Phased DPDP status
The DPDP Act and final Rules use phased commencement. The site therefore describes DPDP readiness and applicable rights without pretending that every provision has the same commencement date. Operational workflows should be completed before each applicable phase becomes effective.
Official references
The primary Act covering digital personal data, consent, Data Fiduciary obligations, Data Principal rights, children and the Data Protection Board.
Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025MeitY / Gazette of India ↗Final Rules with phased commencement, notice requirements, consent-manager rules, children’s consent, security and grievance provisions.
IT Intermediary Rules updated 10 February 2026MeitY ↗Current consolidated intermediary rules, including grievance handling and synthetically generated information requirements.
Consumer Protection Act, 2019India Code ↗Consumer rights, unfair trade practices, product and service liability, redressal commissions and e-commerce enabling provisions.
Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020Department of Consumer Affairs ↗Marketplace and e-commerce disclosures, grievance handling, consent, pricing and unfair-trade-practice requirements.
National Consumer HelplineDepartment of Consumer Affairs ↗Official pre-litigation consumer grievance channel, including telephone 1915.
CERT-In Directions under section 70BCERT-In ↗Cyber incident reporting, point-of-contact, time synchronisation and log-retention directions.
Payment Aggregator and Payment Gateway GuidelinesReserve Bank of India ↗Framework relevant to regulated payment aggregators and gateways. Encoreats must not describe itself as RBI-regulated unless separately authorised.
Master Direction – Know Your CustomerReserve Bank of India ↗KYC framework for RBI-regulated entities. Marketplace partner verification is distinct from statutory KYC performed by regulated entities.
Copyright Act, 1957India Code ↗Indian copyright ownership, licences, infringement and remedies. “DMCA” is a United States procedure and is not treated as the governing Indian law.
Trade Marks Act, 1999Intellectual Property India ↗Official trademark legislation and registry resources.
Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016India Code ↗Accessibility and non-discrimination framework relevant to digital and physical access.
How Encoreats should use this page
Keep this reference page current, document the date of each legal review, and update public policies whenever the product, data flows, payment arrangements, grievance process, event model, partner contracts, AI features or applicable law materially changes.
Important distinction
Encoreats may use regulated payment, identity and cloud providers, but that does not automatically make Encoreats a bank, payment aggregator, KYC-regulated entity or government-approved service. Public wording must accurately describe each provider’s role and Encoreats’ own legal status.