# Digital Personal Data Protection Act SC-001 — Digital Personal Data Inventory

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- Last updated: 2026-05-30
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Digital Personal Data Protection Act · Control SC-001 · Priority: high · Component: Scope & Classification

### What this control covers

Maintain a comprehensive, current register of all digital personal data processed by the organisation, including data collected digitally and data digitised from non-digital sources. Formally document data excluded from DPDPA scope (publicly available data). Objective: Ensure the organisation has full visibility of all personal data in scope, enabling compliance with all downstream DPDPA obligations.

### Why it matters

Risk is the language an executive team understands; this control connects technical reality to board-level decisions and budget allocation.

### How to implement

#### AWS

Codify the policy intent as **SCPs, AWS Config conformance packs, and Security Hub standards** so the cloud enforces what the document says.

#### Azure

Codify in **Azure Policy initiatives** (built-in regulatory compliance for CIS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA) and assign at management-group level.

#### 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.

Signed policies, procedures, and registers document the safeguard. Focus: Digital Personal Data Inventory.

### Quick checklist

-   Maintain — Digital Personal Data Inventory
-   Document — Digital Personal Data Inventory
-   Ensure — Digital Personal Data Inventory

### Related articles on this site

-   [GDPR Article 13: Information to be Provided Where Personal Data Are Collected from the Data Subject](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000236356-gdpr-article-13-information-to-be-provided-where-personal-data-are-collected-from-the-data-subject)
-   [Maintain current contact details](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000081044-maintain-current-contact-details)
-   [Data Privacy Regulations](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000225138-data-privacy-regulations)
-   [NIST 800-171 3.4.1 Establish and maintain baseline configurations and inventories of organizational systems (including hardware, software, firmware, and documentation) throughout the respective system development life cycles.](https://support.icompaas.com/support/solutions/articles/62000229280-nist-800-171-3-4-1-establish-and-maintain-baseline-configurations-and-inventories-of-organizational-s)

## 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.