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DPIA / Privacy Impact Assessment Builder

Describe a processing activity and we assemble a structured DPIA / PIA draft you can copy into your own document. It follows the shape expected under GDPR Article 35 and Quebec Law 25. It is a starting draft, not a filed assessment.

Describe the processing activity

Project / activity name

Controller / organization

Purpose of processing (why you collect and use this data)

Categories of personal data

Data subjects (whose data)

Lawful basis (GDPR)

Recipients & sub-processors

Retention period

Cross-border transfers

Risk factors present Large-scale processing Systematic monitoring / tracking Sensitive / special-category data Automated decisions / profiling / AI Children / vulnerable people Combining / matching datasets

Existing safeguards / mitigations (optional)

Your DPIA draft

Fill in the activity name and purpose to generate your draft.

This is a draft generator, not a completed DPIA. A defensible DPIA requires a real assessment of the likelihood and severity of harm to individuals, consultation where required, and sign-off by an accountable person (and your DPO or privacy officer where you have one). The draft here structures your inputs into the standard sections; it does not judge whether your risks are acceptable. Under GDPR Article 35 a DPIA is mandatory for high-risk processing, and Quebec Law 25 requires a PIA for high-risk projects. Have the final assessment reviewed by a qualified privacy professional before you rely on it.

Questions

When is a DPIA required?

Under GDPR Article 35, a Data Protection Impact Assessment is required for processing that is likely to result in a high risk to individuals, such as large-scale profiling, systematic monitoring, or processing of sensitive data. Quebec Law 25 requires a Privacy Impact Assessment for high-risk projects and certain cross-border transfers.

Is the generated DPIA ready to file?

No. It is a structured first draft based on what you enter. You must review it, add real detail about your controls and risks, and have it validated by a privacy professional before you rely on it.

What is the difference between a DPIA and a PIA?

They are the same idea under different names. GDPR calls it a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA); Quebec Law 25 and many other frameworks call it a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA). Both document the risks of a processing activity and how you mitigate them.

Is this tool free?

Yes, it is free with no signup. If you need DPIAs done properly and defensibly, our privacy and GDPR readiness services can help.

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