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<entry><title>Significant Data Fiduciary obligations: DPO, DPIA, audit</title><link href="https://trustniq.com/resources/significant-data-fiduciary-obligations/"/><id>https://trustniq.com/resources/significant-data-fiduciary-obligations/</id>
<updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>Significant Data Fiduciary duties under the DPDP Act: a DPO in India, an independent auditor, annual DPIA and audit, and algorithmic due diligence.</summary></entry><entry><title>Shadow AI and personal data: governing AI tools under DPDP</title><link href="https://trustniq.com/resources/shadow-ai-dpdp/"/><id>https://trustniq.com/resources/shadow-ai-dpdp/</id>
<updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>Pasting customer data into AI tools is processing under the DPDP Act. How to find shadow AI, what AI vendors need, and an AI governance checklist.</summary></entry><entry><title>Mapping DPDP to ISO 27001 and SOC 2: collect evidence once</title><link href="https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-iso-27001-soc-2-mapping/"/><id>https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-iso-27001-soc-2-mapping/</id>
<updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>How DPDP and CERT-In obligations map to ISO 27001:2022, NIST CSF 2.0 and SOC 2, and how to use one control library and one set of evidence.</summary></entry><entry><title>Log retention in India: CERT-In 180 days, DPDP one year</title><link href="https://trustniq.com/resources/log-retention-cert-in-dpdp/"/><id>https://trustniq.com/resources/log-retention-cert-in-dpdp/</id>
<updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>How long to keep logs in India: CERT-In&#x27;s 180 days within India and one year under the DPDP Rules, which logs count, time sync and a checklist.</summary></entry><entry><title>Data retention and erasure under the DPDP Act</title><link href="https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-data-retention-and-erasure/"/><id>https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-data-retention-and-erasure/</id>
<updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>When the DPDP Act requires erasure, how long data may be kept, the 48-hour notice for large platforms, logs, backups and processors.</summary></entry><entry><title>Data Principal rights under DPDP and the 90-day rule</title><link href="https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-data-principal-rights/"/><id>https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-data-principal-rights/</id>
<updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>Data Principal rights under the DPDP Act: access, correction, erasure, grievance and nomination, the 90-day response limit and a workable process.</summary></entry><entry><title>DPDP breach notification: the Board, users and 72 hours</title><link href="https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-breach-notification/"/><id>https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-breach-notification/</id>
<updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>Every personal data breach must be reported to the Data Protection Board and each affected person. What to send, when, and how CERT-In fits in.</summary></entry><entry><title>DPDP Rules 2025 timeline: key dates to May 2027</title><link href="https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-rules-2025-timeline/"/><id>https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-rules-2025-timeline/</id>
<updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>The DPDP Rules 2025 were notified on 14 November 2025 with an 18-month phase-in. What applied first, what starts in November 2026 and in May 2027.</summary></entry><entry><title>DPDP Act vs GDPR: key differences for Indian companies</title><link href="https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-vs-gdpr/"/><id>https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-vs-gdpr/</id>
<updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>How India&#x27;s DPDP Act differs from GDPR: scope, lawful bases, breach reporting, children, transfers, rights and penalties, and what carries over.</summary></entry><entry><title>DPDP Act penalties: what the ₹250 crore figure covers</title><link href="https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-act-penalties/"/><id>https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-act-penalties/</id>
<updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>The DPDP Act Schedule sets penalties from ₹10,000 to ₹250 crore. Which failures attract which maximum, and how the Data Protection Board decides.</summary></entry><entry><title>DPDP Act compliance checklist for Indian businesses</title><link href="https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-compliance-checklist/"/><id>https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-compliance-checklist/</id>
<updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>A 12-step DPDP Act 2023 and DPDP Rules 2025 checklist: inventory, lawful basis, notice, consent, security, breaches, erasure, rights and vendors.</summary></entry><entry><title>Consent and notice under the DPDP Act: a practical guide</title><link href="https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-consent-and-notice/"/><id>https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-consent-and-notice/</id>
<updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>What valid consent and notice look like under the DPDP Act 2023: the five conditions, notice contents, languages, withdrawal and legitimate uses.</summary></entry><entry><title>Children&#x27;s personal data under the DPDP Act</title><link href="https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-childrens-data/"/><id>https://trustniq.com/resources/dpdp-childrens-data/</id>
<updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>A child is anyone under 18 under the DPDP Act. Verifiable parental consent, the ban on tracking and targeted ads, exemptions and the ₹200 crore penalty.</summary></entry><entry><title>CERT-In 6-hour incident reporting: a practical guide</title><link href="https://trustniq.com/resources/cert-in-6-hour-incident-reporting/"/><id>https://trustniq.com/resources/cert-in-6-hour-incident-reporting/</id>
<updated>2026-09-28T00:00:00Z</updated><summary>CERT-In&#x27;s April 2022 Directions: report cyber incidents within 6 hours, keep 180 days of logs in India, sync to NIC/NPL time. A step-by-step guide.</summary></entry></feed>
