6 scenarios
Founder / general management
Set direction without turning a checklist into a promise.
Consent, legacy data and honest readiness claimsChoose this situation →A five-minute, source-linked learning guide
Learn what to do next through one practical privacy scenario.
DPDP is India’s Digital Personal Data Protection framework. Choose a familiar situation and follow a transparent path: what the source says, practical options, evidence to keep, and what still needs checking.
What this is not: legal advice, a compliance quiz, a score, certificate, or an authority making decisions for your team.
The lantern is an orientation aid. Sources—not the character—explain each step.
Specified institutional provisions and Rules 1, 2 and 17–21 are in force; further provisions begin 13 Nov 2026; most duties and rights are notified for 13 May 2027.
Check official sources →YOUR CALM START
One situation. Five honest steps.
Every step keeps a different kind of information separate, so a helpful practice tip never masquerades as a legal duty.
- 01Situation
Choose a familiar founder, vendor, HR, school, health or DPO question.
- 02Source and law
Read the dated official record and its precise status.
- 03Practical options
Explore a cautious next step without a pass/fail result.
- 04Evidence to keep
See one small artefact that could make later review easier.
- 05Uncertainty
Notice what depends on facts, future provisions or professional judgment.
CHOOSE A FAMILIAR SITUATION
Start with the work in front of you.
All 42 scenarios and seven tracks remain available; these are simple doorways, not a ranking.
6 scenarios
SaaS / product and engineering
Turn product decisions into reviewable system evidence.
Processors, rights flows and deletion architectureChoose this situation →6 scenarios
E-commerce / marketing and sales
Keep service purposes distinct from promotional choices.
Channels, voluntary data and retention triggersChoose this situation →6 scenarios
HR / recruiting
Handle applicant and employee records with facts, not shortcuts.
Employment uses, vendors and grievance routesChoose this situation →6 scenarios
School / EdTech
Design carefully where children, guardians and classrooms meet.
Guardian consent, tracking and proportionate assuranceChoose this situation →6 scenarios
Healthcare / high-trust services
Prepare calm, precise workflows for sensitive moments.
Safeguards, incidents, logs and rightsChoose this situation →6 scenarios
DPO / privacy and security professional
Separate statutory duties from useful governance controls.
SDF duties, transfers and commencement statusChoose this situation →CLAIM VS EVIDENCE
A useful answer shows its seams.
Scenarios separate the quoted rule, our editorial interpretation, a possible action, and an open question for your facts.
Pinpoint, status and effective date stay close to the statement.
A small reviewable artefact—not proof of compliance or a finished legal conclusion.
FOR PROFESSIONAL REVIEW
How each source card is built.
Track exact source, pinpoint, commencement status, editorial explanation, suggested evidence and uncertainty at the scenario level.
1. Quoted source2. Editorial interpretation3. Practical action4. Open question