IMPACT helps you to identify your needs using the DPIA.

What is DPIA, and how can it help?

A Data Protection Impact Assessment is a risk management process to help your business identify, mitigate & minimize data protection risks. If the data processing is likely to result in a high impact on Individuals or if this includes special category data then a DPIA is compulsory.

Knowing when you need to do a DPIA can be difficult we recommend one in these circumstances

Involves the collection of personal information about individuals
Compels individuals to provide information about themselves
Personal data being disclosed to businesses or people who have not previously had routine access to the information
You want to use information about individuals for a purpose it is not currently used for, or in a way it is not currently used
A type of information about individuals may raise privacy concerns or expectations
Personal data being processed in a way that impacts or involves making decisions or taking action against individuals.
Involves making changes to the way personal data is obtained, recorded, transmitted, deleted, or held?
Requires someone to contact individuals in ways which they may find intrusive
Involves new technology which might be perceived as being privacy-intrusive

How DPIA works

DPIA's, Our expertise in carrying out DPIA's covers Sales, Financial systems, HR data, Software applications, Wearable Tech, Covid measures, Artificial Intelligence, Algothryms & Data Analytics

Step 1

We will Document broadly what the project/process aims to achieve and what type of processing it involves.

Step 2

Review and document the nature of the processing: how data is collected, processed, retained & Deleted along with the source and transmission of the data to others.

Step 3

Justification and stakeholder engagement to seek views of those departments and individuals involved in the process as well as specialist experts where required.

Step 4

Assess necessity & proportionality reviewing purpose & lawful basis for the processing.

Step 5

Assessing, Identifying, Mitigate & Minimise Risk.

Step 6

Recording of outcomes & schedule review.

"We make sense of the complexity"

How IMPACT can help

Whether you want to Innovate, digitally transform your business, or make minor changes. Our extensive experience with DPIAs helps you get the most out of the process.

We have been carrying out DPIA's for many years on many different projects and processes. We quickly help you identify and minimize security & privacy risks using tried and tested mitigation measures.

Our focus on the DPIA process helps keep you on track and keep your project moving forward.

Our guidance on mitigation measures will help reassure, build trust & transparency with stakeholders.

We help you implement Practical measures that are proportionate to your business.

The Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)

Don’t let GDPR block your innovation