A Privacy impact assessment (PIA) is a tool that can assist you to understand and evaluate your organisation’s compliance with the Information Privacy Principles (IPPs) in the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (PDP Act). A PIA can help to identify any potential privacy risks and develop risk mitigation strategies to address these privacy impacts before a project or initiative commences.
Using a PIA helps organisations to build good practices by highlighting the privacy elements that need to be considered for every project. PIAs also assist with embedding a positive privacy culture, promoting privacy awareness and encouraging all members of the organisation to consider potential risks before a project begins.
More information
- We have developed a PIA template for organisations to download and use.
- To assist with completing the PIA template we have also developed a PIA accompanying guide.
- We have also developed a short guide with tips for advocating the benefits of privacy impact assessments to get executive buy-in.