Data Privacy Services: Data Protection Impact Assessment

PRIMARY CONTACTS:
Eric M. Wright CPA, CITP
Eric M. Fair CISA, CDPSE, CBCLA 

A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is a process to help identify and minimize data protection risks to an organization. To assess the level of risk, you must consider both the likelihood and the severity of any impact on data subjects.

When is a DPIA required?

Whenever processing is likely to result in high-risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals. Required at least in the following cases, under GDPR:

• A systematic and extensive evaluation of the personal aspects of an individual, including profiling;
• Processing of sensitive data on a large scale;
• Systematic monitoring of public areas on a large scale

It is also good practice to perform a DPIA as a baseline or for any major initiative which requires the processing of personal data.

Your DPIA must:

• Describe the nature, scope, context and purposes of the processing;
• Assess necessity, proportionality and compliance measures;
• Identify and assess risks to and impact on data subjects; and
• Identify any additional measures to mitigate those risks.

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About Schneider Downs Data Privacy Services

At Schneider Downs, our IT Risk Advisory Practice has a team of professionals who specialize in data privacy. Our team not only understands the evolving data privacy regulations but also the technologies that allow for opportunities to enable controls in the effort of reducing and protecting the data footprint and ongoing risks of non-compliance. 

Learn more about our Data Privacy Services or contact us for more information.