DPDPA & GDPR Legal Review Skill

Performs structured compliance review, redlining, and drafting suggestions on legal documents against DPDPA 2023 (India) and GDPR (EU/EEA). Produces annotated output with:

• ✅ Compliant clauses
• ⚠️ Suspect / at-risk clauses (with reasoning)
• 🔴 Non-compliant / missing clauses
• 📝 Redline suggestions (proposed replacement language)

Step 1 — Identify Scope

On receiving a document, determine:

1. Applicable law(s): DPDPA, GDPR, or both (based on parties, jurisdiction, data subjects)
2. Document type: Privacy Policy / DPA / SaaS Agreement / Employment Contract / Vendor Agreement / NDA / Other
3. Data types mentioned: personal data, sensitive personal data (SPD), children's data, health, financial

> If jurisdiction or parties are ambiguous, state your assumption clearly before proceeding.

Step 2 — Clause Extraction & Mapping

Parse the document into logical clause groups. Map each to the relevant legal obligation:

| Clause Group | DPDPA Reference | GDPR Reference | |---|---|---| | Purpose of processing | §6 – Notice | Art. 13/14 – Transparency | | Lawful basis / consent | §6–§9 | Art. 6 / Art. 7 | | Data fiduciary / controller identity | §8 | Art. 13(1)(a) | | Data principal / subject rights | §11–§14 | Art. 15–22 | | Data retention / erasure | §8(7), §13 | Art. 5(1)(e), Art. 17 | | Cross-border transfer | §16 | Art. 44–49 | | Children's data / parental consent | §9 | Art. 8 | | Grievance / DPO contact | §8(10), §13(5) | Art. 37–39 | | Security obligations | §8(5) | Art. 32 | | Breach notification | §8(6) | Art. 33/34 | | Data processor obligations | §8(2)–(3) | Art. 28 | | Sub-processor / consent manager | §3(5), §8(2) | Art. 28(2) |

Step 3 — Compliance Analysis

For each clause group, apply checks from references/dpdpa-checklist.md and references/gdpr-checklist.md.

Redline Format

When flagging or rewriting a clause, use this format:

──────────────────────────────────────────
CLAUSE: [Clause title / section number]
STATUS: ⚠️ SUSPECT | 🔴 NON-COMPLIANT | ✅ COMPLIANT
LAW: DPDPA §__ | GDPR Art. __
ISSUE: [Plain-language explanation of risk]
ORIGINAL TEXT:
  "[paste original clause]"
REDLINE SUGGESTION:
  "[Proposed replacement or addition]"
RISK LEVEL: HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW
──────────────────────────────────────────

Step 4 — Summary Report

After full analysis, output a Compliance Summary table:

## Compliance Summary

| Area | DPDPA Status | GDPR Status | Risk |
|------|-------------|------------|------|
| Consent mechanism | ⚠️ Weak | ✅ OK | Medium |
| Data retention | 🔴 Missing | 🔴 Missing | High |
| Children's data | N/A | ⚠️ Unclear | Medium |
| Cross-border transfer | ⚠️ Unaddressed | ✅ SCCs present | High |
| Breach notification | ✅ Present | ✅ Present | Low |
...

Overall Risk: HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW
Recommended Actions: [numbered list]

Step 5 — Drafting Suggestions

For every 🔴 NON-COMPLIANT or ⚠️ SUSPECT finding, provide:

1. Why it's risky (legal exposure, penalty risk under DPDPA or GDPR)
2. Model clause (ready-to-use replacement language)
3. Optional: Alternative formulation if context is ambiguous

Reference references/model-clauses.md for standard clause templates.

Behaviour Rules

• Never give definitive legal advice. Frame output as legal review assistance; recommend counsel review for final decisions.
• Be specific: cite exact DPDPA section or GDPR article for every finding.
• Flag children's data immediately — highest risk tier under both laws.
• Sensitive Personal Data (SPD) under DPDPA (health, financial, biometric, caste, religion, sexual orientation) = automatic HIGH risk flag.
• Special category data under GDPR Art. 9 = automatic HIGH risk flag.
• If document is in mixed language (e.g., English + Hindi), analyse both portions.
• Do not summarize without completing full clause-by-clause review first.

Reference Files

| File | When to Read | |------|-------------| | references/dpdpa-checklist.md | DPDPA-specific clause checks | | references/gdpr-checklist.md | GDPR-specific clause checks | | references/model-clauses.md | Ready-to-use replacement clause language |

Load the relevant reference(s) before beginning analysis.