existing policy as starting point
  • White-label generated documents for client delivery
  • Manage multiple client policy workspaces with version history
What's Included

Complete Policy Generator Feature List

Privacy Notice (Section 5, Rule 3 format)
Full Privacy Policy (long-form, website footer)
Cookie Policy with cookie category classification
Data Retention Schedule aligned to Section 8 purpose limitation
13-sector industry customization (HealthTech, FinTech, EdTech, etc.)
Children's data section (Section 9 and Rule 10 compliant)
Cross-border transfer disclosure (Section 16)
Existing policy gap analyzer (upload and compare)
Version control with side-by-side comparison
Hosted URL + HTML export + PDF download
Regulatory change alerts requiring policy updates
White-label support for CA/law firm client delivery
Multi-client workspace management
Publication timestamp and approval audit trail
Integration & Technical Details

Policies That Connect to Your Entire Compliance Program

Connected to Consent Management

The Privacy Notice generated by the Policy Generator feeds directly into dcomply's Consent Management module, the consent notice text, purpose descriptions, and withdrawal mechanism are auto-populated in your consent banners and onboarding flows. Changes to the policy propagate to consent records, ensuring your privacy notice and actual consent collection always match, a requirement the DPA will verify during audits.

Embed API & Hosted Policy URLs

Generated policies are available via a hosted URL (e.g., privacy.yourcompany.com) that you can link from your app, website footer, and consent notices. Updates to the policy are reflected immediately at the same URL, no need to update links. The hosted page is SEO-indexed, supports canonical tags, and is available in JSON-LD structured data format for privacy policy schema markup.

Data Handling and Confidentiality

Your answers to the 12 configuration questions, which describe your data practices, are stored encrypted and used only to generate your documents. dcomply does not use your policy inputs to train AI models. Policy documents are stored for 5 years to support audit evidence requirements. Generated documents are your intellectual property. Enterprise plans include on-premise export options for air-gapped environments.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About DPDP Privacy Policies

Section 5 of the DPDP Act requires a notice to clearly state: (a) the personal data being collected and the purpose of processing; (b) the manner in which data principals may exercise their rights under Sections 11 to 14; and (c) the manner in which data principals may make a complaint to the Data Protection Authority. Rule 3 of the DPDP Rules 2025 prescribes the format: the notice must be in clear, plain language. A notice that uses legal jargon, is buried in terms of service, or fails to mention the DPA complaint pathway does not meet Section 5 requirements, and could attract penalties under the DPDP Schedule.

Yes, if the content is accurate. The DPDP Act does not require policies to be drafted by lawyers, it requires them to meet the substantive requirements of Section 5 and Rule 3. An AI-generated policy that correctly describes your data collection, processing purposes, retention periods, data principal rights, and DPA complaint pathway is legally valid. dcomply recommends having your legal team review the final policy before publishing, particularly for sensitive processing categories. The generator produces a strong, compliant first draft, legal review makes it final.

Update your privacy policy whenever your data processing practices change materially, new data categories, new processing purposes, new third parties receiving data, or changes to retention periods. As a baseline, review and update at least annually. When DPDP Rules are amended or DPA guidance is issued, review your policy within 30 days and update affected sections. dcomply sends regulatory change alerts specifying which sections of your policy need updating when the DPDP regulatory framework changes.

Under the DPDP Act, the 'notice' (Section 5) refers to the specific disclosure provided to a data principal at the time of or before collecting personal data, it is the consent notice that must describe what is collected and why. The 'Privacy Policy' is a broader document published on your website that encompasses the Section 5 notice but also includes additional detail about data storage, security, international transfers, cookie usage, and data principal rights. Both are required. dcomply generates both as separate, linked documents from a single configuration session.

Yes. On Professional and Enterprise plans, generated policies can be fully white-labeled, your clients' company name, logo, and contact details replace dcomply branding. CA firms, law firms, and DPDP consultants use dcomply to generate policies for multiple clients in a single workspace. Each client gets their own isolated workspace with separate policy history, version control, and compliance records. Generated policies are the client's intellectual property, dcomply asserts no claim over generated documents.

Section 9 imposes heightened obligations when processing children's personal data (under 18): verifiable parental consent before processing (Rule 10 prescribes the method); no processing detrimental to child well-being; no behavioral tracking or targeted advertising to children; and a children's data notice written in age-appropriate plain language. If your product can be accessed by minors, your privacy policy must have a dedicated children's data section. dcomply's generator includes this section automatically when you select the children's data flag during setup.

Generate Your DPDP-Compliant Policy in 3 Minutes

Stop using generic templates from 2019. Four DPDP-compliant documents. Privacy Notice, Cookie Policy, Retention Schedule, and Terms, generated from your actual data practices. Free to generate on Solo plan.

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