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DPDP Rules 2025 Compliance Checklist (2026): What Every Website & App in India Must Fix Now

A founder-friendly 2026 checklist to make your website or app DPDP-ready: consent, notices, rights requests, vendor agreements, retention, and breach response.

Cybersecurity By Codeloom Technologies 3 min read
  • Use clear consent notices and purpose-based data collection.
  • Set up a simple rights request flow and audit trail.
  • Fix vendor contracts, retention, and incident response.
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In focus Cybersecurity

DPDP Rules 2025 put India’s privacy law into “execution mode.” For websites and apps, that means clear notices, purpose-based consent, fast rights handling, and cleaner vendor agreements. This guide gives you a 2026-ready checklist and templates to ship quickly.

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What changed after DPDP Rules 2025 (simple summary + timeline)

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act set the framework, and the DPDP Rules 2025 now explain how to implement it: what consent must look like, how users can exercise rights, and how businesses must respond. For most Indian businesses, 2026 is about operationalizing notice, consent, retention, and breach response.

12-point checklist for websites & apps

Use this as a quick audit for every product, landing page, and data pipeline.

  • Map personal data: what you collect, where it flows, who can access it.
  • Purpose-based collection: remove fields you do not need.
  • Consent notice: simple, plain-language notice at collection points.
  • Consent records: store timestamp, purpose, and channel.
  • Privacy policy update: include purposes, retention, rights, grievance contact.
  • Data principal rights: access, correction, erasure, withdrawal workflow.
  • Age gate where needed: handle consent for children per your user segment.
  • Vendor agreements: DPAs with processors and third-party tools.
  • Marketing lists: re-check opt-in, consent proof, and unsubscribe.
  • Data retention policy: define retention windows and deletion triggers.
  • Breach response plan: 72-hour playbook, roles, and notification steps.
  • Logs + audits: record access, changes, and consent updates.

Common mistakes that cause compliance risk

Most issues are not “legal”—they are product and ops problems.

  • Forms that capture more fields than needed.
  • WhatsApp leads exported into CRMs without consent proof.
  • Old marketing lists with no opt-in history.
  • Vendor tools added by teams without DPAs.
  • In-app consent text that is unclear or buried.

Downloadable templates (starter pack)

You can launch fast with lightweight templates:

  • Privacy notice template (short + clear)
  • Consent language (app + website variants)
  • DPA clause for vendors / processors

- Breach response checklist

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What to implement next

Start with the pages and flows that collect the most personal data: lead forms, account creation, onboarding, and payment. Then fix marketing tools and vendor contracts. Most teams can reach “practical compliance” in 2 to 4 weeks.

The bottom line

DPDP compliance is a product + operations upgrade. Ship clear consent, fast rights handling, and clean data retention. It builds trust and reduces long-term risk.

FAQs

Quick answers to the most common questions.

What is the first step for zero trust?

Enable MFA and limit access by role and device.

How do SMBs start affordably?

Start with identity, backups, and endpoint protection.

How often should we review access?

At least quarterly or after team changes.

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