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Security, Privacy and Compliance

What Is a DPIA?

An assessment of the privacy risks of a new system or process, and how they will be reduced, required under the GDPR for higher-risk processing.

Legal Tech GlossaryBy The Circle Desk

Why It Matters

Rolling out an AI tool that processes personal data often triggers a DPIA. Privacy software provides templates and workflows so assessments are consistent and recorded.

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Related Terms

GDPR
The EU General Data Protection Regulation, which governs how personal data about people in the EU is collected, used, transferred and protected. The UK has its own version.
AI governance
The policies, approvals, training and monitoring an organization uses to decide which AI tools people may use, for what, and how the results are checked.

General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.