DPDP Dictionary · Data Principal rights & duties
Right to Nominate
A Data Principal’s right to nominate another person to exercise her rights if she dies or becomes unable to act.
Data Principal rights & dutiesReviewed October 2026
Meaning
A Data Principal’s right to nominate another person to exercise her rights if she dies or becomes unable to act.
A longer explanation with examples, steps and questions for this term is being prepared. Meanwhile, read the full law in the DPDP Act guide and the DPDP Rules guide.
More in Data Principal rights & duties
Data PortabilityThe right to receive your data in a reusable format and move it to another service. The DPDP Act does not give this right.Read the definition Duties of the Data PrincipalThe obligations the Act places on individuals: follow the law, do not impersonate, do not suppress information, do not file false complaints.Read the definition Grievance RedressalThe process through which a Data Principal complains to a Data Fiduciary or Consent Manager and gets a response.Read the definition Right to Access InformationA Data Principal’s right to ask for a summary of her personal data and how it is processed.Read the definition Right to Be ForgottenA popular name for a person’s right to have data about them deleted. The DPDP Act frames it as a right to erasure.Read the definition Right to CorrectionA Data Principal’s right to have inaccurate or misleading data corrected, incomplete data completed and outdated data updated.Read the definition
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