DPDPA Compliance Consulting
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA), 2023 establishes obligations for organizations processing personal data in India. Safent provides end-to-end DPDPA consulting and implementation services.
DPDPA Gap Assessment
Evaluate current practices against DPDPA requirements.
Evaluate your organization's existing privacy practices against the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA), 2023. We identify compliance gaps, assess risks, prioritize remediation actions, and provide a practical implementation roadmap to help your organization achieve and maintain regulatory compliance with confidence.
Data Discovery & Mapping
Identify personal data across systems and processes.
Identify, classify, and map personal data across business processes, applications, databases, cloud platforms, and third-party systems. We document data collection, storage, processing, sharing, and retention activities to improve visibility, strengthen governance, and support DPDPA compliance requirements.
Records of Processing Activities (ROPA)
Document processing activities and data flows.
Develop a comprehensive Record of Processing Activities (ROPA) that documents why personal data is processed, the legal basis, data categories, recipients, retention periods, security measures, and cross-border transfers. This serves as a key compliance document for privacy governance and audits.
Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)
Assess high-risk processing activities with structured methodology.
Conduct structured privacy risk assessments for processing activities that may significantly impact individuals' rights. We identify potential privacy risks, evaluate their severity, recommend mitigation measures, and prepare complete DPIA documentation aligned with DPDPA and global privacy best practices.
Consent Management Framework
Design and review consent collection processes.
Design and implement transparent consent management processes that enable organizations to collect, manage, update, and withdraw user consent throughout the data lifecycle. The framework includes consent notices, consent records, preference management, and governance procedures for regulatory compliance.
Third Party & Processor Compliance
Assessment of vendors and processors against DPDPA obligations.
Assess vendors, partners, and service providers that process personal data on your behalf. We perform privacy due diligence, evaluate security controls, review contractual obligations, identify compliance risks, and prepare Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) to ensure third-party accountability.
Privacy Notice, SOP & Policy Development
Comprehensive privacy policy suite aligned to DPDPA requirements.
Create customized privacy documentation including Privacy Notices, Internal Privacy Policies, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Data Retention Policies, and Employee Guidelines. These documents establish governance, define responsibilities, and ensure consistent privacy practices across the organization.
DPDPA Implementation Program
Complete end-to-end implementation support for your organization.
Deliver an end-to-end DPDPA implementation program covering governance, documentation, control implementation, employee awareness, compliance monitoring, audit readiness, and ongoing privacy management. We help organizations build a sustainable privacy compliance framework tailored to their operations.
Data Principal Rights & Grievance Redressal
Clear frameworks for accountability and dispute resolution.
Establish a comprehensive framework to manage Data Principal requests under the DPDPA, including access, correction, erasure, withdrawal of consent, and grievance handling. We design request workflows, response procedures, tracking mechanisms, escalation processes, and grievance redressal systems to ensure timely, transparent, and compliant resolution of individual rights requests.
ISO, SOC 2, GDPR & Audit Services
Implement and strengthen an Information Security Management System (ISMS) aligned with ISO/IEC 27001:2022. We assist organizations in establishing security governance, identifying and treating risks, developing documentation, implementing Annex A controls, conducting internal audits, and preparing for successful certification.
Extend your ISMS with a Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) based on ISO/IEC 27701. We help organizations integrate privacy controls, define privacy governance, manage Personally Identifiable Information (PII), perform privacy risk assessments, and achieve compliance with global privacy regulations.
Build a responsible AI governance framework aligned with ISO/IEC 42001. We help organizations establish AI policies, manage AI-related risks, implement governance controls, address ethical and regulatory requirements, and create a structured management system for trustworthy AI deployment.
Prepare your organization for SOC 2 Type I and Type II compliance by implementing controls aligned with the Trust Services Criteria—Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy. We support readiness assessments, policy development, control testing, evidence collection, remediation, and audit coordination.
Achieve compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) through comprehensive privacy consulting. Our services include gap assessments, data mapping, Records of Processing Activities (ROPA), Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), privacy governance, DPO support, and cross-border data transfer compliance.
Conduct independent internal audits to evaluate the effectiveness of your information security, privacy, and compliance controls. We assess adherence to standards such as ISO 27001, ISO 27701, DPDPA, and organizational policies, identify non-conformities, recommend corrective actions, and prepare organizations for external audits and certifications.