DPO-as-a-Service

Full-Time DPO — The Reality

• ₹25–60 lakh annual salary + benefits
• 3–6 months to hire and onboard
• Single individual — one perspective, one skillset
• No coverage during leave, illness, or resignation
• Requires ongoing training as DPDP Rules evolve
• Often unavailable for small and mid-size businesses

DPO-as-a-Service — The Smart Alternative

• Fraction of full-time cost — predictable monthly fee
• Active from Day 1 — no hiring delay
• Team of advocates and IT specialists — broader expertise
• Continuous coverage — no gaps, no handover risk
• Always current — we track every DPDP Rule notification
• Scalable — right-sized for startups to enterprises

Compliance Oversight

Ongoing monitoring of your data practices against DPDP Act requirements — reviewing new features, new data uses, and new vendor relationships before they go live to ensure every change is compliant from day one.

Board Point of Contact

Your named DPO acts as the official point of contact with the Data Protection Board of India — handling all regulatory communications, inquiry responses, and formal correspondence on your organisation's behalf.

Data Principal Rights Handling

Managing and responding to all Data Principal rights requests — access, correction, erasure, nomination — within mandated timelines, maintaining a complete rights request register, and escalating complex cases for legal review.

Grievance Officer Function

Serving as your published Grievance Officer — receiving, acknowledging, investigating, and resolving user privacy complaints within prescribed timelines, with full documentation of every grievance and its resolution.

Privacy Impact Assessments

Conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for new products, new data processing activities, and significant system changes — identifying privacy risks before launch and recommending mitigations.

Staff Privacy Training

Delivering periodic privacy awareness training to your employees — covering DPDP Act obligations, internal data handling procedures, breach reporting duties, and their personal responsibilities as data handlers in your organisation.

Breach Response Coordination

Leading your organisation's response to data breaches — coordinating containment, assessing notification obligations, drafting Board notifications, managing user communications, and maintaining incident records.

Board-Level Compliance Reporting

Producing quarterly compliance reports for your board or leadership team — summarising the state of your data protection programme, open risks, completed remediation actions, and upcoming compliance milestones.

• ✔ Named DPO designation
• ✔ Regulatory contact point
• ✔ Rights request handling (up to 10/month)
• ✔ Grievance Officer function
• ✔ Quarterly compliance report
• ✔ Annual staff training session

• ✔ Everything in Starter
• ✔ Unlimited rights request handling
• ✔ 2 x DPIA per year
• ✔ Vendor DPA review (up to 5/year)
• ✔ Monthly compliance report
• ✔ Breach response support
• ✔ Quarterly staff training

• ✔ Everything in Professional
• ✔ Dedicated senior advocate DPO
• ✔ Unlimited DPIAs
• ✔ Full vendor compliance programme
• ✔ Board presentation ready reports
• ✔ 24/7 breach emergency response
• ✔ Monthly staff training programme

Advocate-Qualified DPO

Your DPO is an enrolled advocate with expertise in Cyber Law, IT Act, and DPDP compliance — not a compliance consultant. Legal professional privilege applies to all DPO communications.

India-Specific Expertise

Deep knowledge of the DPDP Act 2023, IT Act 2000, and sector-specific Indian regulations — not a GDPR DPO repurposed for India. We understand the Data Protection Board, its processes, and India-specific compliance requirements.

Active from Day 1

No lengthy onboarding, no recruitment process. Your DPO is named, appointed, and functioning within days — not months. Immediate coverage from the moment you engage us.

Predictable Monthly Cost

Fixed monthly retainer — no salary, no benefits, no recruitment fees, no training costs. A fraction of the cost of a full-time DPO with broader expertise and zero continuity risk.

No Continuity Risk

No resignation, no sick leave, no gaps in coverage. Our team structure ensures your DPO function is always active — even during holidays, handovers, or team changes on our side.

Scales With Your Business

As your business grows, your DPO engagement scales with it — upgrade your plan, add services, or expand scope at any time without the complexity of hiring, re-hiring, or restructuring an internal team.