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The law
Section 17(1)(d): Exemption for offshore client data
When an organisation in India processes personal data of people outside India under a contract with a party outside India, most of the Act does not apply. The duty of security safeguards and the responsibility for processors still apply.
What it means in your sector
- IT, ITeS, BPO and GCC: Mark each project: Indian data, offshore data under foreign contract, or mixed.
Questions where this section matters
Official text: Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and DPDP Rules, 2025 (MeitY). The DPDP Rules were notified on 13 November 2025. Consent Manager rules start on 13 November 2026. Most duties, including notice, security, breach reporting, retention, children's data and rights, start on 13 May 2027. A proposal discussed in early 2026 to bring this date forward had not been notified when this page was last reviewed.
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