--- title: "Data Privacy & DPDP Lawyers in Kochi" date: 2026-09-29 author: "Sagar Agrawal" url: https://ksandk.com/data-privacy-lawyers-in-kochi/ --- [Skip to main content](#brx-content)[Skip to footer](#brx-footer) # Data Privacy & DPDP Lawyers in Kochi King Stubb & Kasiva advises Kochi and Kerala businesses on the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the DPDP Rules, 2025 from our office on Banerji Road, Ernakulam. [Send an enquiry](https://ksandk.com/contact-us/)[Call +91-484-3592950](tel:+914843592950) Kochi office**Banerji Road, Ernakulam** High Court**Kerala High Court** DPDP compliance date**13 May 2027** Kochi ## Data privacy lawyers in Kochi Kochi is Kerala’s commercial centre, with IT parks, hospitals and healthcare providers, tourism and hospitality businesses, and a major port. Hospitals, hotels and travel businesses collect patients’ and guests’ personal data, and IT companies here often process data for overseas clients. The Kerala High Court also sits in Kochi. We help Kochi businesses write clear notices, decide when consent is needed, secure guest and patient records, and set retention and deletion rules that match the DPDP Rules. For the full picture of the law, read our [one-page guide to the DPDP Act in India](https://ksandk.com/privacy-review/). ### DPDP guidance for Kochi businesses - [Website compliance](https://ksandk.com/data-protection-and-data-privacy/dpdp-act-website-compliance/) - [Data retention and deletion](https://ksandk.com/data-protection-and-data-privacy/data-retention-deletion-dpdp-act-india/) - [Cross-border data transfers](https://ksandk.com/data-protection-and-data-privacy/cross-border-data-transfers-dpdp-act-india/) - [Vendors and shared data](https://ksandk.com/data-protection-and-data-privacy/how-should-companies-handle-data-shared-with-vendors-under-dpdp-act/) Services ## DPDP lawyers in Kochi: how we help Advice on the DPDP Act and Rules from readiness through to breaches and proceedings before the Data Protection Board. [### DPDP compliance advisory Gap assessments, data mapping, privacy notices, consent design and a compliance roadmap to 13 May 2027. Learn more](https://ksandk.com/data-protection-and-data-privacy/dpdp-act-compliance-advisory-services/) [### Data Protection Officer services Setting up and supporting the DPO function, including for Significant Data Fiduciaries that must appoint one. Learn more](https://ksandk.com/data-protection-and-data-privacy/data-protection-officer-dpo-services-india/) [### Significant Data Fiduciary readiness Annual DPIAs, independent audits and governance for entities notified as Significant Data Fiduciaries. Learn more](https://ksandk.com/data-protection-and-data-privacy/significant-data-fiduciary-sdf-readiness-audit/) [### Data breach response Breach intimation to the Data Protection Board and affected individuals, CERT-In reporting and regulator engagement. Learn more](https://ksandk.com/data-protection-and-data-privacy/data-breach-response-notification-counsel/) Office and team ## Our Kochi office and data privacy team ### King Stubb & Kasiva, Kochi Office 1st Floor, Manavalan Building, Amulya Street, Banerji Road, Ernakulam, Kochi 682018 [+91-484-3592950](tel:+914843592950) [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=King%20Stubb%20%26%20Kasiva%2C%201st%20Floor%2C%20Manavalan%20Building%2C%20Amulya%20Street%2C%20Banerji%20Road%2C%20Ernakulam%2C%20Kochi%20682018)[Kochi office page](https://ksandk.com/locations/kochi/) ### Data privacy partners The practice is led from New Delhi and Bengaluru and works with our Kochi office on matters for clients here. [![Jidesh Kumar](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/jidesh-Ksandk-514x720.webp)**Jidesh Kumar**Managing Partner, Bengaluru](https://ksandk.com/people/jidesh-kumar/) [![Rajesh Sivaswamy](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/Rajesh-Ksandk-620x720.webp)**Rajesh Sivaswamy**Senior Partner, New Delhi](https://ksandk.com/people/rajesh-sivaswamy/) [![Dhruv Kaushal](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/e18ba7fb-7799-4a25-b56b-436d5a95a1bf-585x720.png)**Dhruv Kaushal**Partner, New Delhi](https://ksandk.com/people/dhruv-kaushal/) [![Aniket Ghosh](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/Aniket-Ghosh-530x720.webp)**Aniket Ghosh**Partner, New Delhi](https://ksandk.com/people/aniket-ghosh/) [![Sindhuja Kashyap](https://ksandk.com/wp-content/uploads/Sindhuja-Kashyap-ksk01-480x720.webp)**Sindhuja Kashyap**Partner, New Delhi](https://ksandk.com/people/sindhuja-kashyap/) Key dates ## When the DPDP Act applies The DPDP Rules, 2025 bring the Act into force in three stages. 1. **13 Nov 2025**The DPDP Rules were notified. The Data Protection Board provisions came into force. 2. **13 Nov 2026**The Consent Manager framework applies. 3. **13 May 2027**The core obligations apply: notice, consent, security safeguards, breach intimation, retention and data principal rights. [Check your DPDP readiness](https://ksandk.com/privacy-review/scorecard/) FAQ ## Data privacy in Kochi: common questions Does the DPDP Act apply to businesses in Kochi? Yes. The DPDP Act applies across India to digital personal data, whether collected online or collected offline and later digitised. It also applies to businesses outside India that offer goods or services to people in India. When do the DPDP Act obligations apply? The DPDP Rules, 2025 were notified on 13 November 2025. The Consent Manager provisions apply from 13 November 2026, and the core obligations on notice, consent, security safeguards, breach intimation, data principal rights and retention apply from 13 May 2027. Do hospitals and hotels need consent to use patients’ and guests’ data? Generally yes, with a clear notice, unless a legitimate use applies. Section 7 allows processing without consent in a medical emergency, for treatment during a public health threat, and where a person voluntarily provides data for a specified purpose and has not objected. Where are data privacy disputes from Kochi decided? Complaints under the DPDP Act go to the Data Protection Board of India, and appeals from the Board go to TDSAT within 60 days. Civil courts cannot hear matters the Board can decide, but writ petitions and constitutional challenges can be brought before the Kerala High Court. How do I contact the data privacy lawyers in Kochi? Call the Kochi office on +91-484-3592950, visit us at Banerji Road, Ernakulam, or send an enquiry through our contact form. A member of the data privacy team will respond. Offices ## Data privacy lawyers in other cities The same data privacy team advises from each King Stubb & Kasiva office. [Data privacy lawyers in New Delhi](https://ksandk.com/data-privacy-lawyers-in-new-delhi/)[Data privacy lawyers in Mumbai](https://ksandk.com/data-privacy-lawyers-in-mumbai/)[Data privacy lawyers in Bengaluru](https://ksandk.com/data-privacy-lawyers-in-bengaluru/)[Data privacy lawyers in Chennai](https://ksandk.com/data-privacy-lawyers-in-chennai/)[Data privacy lawyers in Hyderabad](https://ksandk.com/data-privacy-lawyers-in-hyderabad/)[Data privacy lawyers in Pune](https://ksandk.com/data-privacy-lawyers-in-pune/)[All data privacy services](https://ksandk.com/privacy-review/) ## Speak to a data privacy lawyer in Kochi Tell us what your organisation does with personal data and what you need. A member of the data privacy team will respond. [Send an enquiry](https://ksandk.com/contact-us/)[Call +91-484-3592950](tel:+914843592950) Last reviewed 29 September 2026. 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