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ARTICLE · 09 JANUARY 2025

Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025

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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITy) has published a draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 (Draft Rules) on 3 January 2025.

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Introduction

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITy) has published a draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025 (Draft Rules) on 3 January 2025. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP Act) represents a major change in how personal data is processed in India and the Draft Rules offer important insights into how the DPDP Act will operate.

To set the necessary context, the DPDP Act applies to the processing of all personal data within India, if collected or maintained in a digital form. The DPDP Act also has extra-territorial effect and applies to processing of digital personal data outside of India if it is related to offering goods or services to Data Principals within India. There are certain exceptions, such as any processing done for personal use or pertaining to data made available publicly.

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