Does a Data Fiduciary have to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO)?

Reviewed by: Santosh Raut
Senior IT Architect & Privacy Technology Consultant
Last Updated: 05 June 2026

Answer:

A Significant Data Fiduciary must appoint a Data Protection Officer who is based in India and is responsible to the board of directors or similar governing body. The DPO is the point of contact for grievance redressal. Other Data Fiduciaries must at least publish the contact details of a person able to answer questions about the processing of personal data.
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