Ch IPreliminary
S.1 Short title and commencementS.2 DefinitionsS.3 Application and scopeCh IIObligations of Data Fiduciary
S.4 Grounds for processingS.5 NoticeS.6 ConsentS.7 Certain legitimate usesS.8 Data Fiduciary obligationsS.9 Children’s dataS.10 Significant Data FiduciaryCh IIIRights and duties of Data Principal
S.11 Right to accessS.12 Correction and erasureS.13 Grievance redressalS.14 Right to nominateS.15 Duties of the Data PrincipalCh IVSpecial provisions
S.16 Transfer outside IndiaS.17 ExemptionsCh VData Protection Board of India
S.18 Establishment of the BoardS.19 Composition of the BoardS.20 Salary and term of officeS.21 DisqualificationsS.22 Resignation and vacanciesS.23 Proceedings of the BoardS.24 Officers and employeesS.25 Members as public servantsS.26 Powers of the ChairpersonCh VIBoard powers and procedure
S.27 Powers and functions of the BoardS.28 Procedure followed by the BoardCh VIIAppeal and dispute resolution
S.29 Appeal to the Appellate TribunalS.30 Tribunal orders as a decreeS.31 Alternate dispute resolutionS.32 Voluntary undertakingCh VIIIPenalties
S.33 Penalties and the ScheduleS.34 Penalties to Consolidated FundCh IXMiscellaneous
S.35 Good-faith protectionS.36 Power to call for informationS.37 Blocking of accessS.38 Consistency with other lawsS.39 Bar of jurisdictionS.40 Power to make rulesS.41 Laying of rules before ParliamentS.42 Power to amend the ScheduleS.43 Power to remove difficultiesS.44 Amendments to other ActsConcept
Data is any representation of information, facts, opinions or instructions in a form suitable for communication, interpretation or processing.
TL;DR
Data (Section 2(h)) is any representation of information, facts, opinions or instructions in a form suitable for communication, interpretation or processing. Personal data is a subset of it: data about an identifiable individual.
"data" means a representation of information, facts, concepts, opinions or instructions in a manner suitable for communication, interpretation or processing by human beings or by automated means.
Data is the base building block. Personal data is a subset of it: data that is about an identifiable individual.
The definition is broad on purpose, covering anything from a number in a spreadsheet to a scanned document, as long as it can be communicated, interpreted or processed.
A list of temperatures is data. A list of temperatures tied to named patients is personal data.
Is all data regulated by the Act?
No. The Act regulates digital personal data. Data that is not about an identifiable individual is outside it.
How is data different from personal data?
Personal data is data about an identifiable individual. Data is the wider category it sits within.
Consultant-led and partner-backed.