Definition
DPDP Act 2023 · s. 2(j)The individual the personal data is about. For a child, the term includes the parents or lawful guardian; for a person with a disability, their lawful guardian acting on their behalf. The Act gives you, as Data Principal, rights to information, correction and erasure, grievance redressal and nomination (ss. 11 to 14), and duties of your own, such as not filing false complaints (s. 15).
"Data Principal" means the individual to whom the personal data relates and where such individual is (i) a child, includes the parents or lawful guardian of such a child; (ii) a person with disability, includes her lawful guardian, acting on her behalf.
Also called data subject (GDPR)consumer (CCPA)PII principal (ISO 29100)