Does the DPDP Act Apply to You? Applicability, Exclusions & Exemptions | DPDP Masterclass Ep 2

Does India's DPDP Act apply to your company? Small firms, startups, foreign apps, BPOs, government — this episode answers it. 👇 In Episode 2 of the DPDP Masterclass, we break down the Section 3 three-step applicability test, what falls outside the Act (personal use, public data, anonymised data), and the Section 17 exemptions — with practical examples and 3 quizzes. 📌 In this episode: ✅ Section 3: personal data + digital + India connection ✅ When foreign companies are covered (Section 3(b)) ✅ No size threshold — startups, CA firms, clinics, societies are all covered ✅ Publicly available data and the scraping risk (Clearview AI fines) ✅ Section 17 exemptions — loan defaults, courts, research, the State ✅ In-house applicability checklist ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:37 Today's plan 1:17 Part 1: Section 3 three-step test 2:04 Step 1: Is it personal data? 2:51 Step 2: Digital or digitised 4:16 Step 3A: Processing in India 5:00 Step 3B: Offering goods/services to India 6:40 Quiz 1: Foreign e-commerce app 7:50 Part 2: Who must comply 8:39 No size threshold 9:23 Startups 10:10 Government 10:54 Employers 11:46 B2B data 12:29 Outsourcing & BPOs 13:21 Quiz 2: Pune BPO 14:31 Part 3: What's outside the Act 15:43 Publicly available data 17:10 Clearview AI fines 17:56 Anonymised data 19:15 Part 4: Section 17 exemptions 21:43 What still applies 22:27 State & research exemptions 25:22 Quiz 3: Loan default 26:35 Applicability checklist 27:20 Myths busted 27:55 Key takeaways 28:34 Next: Episode 3 ▶️ Full DPDP Masterclass playlist:    • DPDP Act Masterclass | Hindi + English | F...   ▶️ Episode 1 – The Big Picture:    • DPDP Act Episode 1: The Big Picture (Engli...   🔔 Subscribe to In-House Edge for practical legal career and compliance content for young lawyers and corporate lawyers. ⚠️ Disclaimer: General information only, not legal advice. Based on the DPDP Act, 2023 and DPDP Rules, 2025, as of October 2026. #DPDPAct #DataProtection #InHouseEdge