** Data: means a representation of information, facts, concepts, opinions or instructions in a manner suitable for communication, interpretation or processing by human beings or by automated means

** Personal Data: means any data about an individual who is identifiable by or in relation to such data

** Digital Personal Data: means personal data in digital form

** Personal Data Breach: means any unauthorised processing of personal data or accidental disclosure, acquisition, sharing, use, alteration, destruction or loss of access to personal data, that compromises the confidentiality, integrity or availability of personal data

** Data Fiduciary: means any person who alone or in conjunction with other persons determines the purpose and means of processing of personal data

** Significant Data Fiduciary: means any Data Fiduciary or class of Data Fiduciaries as may be notified by the Central Government under section 10

** Data Principal: means the individual to whom the personal data relates and where such individual is

** Data Processor: means any person who processes personal data on behalf of a Data Fiduciary;

** Data Protection Officer: means an individual appointed by the Significant Data Fiduciary under clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 10;

** Digital Office: means an office that adopts an online mechanism wherein the proceedings, from receipt of intimation or complaint or reference or directions or appeal, as the case may be, to the disposal thereof, are conducted in online or digital mode

** Processing: in relation to personal data, means a wholly or partly automated operation or set of operations performed on digital personal data, and includes operations such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation, retrieval, use, alignment or combination, indexing, sharing, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, restriction, erasure or destruction

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