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Statutory Roles

Data Processor

A person or entity that processes personal data on behalf of a Data Fiduciary, under a contract, and acting on the Fiduciary's instructions rather than deciding independently why or how the data is used.

Example: A cloud provider hosting a company's customer database purely as instructed is typically a Data Processor.

Section 2 of the DPDP Act →