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Last updated: 2 October 2026
If you offer services to people in the EU, monitor their behaviour online, or process data for EU clients, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can apply to you. Expertvuw’s team helps Indian companies map GDPR obligations and prepare the core documents alongside DPDP Act compliance.
The GDPR applies beyond the EU. Under Article 3, it covers organisations outside the EU that offer goods or services to individuals in the EU or monitor their behaviour there. Indian IT, BPO, SaaS and e-commerce companies are also often “processors” for EU clients, who will require a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) under Article 28.
Core obligations include a lawful basis for processing, transparent privacy notices, respecting data subject rights (access, correction, erasure, portability, objection), records of processing, security measures, breach notification within 72 hours to the authority where required, and data protection impact assessments for high-risk processing. Non-EU organisations covered by Article 3(2) usually need an EU representative. Transfers of EU personal data to India rely on safeguards such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
Penalties can reach €20 million or 4% of worldwide annual turnover. Indian businesses also need to comply with the DPDP Act, 2023, whose core obligations apply from May 2027 — the two regimes overlap but are not identical.
Basis: EU General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), Articles 3, 27, 28, 30, 33 and 46; EU Standard Contractual Clauses (2021); Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Last updated: 27 September 2026.
Applies to non-EU companies targeting or monitoring people in the EU.
Indian vendors for EU clients need DPAs under Article 28.
Within 72 hours to the authority, where required.
Usually needed for Article 3(2) organisations.
Standard Contractual Clauses commonly used for India.
Up to €20 million or 4% of worldwide turnover.
Indian companies often discover GDPR through a client contract.
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GDPR compliance connects with these services.
DPDP-aligned privacy policy.
Cookie consent for EU visitors.
Information security management.
Assurance for SaaS companies.
Determine GDPR applicability and role.
Map data and processing activities.
Compare with GDPR requirements.
Prepare notices, DPAs and records.
Recommend process and security steps.
Review periodically.
GDPR compliance is continuous.
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Yes, if they offer goods or services to people in the EU, monitor their behaviour, or process data for EU clients as processors.
A contract required under Article 28 GDPR between a controller and a processor setting out data protection obligations.
Commonly using EU Standard Contractual Clauses with supplementary measures.
Up to €20 million or 4% of worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher.
No. The two laws overlap but have different requirements.
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