India DPDP compliance for global SaaS,
drop-in by deadline.
If you have Indian users, the DPDP Act applies to you - even if your company is in San Francisco, London, or Singapore. Penalties reach Rs 250 crore (~$30M USD) per instance with no statutory cure period.
Why your existing privacy stack will not save you
DPDP is not a re-skinned GDPR. The Act and the Rules introduce India-specific obligations that no horizontal SOC 2 or generic CMP covers.
OneTrust quotes a 5-figure annual contract
Built for Fortune 500 multi-jurisdiction programmes. For a Series A SaaS with 12% Indian users, the unit economics do not work.
Vanta and Drata do not cover DPDP
SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audit automation does not implement Section 5 itemised notice, Section 8(6) 72-hour breach, or Section 12 erasure SLA.
2027-05-13 is a hard deadline
The DPDP Act provides no statutory cure period before the Data Protection Board can begin penalty proceedings. A 12-month build will not finish in time.
30+ obligations across 24 sections + 6 rules
Notice content, consent withdrawal symmetry, parental consent, DPO appointment, DPIA, breach notification template, grievance 30-day SLA, Third Schedule retention.
Rs 250 crore per instance, per failure
The Schedule of the Act sets graduated maxima. Failure of reasonable security safeguards under Section 8(5) carries the highest band - approximately $30M USD.
Indian DPO talent is scarce and expensive
Significant Data Fiduciaries must appoint a DPO based in India under Section 10(2)(a). DPDP Bridge gives your fractional DPO a console instead of a spreadsheet.
// Eighth-Schedule itemised notice + Section 6(1) consent capture in one widget.
// Withdrawal endpoint and audit ledger handled server-side.
<DPDPConsent
apiKey={'dpdp_xxx'}
dataPrincipalId={user.id}
purposes={['account', 'analytics', 'marketing']}
language='en' {/* English + 22 Eighth-Schedule languages */}
/>
Five modules. One audit-ready evidence trail.
Everything a Data Fiduciary needs, none of the spreadsheet duct-tape.
Notice and Consent SDK
Drop-in widget for Eighth-Schedule itemised notice, granular per-purpose consent capture, and frictionless withdrawal symmetry. Multilingual via Rule 3 language list.
Erasure Workflow
Data Principal request intake, configurable SLA timer with T-72h / T-24h / T-0 reminders, retention-period mapping per Third Schedule, and verifiable completion log.
Breach Notification (72-hour clock)
Incident intake starts the Section 8(6) clock automatically. Rule 7 Board notification template generated; Data Principal communications drafted. Mark-as-notified ledger.
DPO Console
Grievance officer routing with 30-day SLA enforcement, DPIA template (Pro plan) for Significant Data Fiduciaries, Indian DPO contact card surfacing on every notice.
Compliance Reports
JSON, Markdown, and PDF export of your Data-Fiduciary posture against all 30+ requirements. Per-section evidence links, ready for Board or counsel review.
Consent Manager Bridge
When a registered Consent Manager goes live, plug in via our Section 6(7) hooks - no rip-and-replace. We are deliberately not a Consent Manager (Rule 4 Rs 2 Cr net-worth bar).
30+ requirements automated, mapped to source
DPDP Act 2023 (24 sections) + Draft DPDP Rules 2025 (6 rules). Every obligation in our framework points back to its statutory citation.
How DPDP Bridge compares
Versus the platforms global SaaS evaluate when DPDP enters the privacy programme.
| Capability | DPDP Bridge | OneTrust | TrustArc | Securiti |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India DPDP Act + Rules 2025 specific | Native, 30+ obligations | Add-on module | Add-on module | Add-on module |
| Eighth-Schedule notice languages | Yes | Manual config | Manual config | Manual config |
| Section 8(6) 72-hour breach automation | Built in | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rule 13 retention-mapped erasure SLA | Built in | Custom workflow | Custom workflow | Custom workflow |
| Section 6(7) Consent Manager hooks | Yes | No | No | No |
| Self-host option | Docker, SQLite or Postgres | Cloud only | Cloud only | Cloud only |
| Starting price (annual list) | $199 / mo | 5-6 figures | 5-6 figures | 5-6 figures |
| Time to first audit-ready report | Same day | 8-12 weeks | 8-12 weeks | 6-10 weeks |
Two plans. No procurement cycle.
