In this episode, Uttara Jhaveri, Member – Technology Law and Life Sciences & Healthcare Law Practice, and Sanjana Shrivastav, Member – Technology Law Practice, examine the personal data retention and erasure framework under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. They explain how long a data fiduciary may retain personal data, when erasure is mandatory, minimum retention periods, extended timelines applicable to e-commerce platforms, online gaming intermediaries, and social media intermediaries, and the obligation to provide prior notice to the data principal before erasure of personal data.