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DPDP Rules, 2025

Rule 16Exemption from Act for research, archiving or statistical purposes

The text of Rule 16 of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, as published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II — Section 3(i).

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Rule 16 as published in the Gazette of India

The provisions of the Act shall not apply to the processing of personal data necessary for research, archiving or statistical purposes if it is carried on in accordance with the standards specified in Second Schedule.

Source. Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (G.S.R. 846(E), notified 13 November 2025), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II — Section 3(i). Reproduced verbatim. This page is a reference, not legal advice, and no advisor–client relationship arises from reading it.

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The authoritative text is the one published in the Gazette of India.