Audit DPDP consent end to end across notice, consent, proof, withdrawal, systems, Processors and retention. Get the free Excel workbook and run a practical internal review.
A basic checklist asks whether you have consent. A useful audit asks whether you can prove the consent, test withdrawal, trace affected systems, coordinate Data Processors and document what must be remediated.
Define entity, product, processing purposes, systems, channels and Data Processors.
Audit controls across the full consent lifecycle, each with its own classification.
Extra controls for children data, marketing and ad-tech, AI/ML, RBI lending and Rule 8 retention.
Record the artefacts relied on when assessing each control.
Test whether withdrawal actually causes the affected processing to stop.
Test contract, cessation and erasure capability across relevant Processors.
Turn audit observations into owned remediation actions with targets and status.
See Pass, Partial and Fail counts and gap categories, without a fabricated score.
Understand the underlying duty separately from the implementation control.
The 42 controls group across nine domains that follow the consent lifecycle, from governance through to testing and remediation.
A representative set, spanning classifications. Not every control is a statutory requirement, and the workbook keeps that distinction explicit.
Audit question: Do sampled flows satisfy each Section 6(1) element?
Audit question: Do records allow practical reconstruction without relying on unsupported assumptions?
Audit question: Can the organisation direct and verify cessation for sampled Processor activity?
Audit question: Do restoration and migration tests preserve the withdrawal state?
The workbook deliberately does not convert dozens of controls into a single compliance percentage. A critical failure may matter far more than several successful controls. Instead, it lets teams identify:
Privacy, compliance, audit and the teams whose systems consent actually touches.
Explore the method and run an initial audit in the browser, control by control, with a live finding snapshot.
Run the complete framework across teams, collect evidence, log withdrawal and Processor tests, and track remediation to closure.
Yes. It is available as a free XLSX download after submitting the short download form.
A Microsoft Excel-compatible XLSX file that you can edit and share internally.
No. It is an internal audit and self-assessment aid. It does not provide legal certification or a compliance guarantee.
No. The workbook distinguishes statutory outcomes, Rules requirements, regulatory interactions, implementation controls and good practices.
Privacy, DPO, compliance, legal, audit, security, product and marketing teams responsible for DPDP consent operations.
Yes. It works as a structured starting point for client reviews, and it does not itself constitute legal advice or certification.
Legal authority for the controls comes from official sources. These are the sources the workbook relies on.
The workbook is an internal audit and self-assessment aid. It is not certification, a compliance score or legal advice. Most substantive DPDP consent duties become operational on 13 May 2027.
Move from policy statements to testable consent controls, with the evidence and remediation structure to back them up.
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