DPDPA Consent Manager Compliance Training Programme

About this course

DPDPA Consent Manager Compliance Training Programme is a self-paced online course designed to provide practical understanding of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, with focused learning on the role, responsibilities, registration readiness, and operational requirements of a Consent Manager.

The course explains key concepts such as personal data, digital personal data, Data Principal rights, Data Fiduciary duties, valid consent, consent notices, consent withdrawal, consent registers, audit trails, grievance handling, and Data Protection Board oversight. Learners will also understand how technology architecture, security controls, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27701:2019, and selected GDPR principles support privacy governance and consent management.

Through real-life examples, practical exercises, case studies, and templates, this course helps learners understand how consent should be collected, recorded, managed, withdrawn, protected, and audited in a compliant and transparent manner under India’s DPDPA framework.

You will learn to:

• Understand the purpose and scope of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
• Identify personal data and digital personal data in real business situations.
• Explain the roles of Data Principal, Data Fiduciary, Data Processor, Consent Manager, and Data Protection Board.
• Understand lawful processing and purpose limitation under the DPDPA framework.
• Explain the meaning and importance of valid consent.
• Identify the key requirements of free, specific, informed, unconditional, and unambiguous consent.
• Review consent notices for clarity, purpose, withdrawal options, and compliance gaps.
• Understand the role and responsibilities of a Consent Manager.
• Assess Consent Manager registration readiness requirements.
• Understand conflict of interest controls and fiduciary duties of a Consent Manager.
• Explain the complete consent lifecycle from notice to withdrawal, archival, and deletion.
• Create and maintain a Consent Register with required fields and audit evidence.
• Understand consent withdrawal and post-withdrawal obligations.
• Handle Data Principal rights such as access, correction, erasure, grievance, and consent withdrawal.
• Design a basic rights request handling workflow.
• Identify required audit evidence for consent and rights request management.
• Understand security controls required for Consent Manager platforms.
• Explain the role of authentication, API security, encryption, RBAC, SIEM, backup, and audit logs.
• Apply ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27701 concepts to privacy and consent management controls.
• Apply DPDP consent management concepts across sectors such as EdTech, healthcare, banking, e-commerce, and HR.

Skills Acquried

Prerequisites

• Basic understanding of digital services and online platforms.
• Interest in privacy, data protection, compliance, or consent management.
• No prior legal background is required.
• No prior technical background is required, but basic IT awareness is helpful.
• Access to a computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone with internet connection.
• Ability to read and understand simple professional English.
• Willingness to complete practical exercises and case-based activities.
• Basic awareness of how websites, apps, LMS platforms, or customer databases collect user information.
• Recommended but not mandatory: familiarity with compliance, audit, legal, IT, HR, EdTech, healthcare, banking, or digital business operations.

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