{"id":41191,"date":"2025-09-23T00:40:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T22:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2b-advice.com\/glossary\/datenschutz-folgenabschaetzung\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T17:21:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:21:37","slug":"data-protection-impact-assessment","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/2b-advice.com\/en\/glossary\/datenschutz-folgenabschaetzung\/","title":{"rendered":"Data protection impact assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Data protection impact assessment<\/h1>\n<p><strong>What is a data protection impact assessment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the processing of personal data is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, the controller shall carry out an assessment of the impact of the intended processing operations on the protection of personal data in advance (Art. 35 para. 1 GDPR). This applies in particular in cases where new technologies are used or if the potential risk arises due to the nature, scope, circumstances or purposes of the processing. Such a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) is therefore a formal procedure that is used to determine the potential risk of data processing and may result in consultation with the competent supervisory authority (Art. 36 GDPR).<\/p>\n<h2>Practical example<\/h2>\n<p>Before a company installs surveillance cameras, it prepares a data protection impact assessment to evaluate the risks to the privacy of those affected.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the processing of personal data is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, the controller shall carry out an assessment of the impact of the intended processing operations on the protection of personal data in advance (Art. 35 para. 1 GDPR). 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