Data Protection & Privacy · India · UAE · USA
India DPDP Act, EU GDPR, UK GDPR, and sector frameworks (HIPAA, PCI-DSS where in scope). Data-protection-impact assessments, DPA negotiation, cross-border transfer mechanisms (SCCs / DPDP equivalents), and incident-response playbooks.
Scope of Work
What We Deliver Under Data Protection & Privacy.
The named, recurring work an enterprise client engages us for in this practice. Adjacent matters are common, scoped on the call.
- DPDP Act 2023 implementation and consent-architecture design
- EU GDPR and UK GDPR compliance for India-based data fiduciaries
- Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), drafting and negotiation
- Cross-border data-transfer mechanisms (SCCs, DPDP-equivalent)
- DPIAs, breach-notification playbooks, and incident response
- Sector frameworks: HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SEBI cyber-security circulars
Who it's for
The Buyer Profile.
Tech companies, SaaS providers, fintechs, and healthcare businesses processing personal data at scale; foreign multinationals with India data flows; CISOs and DPOs running compliance programmes; companies responding to a data-breach incident.
Regulators & Frameworks
Bodies and frameworks we operate under.
- Data Protection Board of India (when constituted)
- CERT-In
- Sector regulators
How we engage
From Scoping Call to First Deliverable.
- 01
Scoping call
A 45-minute conversation to understand your matter, jurisdictions, and operating cadence. Initial calls are nominal.
- 02
Engagement letter
Scope, fees, escalation paths, and SLAs in writing within 2-5 business days.
- 03
Onboarding
Secure document handover, system access, named counsel allocated.
- 04
Delivery & reviews
Monthly drumbeat for retainers, quarterly business reviews where the matter calls for it.
Data Protection & Privacy, Frequently Asked
Questions buyers ask before engaging.
Are you DPDP Act-ready?
Yes. The 2023 DPDP Act and forthcoming Rules are core to our advisory. Consent-architecture design, DPIA frameworks, and cross-border transfer mechanisms are standard scope on data-protection retainers.
Can you run a breach-response engagement?
Yes. 72-hour CERT-In notification, DPB notification (when applicable), affected-data-principal communication, regulator-correspondence, and post-incident remediation are run as a structured incident-response engagement.
Do you negotiate DPAs at scale?
Yes. DPA negotiation can be run as a managed ALSP service for vendor-onboarding pipelines (typical client: 100-500 vendor DPAs / quarter), with red-line review against an approved playbook.
General questions on engagement, security, and procurement live on the FAQ page.
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