When personal data becomes legal liability,
you need a lawyer who understands both.
India's DPDPA 2023 has changed the legal landscape permanently.
SIRI Law LLP is India's only data privacy practice where your privacy lawyer and penetration tester work from the same office — your DPDPA compliance programme is built on real technical findings, not legal theory. We implement, test, and defend.
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Overview
Privacy Law Is Evolving Faster Than Most Businesses Can Track
India’s data protection landscape has fundamentally changed with the DPDPA, 2023. Businesses face enforceable obligations with penalties up to ₹250 crore for serious violations.
SIRI Law LLP advises on DPDPA readiness, breach response protocols, cross-border data transfer mechanisms, privacy policy frameworks, and DPIAs. Our cyber law practice interfaces directly with our cybersecurity team for end-to-end incident response.
AI Data Governance
AI & Privacy: The New Compliance Priority
AI systems ingest personal data during training, process it during inference, and may output it in unexpected ways. The DPDPA and GDPR impose obligations that apply directly to AI data use.
We advise organisations on AI governance frameworks including AI data audits, training data provenance records, and consent-layering strategies for AI-powered products.
maximum penalty per violation under DPDPA 2023 — enforceable by the Data Protection Board of India
Most organisations are not ready for the DPDPA. The ones who know this are the ones who have looked closely.
Consent mechanisms don't meet the new standard
Most existing consent flows — bundled agreements, pre-ticked boxes, vague policy references — do not meet the DPDPA 2023 standard of specific, informed, free, and unconditional consent for defined purposes.
Vendor contracts create unmanaged liability
Every vendor who processes personal data on your behalf is a Data Processor. Most existing vendor agreements have no DPA provisions — meaning you carry unlimited DPDPA liability for your entire vendor ecosystem.
72-hour breach notification is not optional
The DPDPA requires breach notification to the Data Protection Board within a tight window. Most organisations have no pre-built response protocol — meaning they cannot meet this deadline.
Technical audits reveal gaps legal reviews miss
DPDPA compliance cannot be achieved through a document review alone. Insecure data flows, unlocked databases, and misconfigured cloud storage only appear in technical testing.
What We Cover
Data privacy and cybersecurity legal services
across the full compliance lifecycle.
From initial DPDPA gap assessment through programme implementation, vendor management, and breach response — all under attorney-client privilege.
DPDPA 2023 Implementation
Data processing inventory, consent architecture design, privacy notice drafting, Data Fiduciary and Processor obligation mapping, breach notification programme, and full DPDPA implementation.
Privacy Programme Design
Enterprise privacy governance frameworks, data classification policy, retention and deletion schedules, cross-border transfer assessments, privacy by design integration, and DPO advisory.
Vendor & DPA Management
Audit of your entire vendor ecosystem for DPDPA Data Processor obligations, DPA drafting and negotiation, sub-processor management frameworks, and incident notification contractual requirements.
Breach Response & Regulatory Defence
Immediate breach response legal counsel, CERT-In 6-hour notification support, DPDPA Board filing, regulatory investigation defence, and post-incident governance review — 24/7 for retainer clients.
Cross-Border Data Transfer Advisory
Legal assessment of international data transfers under DPDPA, standard contractual clauses, data localisation obligations, and cross-border DPA negotiation for multinational operations.
DPDPA Audit Readiness
Documentation review, evidence compilation, regulatory submission preparation, Data Protection Board enquiry response, and board-level accountability demonstration for organisations facing scrutiny.
Why SIRI
The only privacy practice in India
that tests what it advises on.
Every SIRI DPDPA implementation is validated by our in-house technical team — we test your actual consent flows, audit your real data processing systems, and find vendor contract gaps before the regulator does.
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🔬Technical Validation of Legal Compliance
We don't just draft your privacy policy — we test whether your actual data flows match it. Our penetration testers audit the systems your privacy lawyers advise on, closing the gap between legal documentation and technical reality.
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⚡24/7 Breach Response
CERT-In 6-hour mandatory notification window. We are the only privacy firm in India that can mobilise simultaneous legal response AND technical forensics from a single call, within 2 hours for SIRI Shield clients.
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🔒Attorney-Client Privilege on Technical Findings
All DPDPA gap assessments and privacy audits conducted under privilege — findings cannot be subpoenaed by the Data Protection Board in regulatory investigations.
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📋End-to-End Implementation
We don't hand over a gap report and walk away. We implement — consent flows, vendor DPAs, breach playbooks, governance documentation — producing a compliant, defensible programme.
How We Implement
DPDPA compliance in four structured stages.
A proven implementation methodology that produces a legally defensible, technically validated privacy programme.
DPDPA Gap Assessment
Technical audit of data flows, consent mechanisms, and vendor integrations combined with legal review of existing policies and contracts — producing a prioritised gap matrix.
