Roles
Data Fiduciary vs Data Processor under DPDP
The two roles in one test: who decides why and how the data is used. What each role owes, why one company can hold both roles, and why responsibility never transfers.
Sources last verified on 17 August 2026. Methodology
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Roles
The two roles in one test: who decides why and how the data is used. What each role owes, why one company can hold both roles, and why responsibility never transfers.
Vendors
Engaging a Data Processor is lawful only under a valid contract, and the safeguards rule requires safeguard provisions in it. What the two anchors require and what a sensible contract adds.