NPV Group Privacy & DPDP Services
DPDP Readiness, Built on Real Data Flows
India’s data protection framework requires organisations to move beyond policy drafting and understand how personal data actually moves across business processes, systems, people, vendors and digital tools.
NPV Group helps Indian organisations discover what personal data they hold, where it comes from, how it is used, who accesses it, where it is shared, how long it is retained, and what must be prioritised for DPDP readiness.
Policies alone do not make an organisation DPDP-ready.
A privacy policy, consent form or vendor clause is only as reliable as the facts behind it. Many organisations have personal data spread across formal systems and informal working channels without a single verified view.
Before an organisation can assess DPDP gaps, it must first know how data is actually collected, used, copied, shared, stored, archived and deleted.
- Do you know where personal data enters the organisation?
- Do you know where working copies exist?
- Do you know which vendors access personal data?
- Are employees using AI tools for official work?
- Can you locate personal data when a Data Principal exercises rights?
- Can you identify affected records and individuals in a breach?
Data Discovery & Flow Mapping
Before drafting notices, consent workflows, retention rules or breach procedures, an organisation needs a verified view of how data actually moves. NPV’s Data Discovery & Flow Mapping engagement creates that baseline.
NPV’s flagship DPDP readiness service helps organisations create a verified baseline of their current data environment. We work with process owners and management teams to map business processes, data sources, personal data categories, systems, repositories, vendors, informal channels, AI tool usage and evidence gaps.
What we map
- Business processes
- Data sources
- Personal data categories
- Systems
- Repositories
- Vendors
- Informal channels
- AI tool usage
- Evidence gaps
Our process-led DPDP readiness method
We begin with how work actually happens. Policies, notices and consent workflows should reflect real business processes, so the method starts with process walkthroughs, data-flow mapping and evidence review before moving to gap assessment or implementation planning.
Map the process universe
List the key processes, data sources, systems, repositories, vendors, AI tools and informal working channels.
Conduct guided walkthroughs
Trace the data topology
Validate with evidence
Assess and prioritise
Link the discovered facts to DPDP readiness themes and prepare a management-ready action roadmap with gaps, owners and next steps.
From discovery to operating readiness
Discover
Data discovery, process mapping, data-flow mapping, evidence capture
Assess
Preliminary gap assessment, maturity view, risk prioritisation
Design
Notices, consent architecture, governance model, SOPs, retention and rights workflows
Implement
Control implementation, training, PMO, tool-selection support
Operate
Privacy office support, Data Principal request support, vendor reviews, breach support
Assure
Internal audit support, control testing, management reporting, continuous improvement
Managed Privacy Office and Assurance support are positioned as planning and design services now, and as operating support from the substantive compliance phase around May 2027.
Personal data is not limited to Aadhaar, PAN, email ID or mobile number.
It can include any information that identifies, or can reasonably relate to, an individual.
- Employee records
- Customer records
- Applicant resumes
- Vendor contact details
- Bank and payment details
- Attendance and access logs
- CCTV and photographs
- Health or insurance records
- Communication records
- Device IDs
- Login IDs
- IP addresses
- Nominee and family details
- Files or prompts uploaded into AI tools
AI tools are now part of the data-flow map.
Employees may use tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Copilot or other AI applications to summarise documents, draft emails, analyse data, prepare reports or support client work. This can create privacy and confidentiality exposure where personal data, client information, employee data, vendor records or internal documents are entered into AI prompts, uploaded files or conversation histories.
Start with a practical DPDP readiness check.
Use NPV Group’s diagnostic tools to understand where your organisation may need data discovery, preliminary gap assessment or a structured DPDP readiness roadmap. Each result is indicative and intended for readiness planning.
DPDP Applicability Checker
Initial screening: an indicative readiness relevance check, not a legal opinion or confirmation of applicability.
Start checker
Data Discovery Readiness Diagnostic
Flagship diagnostic for visibility over data flows, systems, vendors, AI tools, informal channels and evidence gaps.
Start diagnostic
Employee Data Risk Checker
Identifies privacy and DPDP readiness risks in employee and HR data handling, from HR files and payroll to biometric devices and vendor portals.
Start checker
Personal Data Blind-Spot Checker
Quick awareness check for personal data outside formal systems, registers, policies and management awareness.
Start checker
Vendor / Processor Risk Snapshot
Identify where third parties, outsourced teams and platforms may access or process personal data.
Start snapshot
Most organisations do not need to begin with a full-scale implementation programme. A focused scoping conversation or the discovery diagnostic is the better starting point.
Leadership
NPV Group’s Privacy & DPDP Services are offered under the leadership of CA Milan Chitalia, Managing Partner, and led by Pranav Kapadia, AIGP, and CA Priyal Shah.
The practice combines governance, risk advisory, process understanding, audit discipline, privacy awareness and implementation support to help organisations move from awareness to practical readiness.
Start with a DPDP scoping conversation.
Every organisation’s DPDP readiness journey depends on its data footprint, business model, systems, vendors, employee practices, AI tool usage and existing compliance baseline.
Or write to dpdp.privacy@npvca.in
Disclaimer. NPV Group’s DPDP diagnostic tools and website resources are intended for awareness and readiness planning. They do not constitute legal advice, audit assurance, certification or confirmation of DPDP compliance.
NPV Group supports organisations with data discovery, process mapping, readiness assessment, control design, implementation support, evidence management and management reporting. Legal interpretation, legal drafting, privileged advice, regulatory representation and formal legal opinions should be handled by qualified lawyers or law firms.