Privacy Governance & Framework Setup
Establish and maintain DPDPA-aligned privacy governance structure, policies, and accountability across business functions.
- Privacy policy framework
- Role & responsibility definition
- Accountability embedding
Data Mapping & Inventory Management
Identify and document personal data flows across the organization, maintaining data inventories and lifecycle visibility.
- Data flow mapping
- Records of processing
- Lifecycle documentation
Consent Management & Lawful Processing
Ensure compliant consent mechanisms, maintain consent records, and validate lawful processing purposes.
- Consent mechanism design
- Consent withdrawal workflows
- Consent audit trails
Data Principal Rights Management
Operationalize processes to handle access, correction, erasure, and other data principal rights requests.
- Request workflows & SLAs
- Response tracking
- Timely compliant handling
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA)
Conduct and review DPIAs for high-risk processing activities, ensuring privacy-by-design compliance.
- Risk identification
- Mitigation evaluation
- Privacy-by-design assurance
Data Retention & Deletion Governance
Define and enforce data retention schedules, ensuring secure deletion of personal data when no longer required.
- Retention schedule definition
- Secure deletion mechanisms
- Compliance verification
Third-Party & Vendor Privacy Risk Management
Assess and monitor privacy risks from vendors, ensuring contracts include DPDPA-aligned data protection clauses.
- Vendor risk assessments
- Contractual safeguards
- Ongoing vendor oversight
Data Breach Management & Regulatory Coordination
Lead privacy aspects of incident response, including breach assessment, notification, and regulatory coordination.
- Breach assessment & analysis
- Regulatory notification
- Data principal communication
Privacy Awareness & Training
Drive organization-wide privacy awareness, role-based training, and a privacy-first culture across all functions.
- Employee training programs
- Role-based awareness
- Privacy culture initiatives
Audit, Monitoring & Continuous Improvement
Conduct periodic privacy audits, monitor compliance metrics, and drive continuous improvement of privacy maturity.
- Privacy audits & gap analysis
- KPI & metrics tracking
- Remediation & improvement