Programme Design
Consent architecture design, privacy notice drafting, data processing inventory, vendor DPA templates, breach response playbook, and governance policy suite.
Implementation
Consent flow implementation support, vendor DPA negotiation, governance sign-off, staff awareness delivery, and technical validation by our security team.
Managed Compliance
SIRI Shield retainer providing continuous DPDPA monitoring, regulatory updates, contract review, annual re-assessment, and 24/7 incident response priority.
Services Offered
What We Handle
- DPDPA, 2023 gap analysis and compliance roadmap
- Privacy policy and notice drafting (DPDPA, GDPR, IT Rules)
- Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
- Breach notification advisory — CERT-In, Data Protection Board
- Cross-border data transfer mechanisms and SCCs
- Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) with vendors
- AI training data governance and consent frameworks
- DPDPA compliance for AI-powered products and services
- Cyber risk insurance coverage advisory
- Privacy litigation and regulatory investigation defence
- Employee data monitoring and HR data compliance
- Incident response — legal strategy + technical coordination
- GDPR compliance for Indian businesses with EU operations
- Records of Processing Activities (RoPA)
- Data subject rights handling procedures
- Privacy by design advisory for product development
Representative Matters
Typical Engagements
All matters described generically to protect client confidentiality.
DPDPA Readiness – Fintech
Advised a fintech company on full DPDPA compliance — consent architecture redesign, updated privacy notices, DPA template for 40+ vendors, and documented grievance mechanism.
Breach Response – Healthcare
Managed legal breach response for a healthcare provider following unauthorised access — coordinating CERT-In notification, patient notification strategy, and regulatory engagement.
AI Data Governance
Advised an AI product company on a GDPR and DPDPA-compliant training data governance framework including data source audits and consent validation.
Privacy Litigation
Represented a company facing a consumer complaint for alleged misuse of personal data — successfully defending with documentation of consent and purpose limitation.
What to Expect
Client Outcomes
Compliance Confidence
Clients receive a documented, auditable compliance framework — not just a policy document — that demonstrates accountability under the DPDPA.
Breach-Ready Response Plans
Notification timelines, escalation protocols, and communication templates so breach response is swift and legally correct.
AI Governance Documentation
Clients deploying AI receive a privacy-compliant AI data governance policy satisfying regulators and enterprise procurement requirements.
Client Benefits
Why Clients Choose SIRI Law LLP
Legal + Technical Integration
Privacy advisory coordinated with our cybersecurity practice — giving legal and technical incident response from a single firm.
DPDPA Specialists
We advise on full DPDPA compliance lifecycle — from consent architecture to Data Fiduciary obligations and grievance mechanisms.
AI Data Governance Expertise
We understand how AI systems use data and advise specifically on privacy implications of training, inference, and AI output.
Breach Response Readiness
We help clients build pre-breach response plans so when an incident occurs, legal notifications happen on time.
Global Framework Coverage
Clients with overseas operations receive advice on GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable frameworks in coordination.
Case Study · DPDPA Breach Response
HealthTech platform avoids ₹180Cr DPDPA liability after
third-party diagnostic partner breach.
A Hyderabad HealthTech platform with 8 lakh registered users suffered a breach through a third-party partner. SIRI Law LLP filed the CERT-In notification within 5.5 hours, led the forensic investigation establishing third-party root cause, drafted the regulator-facing incident report, and managed the investigation to closure. The Data Protection Board investigation closed with no penalty against the platform.
The SIRI Difference
Without SIRI vs. With SIRI.
Privacy consultant or generalist law firm
Report-only delivery
Gap report produced and handed over — implementation left to your internal team who typically lack legal and technical expertise to execute correctly
No technical validation
Consent architecture and privacy policies drafted without testing whether your actual data systems comply — legal documentation that doesn't reflect technical reality
No privilege on findings
Consultant reports are discoverable in regulatory investigations — your own compliance gap documentation can be used against you
No breach response capability
Legal advice available during business hours; forensic response requires a separate engagement with a third-party firm your lawyers have never worked with
SIRI Law LLP — Legal + Technical
End-to-end implementation
We implement the programme, not just assess it — consent flows, vendor DPAs, governance documentation, staff awareness, and ongoing monitoring all delivered by the same team
Technical validation included
Every implementation validated by our in-house penetration testing team — we test your actual systems, not just review your documentation
Full attorney-client privilege
All DPDPA assessments conducted under legal privilege — findings cannot be subpoenaed in Data Protection Board investigations or regulatory proceedings
24/7 breach response included
SIRI Shield retainer clients receive 2-hour mobilisation for simultaneous legal + technical + forensic response — from one call
Frequently Asked Questions
Data privacy and DPDPA,
answered directly.
DPDPA compliance is not a future obligation.
It is a present one.
Book a confidential DPDPA assessment with SIRI Law LLP. We will assess your current data processing activities, identify your compliance gaps, and design a practical implementation programme.
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