Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)

Assessing Risk, Protecting Trust.
Identify, evaluate, and mitigate privacy risks before they impact your business.

Assessing Risk, Protecting Trust

As organizations adopt new technologies, platforms, or processes that handle personal data, regulators expect a careful evaluation of the risks involved. Under the GDPR (EU), conducting a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is mandatory for high-risk processing activities. Other laws — such as HIPAA (U.S.), DPDP Act (India, 2023), CCPA/CPRA (California), and LGPD (Brazil) — recommend or require similar assessments.

A DPIA is not just a compliance checkbox — it’s a structured process to:

  • Identify privacy risks early
  • Recommend safeguards before issues arise
  • Build privacy by design into new initiatives
  • Demonstrate accountability to regulators and customers

By conducting DPIAs, your organization can innovate faster, safer, and with greater confidence.

Why DPIAs Matter

Mandatory under GDPR

Required for high-risk processing such as large-scale monitoring, sensitive data handling, or new tech implementations.

Regulator expectation globally

While not always mandatory, DPIAs demonstrate compliance under HIPAA, DPDP, CCPA, LGPD, and PDPA.

Risk reduction

Prevent breaches, compliance failures, or misuse of personal data.

Trust-building

Customers and stakeholders see proof that privacy risks are proactively managed.

Future-proofing

DPIAs help organizations adapt as regulations evolve.

Our DPIA Approach

1. Risk Analysis of New Projects & Technologies
  • Assess how personal data will be collected, processed, stored, or shared in new initiatives.
  • Identify high-risk processing activities, including cross-border transfers or sensitive data handling.
  • Evaluate security vulnerabilities and operational dependencies.
2. Safeguard Recommendations
  • Suggest technical measures: encryption, access controls, pseudonymization, data minimization.
  • Suggest organizational measures: governance policies, training programs, vendor agreements.
  • Provide prioritized actions that balance compliance, cost, and practicality.
3. Regulatory Alignment
  • Ensure your DPIA meets expectations of GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD, PDPA, and DPDP Act.
  • Apply privacy by design and privacy by default principles across your project lifecycle.
  • Align DPIA outcomes with certification standards (e.g., ISO/IEC 27001).
4. Documentation & Transparency
  • Produce clear DPIA reports that regulators expect to see.
  • Document decisions, risk mitigations, and compliance measures.
  • Provide leadership dashboards for visibility into privacy risks and mitigation status.
What You Gain

What You Gain

  • Proactive Risk Management — Identify and address risks before they escalate.
  • Regulatory Confidence — Be prepared for audits, inspections, and compliance checks.
  • Faster, Safer Innovation — Launch new products or services with privacy safeguards already in place.
  • Transparent Accountability — Demonstrate to regulators, partners, and customers that data protection is a core priority.

Who Needs DPIAs?

Startups & Scale-ups

Launching new apps or AI-driven tools that handle personal data.

Enterprises

Adopting cloud, IoT, or big data technologies with large-scale data use.

Regulated Industries

Healthcare, banking, fintech, and IT services requiring compliance checks.

E-commerce & Global Brands

Handling sensitive customer data across jurisdictions.

Why Work With Us?

Global-first expertise

Alignment with GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, LGPD, DPDP, and more.

Headquartered in Mumbai, serving worldwide

Local presence, global reach.

Practical approach

We deliver DPIAs that are understandable, actionable, and regulator-ready.

Industry breadth

Experience across healthcare, banking, fintech, IT, and e-commerce.

End-to-end support

From early-stage risk analysis to long-term compliance monitoring.

Next Steps

Planning a new project or technology rollout? Don’t let compliance slow you down. With our DPIA expertise, you can move forward with confidence, knowing risks are identified, mitigated, and documented.

Contact us today to schedule a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) and ensure your next innovation is compliant, trusted, and secure.

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