[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":192},["ShallowReactive",2],{"cs-\u002Fcase-studies\u002Fdreamyhook-self-compliance":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"client":151,"date":152,"description":153,"extension":154,"featured":155,"h1":156,"meta":157,"metrics":158,"navigation":155,"ogTitle":171,"outcomes":172,"path":178,"quote":179,"quoteAuthor":180,"sector":181,"seo":182,"services":183,"stem":188,"summary":189,"updated":190,"__hash__":191},"caseStudies\u002Fcase-studies\u002Fdreamyhook-self-compliance.md","How DreamyHook Made Itself DPDP-Compliant",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":132},"minimark",[9,18,23,26,30,41,44,52,60,68,71,79,82,86,93,97,104,111,115,126],[10,11,12,13,17],"p",{},"We had a rule before launching this consultancy: ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"we would not sell DPDP compliance we hadn't done ourselves."," So we made DreamyHook Digital Media fully DPDP-compliant first — and wrote down exactly how. 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Running the program on ourselves taught us where the real work is — the engineering, not the paperwork.","The DreamyHook team","Software & AI Studio",{"title":5,"description":153},[184,185,186,187],"readiness-audit","technical-implementation","consent-management","data-principal-rights","case-studies\u002Fdreamyhook-self-compliance","Before we sold DPDP compliance to anyone, we ran the full program on ourselves — and documented every step. This is that playbook.","2026-05-20","VCKllea5epD_I__DCmpBx0V7x3_tL4UVYucc-ZT4AfU",1780230336537]