Data Protection Impact Assessment
The challenge
Understanding when a DPIA is mandatory
The EU GDPR requires a DPIA whenever your data processing poses a high risk to individuals’ rights and freedoms. This includes activities like profiling, large-scale processing of sensitive data, or systematic monitoring of public spaces.
Common scenarios that trigger a DPIA
A DPIA is essential for:
- Systematic, extensive evaluations of personal data, including profiling.
- Large-scale processing of sensitive personal information.
- Continuous monitoring of public areas on a broad scale.
If your project fits any of these categories, a DPIA isn’t just recommended, it’s legally required.
Expert DPIA support you can trust
Many organisations lack the in-house expertise to conduct GDPR-compliant DPIAs. BH Consulting brings extensive experience in delivering thorough, efficient DPIAs for both public and private sector clients ,helping you stay compliant and mitigate risks on time.
The service
A Data Protection Impact Assessment enables clients to understand and manage personal data processing risks and demonstrate accountability (GDPR Article 5(2)).
Policies, procedures and processes
A DPIA is a process which helps organisations to anticipate and address the likely privacy impact of projects and technologies, to identify privacy related issues, develop solutions, and ensure that such issues are addressed appropriately in a manner consistent with statutory obligations and corporate policies.
BH Consulting follow best practise guidelines for Data Protection Impact Assessments published by ENISA, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office, and by the Data Protection Commission in Ireland.
Assess, Act, and Embed DPIA Best Practice
BH Consulting conduct initial data protection impact assessment workshops, to assess the risks associated with a new or existing data processing activity, system, or technology. Additionally, we provide subsequent recommendations on the appropriate controls to mitigate or minimise those risks.
We work on developing an action plan to manage the implementation of the given recommendations. Our experienced consultants also help to establish and document the tailored DPIA process for clients for future internal use.
This service can be carried out remotely.
Benefits
Reduce unnecessary data processing activities and storage
Build trust with your customers and internal stakeholders
Minimise the risk of data breaches and in turn damage to your organisation’s reputation
Demonstrate your commitment to data protection to the regulator
Prevent unlawful processing
Implement a risk-based approach
Implement privacy by design and by default
Testimonials
“We engaged the services of BH Consulting in September to act as our DPO. They have expertly guided us through our GDPR journey, helping us to finalise our requirements to meet the GDPR standards. They have done this in a professional manner all the while aware of our limited time resources. Our DPO Annemarie, understands the way in which we work and has completely adapted her approach to suit our needs. I couldn’t recommend Annemarie and the team at BH consulting highly enough.”
“We found BH Consulting to be a huge help in achieving our ISO 27001 certification as they put so much structure on the process and helped us along every step of the way. Their knowledge and guidance the whole way along the journey was reassuring and really made the process seamless and easy to follow and understand. They were there to keep us accountable and ensure we were progressing at our bi-weekly meetings. We would definitely recommend BH Consulting to any organisation thinking of going for ISO 27001 certification and so quickly and cost effectively was a massive relief. The expertise BH Consulting provided to ensure we have a robust GDPR compliance framework in place was great. We would have no hesitation recommending BH Consulting to others in a similar position.”
“Make-A-Wish Ireland has been working with BH Consulting for three years and have found them to be incredibly supportive. GDPR can be extremely challenging and yet, for an organisation like ours, it is critical to be on top of everything at all times as we deal with such highly sensitive data. The support we have been given is practical, logical, and most importantly calming. They have demystified the complexities and have done repeated training with our team in order for everyone to be comfortable with all aspects. We would highly recommend any company to work with BH Consulting. A special thanks must go to Tracy Elliott who has worked with us since the start.”
“BH Consulting have been our CISO since February 2019 and we have found their expertise to be extremely beneficial. They are very accessible when we need them and are very pragmatic in the advice they give. We really like the fact that they are independent and not tied to any vendors or solutions. We have confidence that BH Consulting are there with the right expertise and advice when we need them.”
“BH Consulting provide a reliable and valuable service to our organisation. Their expertise and continued guidance has been a great support to us since the introduction of GDPR.”
Why get in touch with BH Consulting
BH Consulting is a trusted, independent cybersecurity and data protection consultancy with over 20 years of experience. Whether you need expert guidance on compliance, risk management, or security strategy, our team delivers practical, vendor-neutral advice tailored to your needs.
- Trusted by global brands and public sector bodies
- ISO 27001-certified team with deep domain expertise
- Proven track record in delivering real-world solutions
- Flexible services: CISO/DPO as-a-Service, audits, training & more
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