Chapter III — Rights and duties of Data Principal

Section 15 — Duties of Data Principal

15. A Data Principal shall perform the following duties, namely:—

(a) comply with the provisions of all applicable laws for the time being in force while exercising rights under the provisions of this Act;

(b) to ensure not to impersonate another person while providing her personal data for a specified purpose;

(c) to ensure not to suppress any material information while providing her personal data for any document, unique identifier, proof of identity or proof of address issued by the State or any of its instrumentalities;

(d) to ensure not to register a false or frivolous grievance or complaint with a Data Fiduciary or the Board; and

(e) to furnish only such information as is verifiably authentic, while exercising the right to correction or erasure under the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder. CHAPTER IV SPECIAL PROVISIONS

Source: The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (No. 22 of 2023), Act No. 22 of 2023, Gazette of India Extraordinary, 11 August 2023; SHA-256 4deb23981d30… — verified copy

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