Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules 2025 Consulting Service to prepare clients achieve DPDP Compliance

Phase I - Understanding Your Business, and Personal Data Processing Requirements

In this phase, we aim to understand and document the following:

• Client's business model, customers, technology, and data processing requirements.
• Whether you are a data Fiduciary and/or a data processor
• The legal basis of data processing
• Through this, we determine the applicable legal DPDP requirements

Phase II - Gap Analysis and Risk Assessment

• In this phase, Coral DPDP consultants perform privacy impact assessment (PIA) and security risk assessment, covering the PII information lifecycle, business processes and Technology infrastructure.
• In this phase, DPDP consultants will articulate which of the DPDP requirements apply to the organisation and their current status. This results in identifying gaps and providing detailed recommendations to close those gaps.

Phase III - DPDP Implementation

This involves the following:

• In DPDP compliance, there are two sets of implementation – one to address individual rights, and the other to secure the information.
• Policies and Procedures: Coral will advise implementation of key policies, including the policy on consent, the policy on data subject rights, and breach response procedures.
• From a security policy, and depending on the gaps identified, Coral will assist in implementing several policies such as encryption policy, access control policy, etc.
• Technology changes: Coral will recommend changes in the current technology landscape to automate processes that enhance and make the privacy program transparent

Phase IV - Training & Brainstorming Sessions

• Training of staff is a key factor in successful DPDP implementation. Coral will train the team with key concepts and align the team with organisational changes.
• Depending upon the audience, Coral consultants will deliver a combination of training that includes awareness, risk management and legal interpretation.

Phase V - Measurement of Controls including Internal Audit

Upon the completion of the implementation phase, Coral performs monthly tests of controls to ensure that the designed controls are operating effectively.

• Upon the completion of the previous phases, the organisation has an operational DPDP-compliant program. At this stage, it is time to test the effectiveness.
• Coral has designed tests that shows the effectiveness of the DPDP program across all policies.
• A formal report is published for the management team assessing the overall program effectiveness, particularly the newly developed and implemented privacy and security controls and practices.

Summary

At this stage:

• As a result of undergoing the previous phases, Coral has assisted the client in implementing a successful DPDP governance program that encompasses people, processes, technology and ongoing measurements.
• Each of the DPDP requirements has been fulfilled by a combination of one or more of the following: policy, procedures, roles, responsibilities, reports, records, technology, and automation.
• At this stage, the client defines an annual plan of tasks, which they will use to demonstrate their ongoing commitment.
• Additionally, with all areas of DPDP compliance being completed, the client can declare itself to be DPDP compliant.
• DPDP is not a project but an ongoing governance program to ensure the organisation addresses legal requirement at all times. Coral’s DPDP Compliance Consultants helps clients in designing and ensuring the program metrics are visible in future.