Interactive 3-step DPIA wizard. Screen whether a DPIA is needed, assess risks, plan mitigations, and generate a full DPIA report compliant with NDPA, POPIA, Kenya DPA, and GDPR.
Answer all 8 questions. If 2 or more answers are Yes, a full DPIA is required before commencing processing.
For each risk category, rate Likelihood and Impact on a scale of 1–3. Risk Score = Likelihood × Impact.
For each high or medium risk, specify mitigation measures. The tool will pre-suggest mitigations based on your risk ratings.
Case workspace
Build, save and export this legal workflow
This workspace turns the high-risk processing review result into a reusable matter note, dashboard item and gated PDF checklist. Use the app first, then save the evidence trail.
Benchmarked against Termly, OneTrust and enterprise consent platforms. The goal is not to copy them; it is to bring the useful workflow pattern into an Africa-first tool with official-source caution and local evidence capture.
Observed feature pattern
Mature privacy tools scan or map real processing activity, then connect policies, cookie choices, DSARs, consent logs and regulator evidence.
They preserve an audit trail instead of leaving users with a static policy that drifts away from the product.
They route high-risk processing into DPIA, breach and processor-contract workflows before launch or vendor onboarding.
Implemented on this app
This page now asks for matter, country or regime, date, status, evidence and risk flags before the user exports a note.
The app-specific checklist is not generic: it starts with "Describe the processing flow in plain language before scoring risk".
Saved workflows can be resumed from the dashboard and handed off to Privacy Policy Generator when the matter naturally continues.
The PDF/export moment is a value-after-result gate, so users can still use the tool first and only share email when saving the report.
Best next move
Whether the processing is likely to create high risk for individuals
Describe the processing flow in plain language before scoring risk
Scoring risk low because the business wants to launch quickly
Reviewed 28 April 2026 · Assessment wizard
High-risk processing review
A DPIA should be completed before launch, not after an incident. It documents necessity, proportionality, risks to people, safeguards and the decision to proceed or redesign.
Decisions this clarifies
Whether the processing is likely to create high risk for individuals
Which risks affect rights, freedoms, safety, discrimination, financial harm or confidentiality
Which safeguards reduce residual risk enough to proceed
Before you rely on it
Describe the processing flow in plain language before scoring risk
Include vulnerable groups, children, biometrics, health, credit, location and automated decisions as trigger checks
Assign every mitigation to an owner and review date
Red flags
Scoring risk low because the business wants to launch quickly
No consultation with product, security, legal or affected user representatives
No documented decision where high residual risk remains
Before filing, signing, publishing, or sending anything, keep a short record that links the app result to evidence and official-source checks.
Capture
Save the country or regime, parties, dates, amounts, selected options, and final output. Add why this matters: Whether the processing is likely to create high risk for individuals.
Attach
Describe the processing flow in plain language before scoring risk. Also keep the strongest supporting document, receipt, portal reference, ID, contract, policy, or court file beside the generated result.
Escalate
If you see this risk, pause and get qualified help: Scoring risk low because the business wants to launch quickly.
Paste this into your matter file, compliance folder, board pack, or lawyer handoff.
When Is a DPIA Required?
A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is a process for identifying and minimising the data protection risks of a project. Under the EU GDPR, Nigeria's NDPA 2023, Kenya's DPA 2019, and other major data protection laws, DPIAs are mandatory before commencing processing activities that are likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals.
Examples of processing that typically require a DPIA include: systematic and extensive profiling with significant effects; processing of special categories of data on a large scale; systematic monitoring of publicly accessible areas (CCTV); use of new technologies (facial recognition, AI-based decision-making); processing of children's data at scale; and cross-referencing or matching of large datasets.
Under the NDPA 2023 (Nigeria), major data controllers must complete a DPIA and submit it to the NDPC before commencing high-risk processing.
Under POPIA (South Africa), Privacy Impact Assessments are best practice for all significant new processing activities.
Under the Kenya DPA 2019, DPIAs are required for processing "likely to result in significant risks" to data subjects.
A DPIA must describe the processing, assess necessity and proportionality, identify risks, and outline measures to address those risks.
Disclaimer
This tool provides general information and educational resources only. Not legal advice. DPIA output is a template and starting point. Formal DPIAs may require review or submission to the relevant data protection authority. Consult a qualified data protection professional.