What is a DPDP system inventory? A DPDP system inventory is a structured register of every application, database, SaaS tool and data store that holds personal data, recording what data it holds, its sensitivity, who owns it, where it is hosted, and what controls protect it. It is the foundation of DPDP compliance for IT: you cannot secure, retain or delete data you have not mapped. This pack provides the template and method to build that inventory quickly.
Classify every app, database and SaaS tool that holds personal data — the foundation a CIO needs for DPDP compliance.
1.1 Each system row captures: name, owner, purpose, data categories held, sensitivity, hosting location, retention period, who has access, and DPDP scope flag.
1.2 Designed to become your single source of truth for what personal data lives where.
2.1 A practical method to find systems fast: start from finance/procurement (SaaS spend), identity provider (app logins), and team interviews, then reconcile.
2.2 Surfaces shadow IT and forgotten data stores that a top-down list misses.
Based on your selections, the full template captures:
Every DPDP obligation — security, retention, deletion, Data Principal rights, breach scoping — depends on knowing which systems hold personal data. Yet most organisations have no complete, current inventory; data hides in SaaS tools bought by individual teams, in spreadsheets, and in backups.
A system inventory is the highest-leverage first step for a CIO. Once you can see the estate, every other control becomes targeted and provable. This pack gets you there in days.
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