DPDPA Section 16 — Processing personal data outside India
Applies to: Data Fiduciary
What this section does
Permits cross-border transfer of personal data except to countries restricted by the Central Government, and preserves stricter sectoral localisation rules (such as the RBI's payment-data directive).
Plain-English summary prepared by KensaraAI — not the statutory text. Read the official Act ↗
What you have to do
- ▸ Track restricted-country notifications
- ▸ Sectoral localisation rules continue to apply on top of the Act
Enforcement under this section (0)
No enforcement action citing this section has been recorded yet. The Data Protection
Board is not yet issuing penalties under the DPDPA — this page will populate as
enforcement begins.