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Exemptions

Record and justify reliance on any exemption — enforcement of legal rights, judicial or regulatory functions, prevention and investigation of offences, approved corporate schemes, research and statistics — rather than assuming it.

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Section 17DPDP Act, 2023Data FiduciaryThe State and its instrumentalities
What this requires

Record and justify reliance on any exemption — enforcement of legal rights, judicial or regulatory functions, prevention and investigation of offences, approved corporate schemes, research and statistics — rather than assuming it.

Evidence a regulator would accept

  • Exemption justification record
  • Legal opinion

How this product discharges it

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Current
Not applicable
Residual risk
Informational
Owner
Vikram Saxena
Last reviewed
19 May 2026
Next review due
15 Dec 2026

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History

  1. Clause status updated following remediationyesterday
    06 Aug 2026, 00:30Deepika Joshi
  2. Clause status updated following remediation4 days ago
    03 Aug 2026, 17:30Rohit Verma
  3. Clause status updated following remediation6 days ago
    01 Aug 2026, 10:30Naveen Kulkarni
  4. Clause status updated following remediation8 days ago
    30 Jul 2026, 06:30Vikram Saxena
  5. Clause status updated following remediation10 days ago
    28 Jul 2026, 00:30Imran Sethi
  6. Clause status updated following remediation13 days ago
    25 Jul 2026, 16:30System
  7. Position reviewed and recorded3 months ago
    19 May 2026, 11:55Vikram Saxena

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