DPIA Readiness Check
Liability Check
Launching new products or processing sensitive data without a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) isn't just risky – it's a direct path to significant penalties for Data Fiduciaries. The DPDP Act mandates a DPIA for high-risk data processing, and ignorance is no defense.
Why DPIA Readiness Check is at Risk
If your startup in **Bengaluru's Manyata Tech Park** is building an AI-powered health app, or your e-commerce giant is implementing new **facial recognition for authentication**, you are likely engaging in high-risk processing. The DPDP Act 2023 explicitly requires **Significant Data Fiduciaries** to conduct DPIAs. Failure to identify and mitigate privacy risks proactively, especially with **sensitive personal data** like health or biometric information, can lead to massive fines. A DPIA is your chance to identify, assess, and mitigate these risks *before* the Data Protection Board comes knocking.
Common Violations
- 1.Launching a new product or feature involving **sensitive personal data** (e.g., biometrics, health, financial data) without conducting a DPIA.
- 2.Not performing a DPIA when introducing **new processing technologies** like AI/ML that could lead to profiling or discriminatory outcomes.
- 3.Failing to update existing DPIAs when there are **significant changes** to processing operations, data types, or system architectures.
The Immediate Fix
Establish clear internal criteria for when a DPIA is required, focusing on new projects involving sensitive data, large-scale processing, or innovative technologies. Implement a simple checklist for project managers to self-assess DPIA triggers at the ideation stage.
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- Start with the free self-check to find questions for your team.
- Our paid gap assessment takes four weeks. We check your apps, documents and records, then list what needs fixing.
- Fixing the agreed gaps takes two to three months. A final assessment checks the completed work.
Save your results and discuss the questions with your team.
Next step after the audit
The audit shows the gaps. Sanctum closes them. One programme covers legal position, data map, gap analysis, implementation, tooling, training, a written readiness opinion, and breach cover, under one accountable owner. See the all-in-one programme
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