Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Lawyersin Hyderabad,before and after a breach.
SIRI Law LLP helps businesses meet the DPDP Act 2023, GDPR and CERT-In requirements, and stands with them when a breach happens, with advocates who work alongside security engineers and forensic analysts.
Most privacy failures are not sophisticated attacks. They are a vendor with access nobody reviewed, a policy that describes practices you do not follow, or a breach nobody knew how to report. We build the programme before it is tested, and stand with you when it is.
SaaS, platforms and apps
Technology companies
Privacy by design, consent flows, processor contracts and customer security questionnaires.
Providers and platforms
Healthcare and health-tech
Handling sensitive health data, patient consent and breach obligations.
Regulated entities
Fintech and financial services
DPDPA alongside RBI and other sector rules on data, security and outsourcing.
Exporters and service providers
Indian businesses with global customers
GDPR exposure, cross-border transfers and data-processing terms that overseas clients demand.
Roadmap
Your data protection roadmap, step by step.
Compliance is a sequence, not a single project. This is the order that gets a business protected fastest, and keeps it defensible.
01
Discovery
Know your data
You cannot protect or lawfully process personal data you cannot locate.
Map what personal data you collect, where it sits and who touches it
Identify roles: data fiduciary, processor, joint controller
Check which laws apply: DPDPA, GDPR, sector rules
Privileged gap assessment against those laws
02
Policies and consent
Build the framework
Turn the gaps into documents and processes that people actually follow.
Privacy notices and consent mechanisms that meet legal standards
Internal policies, retention schedules and rights-request procedure
Decide whether you need a Data Protection Officer, or a virtual one
Employee training and accountability
03
Contracts
Control vendors and transfers
Much of the risk sits with vendors, cloud providers and overseas affiliates.
Data processing agreements with every processor
Security and audit rights in vendor contracts
Cross-border transfer analysis and safeguards
Customer-side data terms and security schedules
04
Readiness
Prepare for an incident
A breach plan written after a breach is written under pressure.
Incident response playbook with legal, technical and communications roles
CERT-In reporting workflow, including the six-hour window
Regulator and individual notification templates
Tabletop exercise with your leadership team
05
When it happens
Respond and defend
Contain the incident, preserve evidence, meet reporting duties and manage liability.
Privileged investigation with forensic engineers
Notifications to regulators and affected individuals
Claims, complaints and regulator correspondence
Recovery action, complaints against offenders and court applications
What we do
Data privacy and cyber law services, end to end.
Take a single service, or combine them into an ongoing programme through SIRI Shield.
01
DPDP Act 2023 implementation
A privileged audit, gap analysis and remediation plan for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act and its Rules.
Privileged audit
Gap analysis
Roadmap
02
Data breach and incident response
Legal lead on breaches: containment, evidence preservation, CERT-In and regulator reporting, and notifications.
24/7 line
CERT-In
Notifications
03
GDPR and cross-border compliance
GDPR readiness for Indian businesses serving EU customers, transfer mechanisms and overseas representative questions.
GDPR
Transfers
SCCs
04
Virtual DPO services
An experienced privacy officer on call: regulator contact, rights requests, advice and periodic reviews.
DPO
Rights requests
Reviews
05
Privacy notices, consent and policies
Notices, consent language and internal policies that reflect what you really do with data.
Notices
Consent
Policies
06
Vendor and processor contracts
Data processing agreements, security schedules and audit rights for vendors, cloud and analytics providers.
DPAs
Audit rights
Indemnities
07
Cybercrime legal advisory
Complaints and police reports, takedowns, court applications and recovery for fraud, impersonation and data theft.
FIRs
Takedowns
Injunctions
08
CERT-In and sector cyber compliance
Aligning with CERT-In directions on incident reporting and log retention, and sector expectations such as RBI's.
CERT-In
RBI
Logs
09
Digital forensics and evidence
Court-admissible forensic reports, evidence handling and expert witness support through our forensic team.
Forensics
Chain of custody
Expert reports
Where we come in
Five gaps we find in most privacy programmes.
None of these needs advanced technology to fix. All of them are far cheaper to close before a regulator or a customer asks.
A copied privacy policy
A policy borrowed from another site describes practices you do not follow. That gap is exactly what a complaint or a regulator will look at.
No idea where personal data lives
Data sits in spreadsheets, old backups, analytics tools and vendor systems. Without a data map, you cannot respond to a rights request or a breach.
A breach plan that ignores the clock
CERT-In expects certain incidents to be reported within six hours of noticing them. Teams that find out about the rule mid-incident lose the first, most important hours.
Vendor contracts with no data terms
A processor with access to customer data and no data processing agreement, security duties or audit rights is your liability.
Consent that is bundled or assumed
Pre-ticked boxes and consent hidden inside general terms do not meet the standard of free, specific, informed and unambiguous consent.
Urgent?
Had a breach or cyber incident? Call us now.
Every hour counts. Our incident line is answered around the clock, and the first call is with an advocate who can also bring in forensic engineers.
It applies to processing of digital personal data within India, and to processing outside India where it relates to offering goods or services to people in India. Limited exemptions exist, for example for purely personal or domestic use.
The Act and its Rules are being brought into force in phases. We confirm what applies to you now and what you should prepare for.
What are the penalties for getting it wrong?
The Act provides for monetary penalties set by the Data Protection Board, which can reach up to ₹250 crore for failing to take reasonable security safeguards. Other failures, such as not notifying a breach, also carry significant penalties.
Beyond fines, the practical costs are contract loss, customer claims and reputational damage, which are why prevention is cheaper.
What must we do after a data breach?
Contain the incident, preserve logs and evidence, and assess what data and which people are affected. Certain cyber incidents must be reported to CERT-In within six hours of noticing them, and the DPDP Act requires notifying the Data Protection Board and affected individuals of a personal data breach.
Call counsel early: it helps keep the investigation privileged and the notifications accurate.
Do we need a Data Protection Officer?
The DPDP Act requires a Data Protection Officer based in India for Significant Data Fiduciaries, a status the Government notifies based on data volume and sensitivity. Others are not required to appoint one but often benefit from having one.
A virtual DPO gives you an experienced officer without a full-time hire.
Does GDPR apply to an Indian company?
It can. GDPR applies to organisations outside the EU that offer goods or services to people in the EU or monitor their behaviour. Fines can reach €20 million or 4% of worldwide turnover.
If you have EU customers, users or data, we can assess your exposure and the safeguards you need.
Can we transfer personal data outside India?
Generally yes, unless the Government has restricted transfers to a particular country. Sector rules can still require local storage, for example the RBI's rules on payment data.
We review your data flows and vendors and put the right contract terms and safeguards in place.
How much does a privacy programme cost?
A DPDPA gap assessment and remediation plan is available at a fixed fee. Ongoing support is available through a monthly SIRI Shield retainer or a virtual DPO arrangement.
In every case, fees are agreed in writing before work starts.
Related
Often needed alongside.
Privacy and security questions rarely stand alone. These practices work closely with this one.
HoursMon–Sat, 9:30 AM–7:00 PM IST. Incident line 24/7.
Existing client?Message your named lead directly, or use the incident line for anything urgent.
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