Section 3: India processing or offshore goods/services connection
Publicly accessible does not by itself meet the public-data exclusion.
India processing or offshore goods/services connection
Applies to: Person processing digital personal data
Includes later-digitised collection; offshore nexus is principals within India, not Indian citizenship.
Individual personal/domestic use; principal-made public data or legally obliged publication by another.
Official Gazette Text (Verbatim Publication)
Ministry of Law and Justice publication, Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
Mapped Operational Controls (2)
Enterprise obligations in the Control Master Matrix grounded in this statutory provision.
Processing Scope & Territorial Perimeter
Verifies digital personal data processing within India and offshore goods/services nexus.
Statutory Penalty Exposure & Liability Controls (Section 33)
Governs financial penalty exposure up to ₹250 Crore per significant statutory non-compliance.