Definition
DPDP Act 2023 · s. 14Your right to name another individual who will exercise your rights under the Act if you die or become incapacitated. "Incapacity" means being unable to exercise your rights because of unsoundness of mind or infirmity of body (s. 14(2)). GDPR has no equivalent: it does not apply to the data of deceased persons at all (Recital 27).
A Data Principal shall have the right to nominate, in such manner as may be prescribed, any other individual, who shall, in the event of death or incapacity of the Data Principal, exercise the rights of the Data Principal in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder.
Also called right to nominatenominee