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DPDPA Lawyer in India

DPDPA compliance, Fractional DPO and AI governance for Indian businesses — led by Nagaraja B S (Nagaraja Bangalore Subbarao), Advocate and data privacy expert. Advising organisations across India, remotely and on-site where applicable.

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DPDPA
India-First
18+
Years' Experience
₹250cr
Max Penalty Exposure
All India
Coverage
Gap Assessment Fractional DPO Legal & Contracts AI Governance
Nagaraja Bangalore Subbarao — DPDPA Lawyer
Nagaraja Bangalore Subbarao (Nagaraja B S)

DPDPA Lawyer · Data Privacy Expert · Fractional DPO

  • Advocate · Data Protection Counsel
    Karnataka State Bar Council
  • Author — DPDPA practitioner's book
    Founder, ComplyDPDPA
  • CIPM · Certified DPO · Independent Data Auditor
    18+ years · EY · Protiviti · Infosys

DPDPA Compliance Is More Than a Privacy Policy

Compliance with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 touches law, governance, technology, contracts, people and third parties. A DPDPA lawyer connects all of them into a defensible programme — not a template.

DPDPA 2023 is India's own data protection statute. It permits processing on consent or a closed list of specified legitimate uses, requires verifiable parental consent for children under 18, and sets its own approach to breach notification and cross-border transfers. Meeting it well means grounding every decision in the statute — which is exactly how ComplyDPDPA works, led by Nagaraja B S (Nagaraja Bangalore Subbarao).

One Practitioner-Led Practice, End to End

Core DPDPA services — from initial assessment to ongoing oversight.

DPDPA Gap Assessment

Know where you stand, with a remediation roadmap you can act on.

DPDPA Implementation

Notices, consent, rights, records, safeguards and governance — built out.

Fractional DPO

Ongoing oversight and regulator-facing cover without a full-time hire.

Privacy Consulting

Privacy-by-design, consent and rights handling embedded in operations.

Legal & Contracts

DPAs, NDAs, vendor terms and cross-border clauses that hold up.

Board & CXO Advisory

Governance, oversight and accountability at the leadership level.

DPDPA Compliance Is a Business-Risk Issue

The Data Protection Board of India can impose penalties of up to ₹250 crore for certain violations. That moves DPDPA from a legal formality to a board-level risk spanning regulatory, financial, cyber, third-party, contractual and reputational exposure.

Across Regulated and High-Growth Sectors

SaaS and technology, startups and MSMEs, fintech and BFSI, healthcare and telemedicine, EdTech, e-commerce and D2C, HR tech, professional services and more — each with a distinct DPDPA risk profile.

Serving Businesses in Every Major City

Remote nationwide, and on-site where applicable. Explore DPDPA lawyer coverage by city.

DPDPA Lawyer Bengaluru (Bangalore)

DPDPA compliance, Fractional DPO and privacy advisory for Bengaluru businesses.

DPDPA Lawyer Mumbai

DPDPA compliance, Fractional DPO and privacy advisory for Mumbai businesses.

DPDPA Lawyer Delhi / New Delhi

DPDPA compliance, Fractional DPO and privacy advisory for Delhi / New Delhi businesses.

DPDPA Lawyer Gurugram (Gurgaon)

DPDPA compliance, Fractional DPO and privacy advisory for Gurugram businesses.

DPDPA Lawyer Noida

DPDPA compliance, Fractional DPO and privacy advisory for Noida businesses.

DPDPA Lawyer Hyderabad

DPDPA compliance, Fractional DPO and privacy advisory for Hyderabad businesses.

DPDPA Lawyer Chennai

DPDPA compliance, Fractional DPO and privacy advisory for Chennai businesses.

DPDPA Lawyer Pune

DPDPA compliance, Fractional DPO and privacy advisory for Pune businesses.

DPDPA Lawyer Kolkata

DPDPA compliance, Fractional DPO and privacy advisory for Kolkata businesses.

DPDPA Lawyer Ahmedabad

DPDPA compliance, Fractional DPO and privacy advisory for Ahmedabad businesses.

DPDPA Lawyer & Compliance FAQ

Questions we hear most often about DPDPA lawyers and DPDPA compliance.

A DPDPA lawyer is an Advocate who advises organisations on the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 — lawful processing, notices and consent, data principal rights, breach obligations and cross-border transfers. At ComplyDPDPA this work is led by Nagaraja B S (Nagaraja Bangalore Subbarao), an Advocate and data privacy expert based in Bengaluru serving clients across India.

A DPDPA compliance consultant assesses how an organisation processes personal data, identifies gaps against the statute, and helps implement notices, consent, data principal rights, records of processing, security safeguards, vendor terms and breach readiness — then supports the programme on an ongoing basis.

Typically in four steps: a gap assessment against DPDPA 2023; a prioritised remediation roadmap; implementation of notices, consent, rights handling, records and safeguards; and ongoing oversight — often through a Fractional DPO. ComplyDPDPA delivers each of these as a connected programme.

A DPDPA gap assessment is a structured review of your current data processing against the requirements of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023. It maps data flows, identifies where you fall short, scores risk by real regulatory exposure, and produces a remediation roadmap you can act on.

A Fractional DPO is an external Data Protection Officer engaged part-time or on retainer, giving an organisation ongoing privacy leadership, compliance oversight, data principal rights handling and regulator-facing support without the cost of a full-time hire.

No. GDPR is a useful foundation, but DPDPA 2023 is India's own statute with distinct requirements — a closed list of lawful uses, verifiable parental consent for children under 18, its own breach-notification approach and India-specific obligations. GDPR work must be mapped onto DPDPA, not assumed to satisfy it.

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 provides for financial penalties of up to ₹250 crore for certain violations, imposed by the Data Protection Board of India — including failure to implement reasonable security safeguards and breach-notification failures. Penalties make DPDPA a board-level business-risk issue, not just a legal formality.

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ComplyDPDPA delivers DPDPA compliance, Fractional DPO and AI governance, led by Nagaraja B S (Nagaraja Bangalore Subbarao) — Advocate, DPDPA lawyer and data privacy expert. Advising organisations remotely across India, and on-site where applicable.

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Coverage: DPDPA compliance and data privacy services across Bengaluru/Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Gurugram, Noida, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata and Ahmedabad, plus Tier-2 and Tier-3 business centres including Jaipur, Kochi, Coimbatore, Indore, Lucknow, Surat, Mysuru, Mangaluru and Udupi.

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