Written by: Prakhar Rai, Advocate | Founder, My Legal Pal | Enrolled with the Bar Council of India | Contracts and data protection lawyer in India Last reviewed: 6 October 2026, against the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the DPDP Rules, 2025 Quick answer If your business handles personal data in India, a […]
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Written by: Prakhar Rai, Advocate | Founder, My Legal Pal | Enrolled with the Bar Council of India Quick answer If you sell anything online to Indian consumers, the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 apply to you, whether you run a marketplace, sell your own inventory directly, or sell through someone else’s platform. The rules […]
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TL;DR: Legal compliance for an Indian startup runs from the moment you choose an entity structure through incorporation, IP protection, funding rounds, and ongoing tax, labour, and data-protection obligations. This checklist covers each stage with current requirements: the right entity for your stage, the step-by-step incorporation process, the IP filings that protect your brand and […]
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TL;DR: The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 governs how anyone, anywhere, handles the digital personal data of people in India. Its Rules were notified on 14 November 2025, and full compliance is due by 13 May 2027. The Act covers not just Indian companies but any business in the world that processes an Indian […]