India's data protection law, in four short parts.
India’s data protection law, passed in August 2023.
Any company that holds personal data of people in India.
To know what a company holds about you, to correct it, to have it deleted, and to complain.
It is being implemented in stages. The deletion and complaint parts (sections 11–17) are scheduled to start on 13 May 2027, under a government notification of 13 November 2025.
Find the companies that may have your data, send a formal deletion request in your name, follow up, and show you every reply.
The official Act and Rules from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology are the legal source. This page is not legal advice.