The Act has its own vocabulary
Data Fiduciary, Data Principal and Consent Manager do not map neatly onto GDPR's controller and data subject. Borrowed definitions lead to wrong assumptions.
DPDP glossary:
every term in plain English
Why a glossary
Why you need
Why you need
a DPDP glossary
DPDP compliance involves legal, security, product and engineering teams, and each reads the same terms a little differently.
Teams need one shared language
Legal drafts the notices, engineering builds the consent flows and security handles breaches. Agreeing on the terms first avoids rework later.
Definitions decide your obligations
Whether you are a Data Fiduciary, a Data Processor or a Significant Data Fiduciary changes what the law expects of you.
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1 termSecurity Controls
Definition Security controls refer to the rules, technologies, and procedures an organisation uses to prevent security threats and safeguard information from being accessed by unauthorized entities. They are…
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