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Sources last verified on 17 August 2026. Methodology

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Does the DPDP framework apply to you?

Answer four operational questions and get a source backed applicability answer with the full decision trace. Your answers stay in your browser.

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Results are decided by the Applicability Checker rules pack, version 1. Identical answers always produce identical results.

What this tool asks

  1. Does your organisation handle information about identifiable people?For example names, phone numbers, email addresses, delivery addresses, account details, photos or employee records. Customers, users, employees and vendors all count.
  2. Is any of that information handled on computers or phones?Includes information collected on paper and typed into a computer later. Spreadsheets, apps, email and cloud services all count.
  3. Where does your organisation operate?
  4. Is this information handled only by one individual for personal or family matters?For example a personal contact list or family photo collection. Answer no if any of it is for business, work or an organisation.

The official provisions this tool rests on

  • APP-01 · Information about identifiable people is handled
  • APP-02 · The information takes digital form
  • APP-03 · The processing is linked to India
  • APP-04 · Personal or domestic use by an individual