Privacy Notices & Consent Requirements

📘 Module 1: Understanding Privacy & Data Rights (45 Minutes)

📖 Section 1.1: What is Personal Data and Why It Matters

• Definitions: Personal data, sensitive personal data, processing
• Implications for individuals and businesses

📖 Section 1.2: Legal Foundations of Privacy

• DPDP Act, 2023 (India)
• Overview of GDPR (EU) and CCPA (USA)
• Data fiduciary and data principal roles

📖 Section 1.3: Core Privacy Principles

• Purpose limitation, data minimization, accountability
• Individual rights: Access, correction, erasure

📘 Module 2: Drafting & Structuring Privacy Notices (1 Hour)

📖 Section 2.1: What is a Privacy Notice?

• Difference between privacy notice, privacy policy, and terms of use
• Placement across digital touchpoints: websites, apps, forms

📖 Section 2.2: Key Components of a Compliant Privacy Notice

• Identity and contact of data controller
• Purpose of collection and data categories
• Data sharing practices, retention, user rights

📖 Section 2.3: Clarity & Accessibility

• Use of plain language over legalese
• Multilingual display and screen-reader compatibility

📘 Module 3: Consent – Collection, Management & Withdrawal (1 Hour)

📖 Section 3.1: What Constitutes Valid Consent

• Freely given, informed, specific, unambiguous, and revocable
• Differences between express and implied consent

📖 Section 3.2: Consent Mechanisms in Practice

• Cookie banners, opt-ins, checkboxes
• Consent logs, audit trails, and age verification

📖 Section 3.3: Withdrawal of Consent

• User right to revoke at any time
• Operational impact and how to handle consent withdrawals

📘 Module 4: Enforcement, Risk & Real-World Cases (45 Minutes)

📖 Section 4.1: Legal Penalties for Non-Compliance

• Penalties under DPDP Act: Fines up to ₹250 crore
• GDPR enforcement examples: Meta, Google, TikTok

📖 Section 4.2: Case Studies

• WhatsApp privacy policy update fallout
• Apple’s App Tracking Transparency impact
• Privacy lapses in Indian startups and compliance learning

📖 Section 4.3: Privacy by Design & Consent Governance Tools

• Embedding privacy into product and system design
• Overview of CMPs (Consent Management Platforms)

🔏 Empower your digital ecosystem — Build compliance, transparency, and trust through strong privacy governance and data rights awareness.