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Employee data protection policy

Maps each stage of the employment lifecycle to its lawful ground — section 7 (i) for core HR, consent only where refusal is genuinely free — with restrained monitoring rules and post-exit retention. For any employer processing staff data in India.

An original template, drafted against the DPDP Act, 2023 and DPDP Rules, 2025. Not legal advice — review with counsel before use.

One of 14 DPDPA document templates, drafted in-house against the Act and the Rules. Free to generate as a Word file — no account needed for the preview.

Drafted against G.S.R. 846(E); citations open the gazette text inline.

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What it covers

The placeholders this template asks you to fill in.

[Organisation Name][HR Privacy Contact Name or Role][HR Privacy Contact Email][Background Check Types, e.g. education, prior employment, criminal record][Candidate Data Retention Period][Payroll Data Items][Attendance Data Items][Performance Data Items][Safety Data Items][IT Data Items][Monitoring Description, e.g. network security logging on company systems and CCTV in common areas][Monitoring Exception Approver][Monitoring Disclosure Location][Post-Exit Retention Items and Periods, e.g. payroll records for the period income-tax law prescribes][Voluntary Access Scope, e.g. view and seek correction of your HR master data through the HR portal]

The document