{"id":211347,"date":"2026-02-08T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T18:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/08\/data-law-spurs-hotel-contract-resets-on-guest-privacy\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T14:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T19:20:09","slug":"data-law-spurs-hotel-contract-resets-on-guest-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/08\/data-law-spurs-hotel-contract-resets-on-guest-privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Data law spurs hotel contract resets on guest privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Data law spurs hotel contract resets on guest privacy<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-02-08 13:36:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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New Delhi: Several hotel owners are rushing to renegotiate longstanding agreements with international operators and booking platforms to clarify data protection responsibilities under the new Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and strengthen measures to prevent any breach of guest data.<\/p>\n

The move reflects the growing concern among hoteliers about the liability exposure in an industry where guest information is exposed to several stakeholders including hotel management firms and travel companies, legal experts said.<\/p>\n

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Hotel owners look to renegotiate long-standing deals amid concerns over liability exposure; the sector more vulnerable than others: Experts<\/p>\n

They said the sector is more vulnerable than others, citing given prior instances of hacking and credit card theft and widespread sharing of guest data across property systems, brand platforms, online travel agencies (OTAs) and technology providers, creating multiple access points and higher dependency risk.<\/p>\n

“Owners are waking up to the fact that they could be on the hook for violations they have no control over,” said Sujjain Talwar, partner at Economic Laws Practice (ELP).<\/p>\n

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Several existing industry contracts stretch over decades. They were signed long before data privacy emerged as a regulatory priority and contain little guidance on who controls guest data or bears responsibility for breaches. “These are typically 20- to 30-year management agreements that never contemplated privacy law,” Talwar said.<\/p>\n

The DPDP Act, which came into force last year, imposes significant penalties for mishandling personal information and grants consumers new rights over their data.Experts said many travel and hospitality companies are grappling with multiple challenges in understanding and implementing the rules in view of the complexities involved.<\/p>\n

“As they deal with heavy volumes of PII (personally identifiable information) data that they receive directly from individuals and corporates under different…<\/p>\n

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