Section 4 of The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 View Chapter 2

Grounds for processing personal data

   (1)  A person may process the personal data of a Data Principal only in accordance with the provisions of this Act and for a lawful purpose,—

    (a)  for which the Data Principal has given her consent; or

    (b)  for certain legitimate uses.

   (2)  For the purposes of this section, the expression “lawful purpose” means any purpose which is not expressly forbidden by law.