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Know Your Privacy Readiness — Instantly

A quick self-assessment to measure your organization’s data privacy and compliance maturity across key global regulations.

 

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Expertise Across:

DPDPA • ISO 27701 • ISO 27001 • SOC 2 Privacy
• Privacy Program End to End
• Implementation DPO-as-a-Service
• Fractional CPO
• Privacy-by-Design Advisory

Assessment

Privacy Self Assessment

Answer these 14 carefully designed questions and receive a clear compliance score that highlights gaps, risks, and next steps — no jargon, no guesswork.

1. Does your team or department understand which data privacy laws, rules, or contracts your work must follow?

Consequence: Not knowing applicable rules can lead to compliance failures and legal risks.
Recommendation: Conduct a regulatory mapping exercise to identify applicable privacy laws, contractual requirements, and obligations relevant to the business.

2. Have you identified all types of personal data your team handles—such as names, contact info, ID numbers, health, CCTV footage, or financial details?

Consequence: Unlisted or unrecognized data can lead to mishandling, exposure, or breaches.
Recommendation: Perform a comprehensive data inventory and classification exercise to identify and document all categories of personal and sensitive data handled.

3. Does your organization have a privacy risk management framework in place to manage legal and operational privacy risks?

Consequence: Without a risk-based framework, privacy risks may go unnoticed and unmanaged.
Recommendation: Establish and operationalize a formal Data Privacy Governance and Risk Management Framework to oversee privacy controls and risk mitigation.

4. Are privacy policies, procedures, and public notices (e.g., website privacy policy, employee or visitor notices) up to date and easily accessible?

Consequence: Outdated or missing notices may breach transparency and accountability requirements.
Recommendation: Draft, review, and regularly update privacy notices (e.g., website, HR, customer-facing) to align with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

5. Before using personal data or launching new tools or systems, do you perform a risk check—especially for sensitive or high-risk data like medical, CCTV, or financial info?

Consequence: Ignoring risk checks may result in processing violations and regulatory fines.
Recommendation: Implement a Privacy Threshold Assessment (PTA) process to identify and manage high-risk data processing activities before launch or use.

6. Has your organization appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO) or formed a dedicated privacy team to oversee compliance?

Consequence: A DPO or privacy lead is often legally required and helps ensure accountability.
Recommendation: Assess privacy obligations and appoint a qualified internal or external Data Protection Officer (DPO) or dedicated privacy team as applicable.

7. Do you check if internal or third-party tools, applications, or platforms are privacy-compliant before going live? (e.g., Privacy by Design review)

Consequence: Unchecked tools can lead to unauthorized data access or privacy breaches.
Recommendation: Conduct privacy compliance reviews for all software, tools, and cloud services used internally or from third parties, prior to go-live.

8. Are strong technical and organizational security measures (like encryption, access controls, regular backups) in place to protect personal data?

Consequence: Weak or missing safeguards may lead to data loss, theft, or unauthorized access.
Recommendation: Define, implement, and regularly test appropriate Technical and Organizational Measures (TOMs) to safeguard personal data.

9. Are your vendors reviewed for their privacy and security practices before onboarding and during periodic reviews?

Consequence: Poor vendor controls may expose your organization to third-party data breaches.
Recommendation: Develop and enforce a third-party risk management process including due diligence, contract clauses, and periodic vendor privacy assessments.

10. Do employees regularly receive training or awareness sessions on handling personal data properly?

Consequence: Untrained staff may unknowingly violate privacy rules, leading to incidents.
Recommendation: Design and conduct regular privacy awareness sessions and role-based training programs to educate employees on data handling obligations.

11. Is there a defined process to detect, report, and handle personal data breaches—including notifying authorities and affected individuals?

Consequence: Delayed or missed reporting can cause regulatory penalties and reputational damage.
Recommendation: Develop a documented breach management procedure covering identification, impact assessment, notification, and corrective action steps.

12. Are privacy audits or reviews (internal or external) regularly conducted to verify ongoing compliance?

Consequence: Without regular reviews, non-compliance or weak practices may go unnoticed.
Recommendation: Schedule and perform regular privacy audits or reviews—internally or via third parties—to ensure compliance and detect process gaps.

13. Do you transfer personal data across countries? If yes, are legal and technical safeguards in place to secure these transfers?

Consequence: Cross-border transfers must meet regulatory requirements to avoid penalties.
Recommendation: Review cross-border data transfers, apply Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), and implement security measures for lawful and secure transfers.

14. Before signing contracts with clients or vendors, do you ensure privacy and data protection clauses are properly included?

Consequence: Missing legal terms in contracts can create compliance gaps and accountability issues.
Recommendation: Include appropriate data protection clauses in vendor/customer contracts, including confidentiality, breach reporting, and audit rights.

Total Score: 0 / 70