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Personal data of children

Obtain verifiable consent of a parent or lawful guardian before processing a child's personal data. Do not undertake tracking, behavioural monitoring or targeted advertising directed at children, or any processing likely to cause detrimental effect on a child's well-being.

Section 9DPDP Act, 2023Data FiduciaryUp to ₹200 Cr
What this requires

Obtain verifiable consent of a parent or lawful guardian before processing a child's personal data. Do not undertake tracking, behavioural monitoring or targeted advertising directed at children, or any processing likely to cause detrimental effect on a child's well-being.

Up to ₹200 crore for breach of additional obligations regarding children.

Evidence a regulator would accept

  • Parental consent records
  • Age assurance configuration
  • Children's data inventory

How this product discharges it

consent (primary)discoverydlpai guard
Our position

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Current
Gap
Residual risk
Critical
Owner
Meera Iyer
Last reviewed
12 Jun 2026
Next review due
05 Nov 2026

Open gaps (1)

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Evidence (1)

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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 recorded2 months ago
    12 Jun 2026, 11:55Meera Iyer

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