# Digital Personal Data Protection Act IT-001 — International Data Transfer Register & Restriction Screening

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- Last updated: 2026-05-30
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Digital Personal Data Protection Act · Control IT-001 · Priority: high · Component: International Transfer

### What this control covers

Maintain a register of all international data transfers (country, processor, data category, volume, transfer mechanism). Implement a screening process to verify that no transfers are made to countries on the government's restricted list. Subscribe to government regulatory notifications to receive updates to the restricted country list. Review all SaaS and cloud providers for data storage locations. Objective: Prevent transfers of personal data to restricted countries and maintain a comprehensive audit trail of all cross-border data flows.

### Why it matters

Encryption and key management make data unreadable to attackers and unintelligible under data-breach safe-harbour clauses — a meaningful regulatory benefit.

### How to implement

#### AWS

Default to **SSE-KMS** with customer-managed keys for S3/EBS/RDS/Secrets Manager. Use **S3 Bucket Keys** and **S3 Block Public Access** at the account level, and turn on **S3 Object Lock** on backup buckets for ransomware resilience.

#### Azure

Store secrets in **Key Vault** (HSM-backed where required) with soft-delete + purge protection; use **customer-managed keys** for Storage, SQL, and Azure Disk Encryption. Tag PII data via **Microsoft Purview**.

#### GCP

Use **Cloud KMS** with customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) for BigQuery, GCS, and Compute. **Sensitive Data Protection** (DLP API) inspects/de-identifies PII at scale.

#### Google Workspace

Enable **client-side encryption** for Drive/Docs and turn on **Drive Labels + DLP** rules to prevent external sharing of regulated data classes.

#### On-premises

Maintain a policy library with a documented review cadence (annual minimum); store in your GRC tool with attestation tracking. Map each policy to controls so an audit pull cites the exact policy clause.

### Evidence to collect

-   `policy_document` — A signed, version-controlled policy stating leadership intent and the named owner.
-   `vendor_risk_management` — See the iCompaas Evidence library for the canonical source for this evidence type.

Signed policies, procedures, and registers document the safeguard. Processor due diligence, DPAs, and transfer registers evidence third-party controls. Focus: International Data Transfer Register & Restriction Screening.

### Quick checklist

-   Maintain — International Data Transfer Register / Restriction Screening
-   Implement — International Data Transfer Register / Restriction Screening
-   Provide — International Data Transfer Register / Restriction Screening

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## Related compliance guidance

- [India's DPDP Act 2023: a practical compliance guide for cloud teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/india-dpdp-act-2023): The DPDP Act and 2025 Rules explained as an implementation plan, including what is in force today.
- [GDPR compliance: a practical implementation guide for cloud-native SaaS teams](https://support.icompaas.com/compliance/gdpr): A GDPR programme covers most DPDP obligations; the guide shows the overlap and the India-specific gaps.