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I need to draft a DPIA, what is the minimum content?

A DPIA describes the processing, assesses the risks to data subjects and records the safeguards. GDPR Article 35 gives the building blocks, the Dutch DPA and EDPB publish practical templates.

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  1. 1Describe the processing concretely: purpose, data categories, subject groups, retention, recipients and any transfers outside the EEA.
  2. 2Test necessity and proportionality. Can you reach the same goal with less data or less invasively? Document why the current setup is the right one.
  3. 3Run the risk analysis from the data subject's perspective, not yours. Think unauthorised access, unwanted linking, profiling or discrimination.
  4. 4Tie measures to each risk: technical (encryption, access control, logging) and organisational (training, policy, contracts).
  5. 5Have the DPO or a privacy lawyer review, get board sign-off, and put a re-assessment date in the calendar.

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If you process special-category data at scale or run profiling with legal effects, get a specialist to review before go-live.

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