The DPDP Glossary
Statutory Roles
Data Fiduciary
Any person or organisation that, alone or with others, determines the purpose and means of processing personal data. This is the Act's primary duty-holder, similar in spirit to a 'data controller' under other data protection laws.
Example: A bank that decides why and how it collects and uses customer KYC data is acting as a Data Fiduciary.
Section 2 of the DPDP Act →