Individual Rights in Data Privacy — What Enterprises Need to Know

This document outlines India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, tracing the country’s privacy evolution and detailing key consumer rights (information, correction/erasure, grievance redressal, nomination, consent withdrawal) and corresponding enterprise obligations (data inventories, transparent notices, grievance mechanisms, consent management). It emphasizes the business case for privacy—trust, risk mitigation, and competitive advantage—while warning of financial, reputational, and operational risks of non-compliance. The report advocates privacy by design, data minimization, governance, and the use of platforms like Seqrite Data Privacy to automate compliance and turn regulatory adherence into strategic differentiation.