Stripe Checkout, 14-day free trial on both. Cancel anytime.
- All 5 modules: notice, consent, erasure, breach, DPO
- 50,000 Data Principals
- 1 webhook endpoint
- JSON + Markdown compliance reports
- Email support, 1 business day SLA
- 14-day free trial
- Everything in Starter
- Unlimited Data Principals
- 10 webhook endpoints with retry queue
- DPIA template (Section 10(2)(c))
- PDF compliance reports
- Priority support, 4-hour SLA
- 14-day free trial
2027-05-13 is closer than your next product cycle.
Spin up a tenant in under 5 minutes. Drop the SDK in one line. Ship audit-ready evidence by Friday.
Frequently asked
Do I need to be incorporated in India to use DPDP Bridge?
No. DPDP Bridge runs entirely on the Data Fiduciary side. The DPDP Act has extraterritorial reach under Section 3(b), so any global SaaS that processes the personal data of Data Principals in India must comply, regardless of where the company is incorporated.
How is DPDP different from GDPR?
DPDP is narrower in scope (digital personal data only), has no equivalent of legitimate-interest as a lawful basis, mandates an Eighth-Schedule itemised notice, requires breach reporting to the Data Protection Board within 72 hours under Section 8(6), and imposes penalties up to Rs 250 crore per instance with no statutory cure period.
Will DPDP Bridge register as a Consent Manager?
No. Consent Manager registration under Section 6(7) of the Act and Rule 4 of the draft Rules requires an Indian-incorporated company with a minimum net worth of Rs 2 crore. DPDP Bridge is a Data-Fiduciary-side toolkit. We expose Section 6(7) hooks so customers can plug a registered Consent Manager later, without rip-and-replace.
Is DPDP Bridge legal advice?
No. DPDP Bridge is a compliance tooling platform, not legal advice. Consult Indian counsel for binding interpretations of the Act, Rules, and any commencement notifications.
When does DPDP enforcement actually begin?
The government has communicated 2027-05-13 as the full-enforcement target. The commencement notification is still pending; the Consent Manager registration window is expected to open 2026-11-13 per the draft Rule 4 timeline. Verify both dates against the final MeitY notification before relying on them.
What penalties apply for non-compliance?
The Schedule of the DPDP Act sets graduated financial penalties. The maximum is Rs 250 crore (~$30 million USD) per instance for failure to take reasonable security safeguards under Section 8(5). The Act provides no statutory cure period before penalty proceedings can begin.
How fast must I respond to an erasure request?
The Act does not fix a numeric SLA; Rule 13 ties retention to defined retention periods (Third Schedule for e-commerce / social-media / online-gaming with more than 2 crore users). DPDP Bridge defaults to a 7-day SLA timer, configurable per tenant, and triggers email reminders at T-72h, T-24h, and T-0.
Does DPDP Bridge replace OneTrust or TrustArc?
DPDP Bridge focuses on India DPDP Act and Rules 2025 specifically and ships at $199 / $499 per month. Customers running multi-jurisdiction privacy programmes typically keep their incumbent for GDPR / CCPA and use DPDP Bridge for India coverage.
Do Vanta or Drata cover DPDP?
No. Vanta and Drata are SOC 2 / ISO 27001 audit automation platforms; they do not implement DPDP-specific notice, consent, erasure, breach 72-hour, or DPO requirements. They complement DPDP Bridge rather than replace it.
Where is the data stored?
DPDP Bridge stores tenant configuration, consent ledger, erasure requests, and breach records in a SQLite database (Postgres-compatible). The cross-border transfer restriction in Section 16 applies to your Data Principal data, not to compliance metadata; customers can self-host on India-region infrastructure if their internal policy requires it.