Dpdp Compliance Assessment
v1.0.2Assess compliance with India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023 across 7 domains with 41 controls. Use when evaluating DPDP readiness, Indian...
DPDP Compliance Assessment 🇮🇳🔏
Assess your organization's compliance with India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act 2023. Evaluates 41 controls across 7 privacy domains and returns an overall maturity score, domain-level analysis, compliance checklist, remediation roadmap, and executive summary.
Built by a CISSP/CISM certified security professional at ToolWeb.in
When to Use
- User asks about DPDP Act compliance or readiness
- User mentions Indian data privacy or data protection law
- User needs to assess data principal rights processes
- User asks about consent management under Indian law
- User wants privacy maturity assessment for India operations
- User mentions DPDP, Digital Personal Data Protection, or India privacy compliance
Prerequisites
TOOLWEB_API_KEY— Get your API key from portal.toolweb.incurlmust be available on the system
CRITICAL: Always Call the API
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- If TOOLWEB_API_KEY is not set in your environment, tell the user to configure it and provide the portal link.
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API Endpoint
POST https://portal.toolweb.in/apis/compliance/dpdp-compliance
7 Assessment Domains (41 Controls)
| Domain | Name | Weight | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|
| data_governance | Data Governance & Inventory | 15% | 6 |
| consent_management | Consent & Preference Management | 20% | 7 |
| data_subject_rights | Data Principal Rights Management | 18% | 6 |
| third_party_management | Vendor & Third-Party Risk Management | 12% | 5 |
| data_security | Data Protection & Security Measures | 15% | 6 |
| breach_management | Incident & Breach Response | — | 5 |
| privacy_governance | Privacy Governance | — | 6 |
Maturity Levels
| Level | Score | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Initial | 0-25% | Ad-hoc and reactive. Significant gaps. |
| Developing | 26-50% | Basic controls, not consistently applied. |
| Defined | 51-75% | Documented and consistently implemented. |
| Managed | 76-90% | Measured and controlled. Strong compliance. |
| Optimized | 91-100% | Embedded in culture. Continuous improvement. |
Workflow
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Gather inputs from the user:
Organization info:
organization_name— Organization nameindustry_sector— Industry (e.g., "Technology", "Banking & Finance", "Healthcare", "E-commerce", "Telecom", "Education")organization_size— Size (e.g., "Startup", "Small", "Medium", "Large", "Enterprise")data_volume— Volume of personal data (e.g., "Low (<10K records)", "Medium (10K-1M)", "High (1M-10M)", "Very High (>10M)")geographic_scope— Operations scope (e.g., "India only", "India + International", "Global with India operations")
Assessment responses — For each of the 41 questions, gather the user's answer. Responses are mapped as question ID to answer string in the
responsesdictionary.Key questions by domain:
Data Governance (dg_01 to dg_06):
- Comprehensive personal data inventory?
- Automated data discovery and classification tools?
- Defined data classification scheme?
- Records of processing activities (RoPA)?
- Data retention schedules defined and enforced?
- Regular review process for data inventories?
Consent Management (cm_01 to cm_07):
- Explicit informed consent before collecting data?
- Granular consent options for different purposes?
- Easy consent withdrawal mechanism?
- Consent records maintained with timestamps?
- Re-consent process when purposes change?
- Age verification for children's data?
- Consent dashboard for data principals?
Data Principal Rights (dsr_01 to dsr_06):
- Process for handling access requests?
- Correction and erasure request handling?
- Data portability capability?
- Response within prescribed timelines?
- Identity verification for requests?
- Grievance redressal mechanism?
Third-Party Management (tp_01 to tp_05):
- Data processing agreements with vendors?
- Vendor privacy risk assessments?
- Ongoing vendor monitoring?
- Data sharing limitations enforced?
- Cross-border transfer safeguards?
Data Security (ds_01 to ds_06):
- Encryption for personal data?
- Access controls and authentication?
- Security monitoring and logging?
- Regular security assessments?
- Data anonymization/pseudonymization?
- Secure data disposal procedures?
Breach Management (bm_01 to bm_05):
- Breach detection capabilities?
- Incident response plan for data breaches?
- Notification process to Data Protection Board?
- Notification process to affected data principals?
- Post-incident review and improvement?
Privacy Governance (pg_01 to pg_06):
- Designated Data Protection Officer/privacy lead?
- Privacy impact assessments conducted?
- Privacy training for employees?
- Privacy policies published and accessible?
- Regular compliance audits?
- Privacy-by-design in new projects?
For each question, accept answers like: "Yes, fully implemented", "Partial", "In progress", "No", "Not applicable", or descriptive text.
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Call the API:
curl -s -X POST "https://portal.toolweb.in/apis/compliance/dpdp-compliance" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-API-Key: $TOOLWEB_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"organization_name": "<org>",
"industry_sector": "<industry>",
"organization_size": "<size>",
"data_volume": "<volume>",
"geographic_scope": "<scope>",
"responses": {
"dg_01": "<answer>",
"dg_02": "<answer>",
...
"pg_06": "<answer>"
},
"include_roadmap": true
}'
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Parse the response. The API returns:
overall_score— Compliance score (0-100)maturity_level— Maturity level (Initial/Developing/Defined/Managed/Optimized)report_html— Full assessment reportchecklist_html— Compliance checklistroadmap_html— Remediation roadmapexecutive_summary_html— Board-level summary
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Present results with domain scores and priority actions.
Output Format
🇮🇳 DPDP Compliance Assessment
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Organization: [name]
Industry: [sector]
Data Volume: [volume]
📊 Overall Score: [XX]% — [maturity_level]
📋 Domain Scores:
📁 Data Governance: [X]%
✋ Consent Management: [X]%
👤 Data Principal Rights: [X]%
🤝 Vendor Management: [X]%
🔒 Data Security: [X]%
🚨 Breach Management: [X]%
📜 Privacy Governance: [X]%
🚨 Critical Gaps:
[List highest-priority non-compliant areas]
📋 Remediation Roadmap:
[Phase-wise actions from the roadmap]
📎 Full report powered by ToolWeb.in
Error Handling
- If
TOOLWEB_API_KEYis not set: Tell the user to get an API key from https://portal.toolweb.in - If the API returns 401: API key is invalid or expired
- If the API returns 422: Check required fields and response format
- If the API returns 429: Rate limit exceeded — wait and retry after 60 seconds
Example Interaction
User: "Check if our fintech company is compliant with India's DPDP Act"
Agent flow:
- Ask: "I'll assess your DPDP compliance across 7 domains. Let's start:
- What's your organization size and how much personal data do you process?
- Do you have a data inventory and consent management system?
- Can you handle data principal access and erasure requests?"
- User responds with details for each domain
- Map responses to question IDs and call API
- Present overall score, maturity level, domain breakdown, and roadmap
Pricing
- API access via portal.toolweb.in subscription plans
- Free trial: 10 API calls/day, 50 API calls/month to test the skill
- Developer: $39/month — 20 calls/day and 500 calls/month
- Professional: $99/month — 200 calls/day, 5000 calls/month
- Enterprise: $299/month — 100K calls/day, 1M calls/month
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Tips
- DPDP Act applies to all organizations processing personal data of individuals in India
- Consent management carries the highest weight (20%) — prioritize this domain
- Organizations already GDPR-compliant typically score 50-70% on DPDP assessments
- Use the executive summary for board reporting on India privacy compliance
- Run quarterly to track compliance improvement before enforcement deadlines
