DPIA service
Most DPIAs take six weeks in Word. Yours won't.
The typical DPIA lives in a Word document, bounces between inboxes for weeks, gets kicked back by reviewers who want more detail, and ends up in a folder nobody opens until the regulator asks. It creates zero reusable intelligence for your risk register or RoPA. Acompli generates the right template, guides contributors with AI co-pilots, enhances every answer, and routes it through approval — with evidence that links forward to your risk register and Article 30 records automatically.
Why teams run DPIAs in Acompli
Put structure around every assessment
Templates, guidance and approvals work together so nothing slips through the cracks and everyone stays on the same version.
1. Tailored templates
Describe the activity in plain language and Acompli assembles the right DPIA structure – adding conditional logic, Article 30 mappings and risk-weighted sections automatically.
Contributors see straightforward question types with guidance and time expectations, while reviewers get consistent, regulator-ready depth.
2. AI co-pilots
Advisory chat explains what "good" looks like for every question, refinement chat polishes wording on demand, and assessment search instantly recalls anything your team has already said – all with links back to the source questions and answers.
Every suggestion is optional and versioned so humans stay firmly in control.
3. Enhancement before approval
AI reads every response to improve clarity, completeness and tone, then drafts confident first passes for any blanks you flag. Confidence badges surface where human review should focus.
Accept, tweak or skip suggestions side-by-side before the workflow routes to privacy, legal or DPO sign-off.
The DPIA journey in Acompli
Each stage is visible to everyone involved, so there's no ambiguity about ownership or status.
- Describe the activity – capture what is changing, who is involved, and why the assessment matters.
- Generate the template – intelligent automation builds a bespoke DPIA with conditional logic, risk scoring and Article 30 mappings.
- Collaborate with co-pilots – advisory guidance, refinement and search keep answers accurate and on-message.
- Bulk enhance responses – apply high-confidence improvements or draft suggestions in one review sweep.
- Route for review – privacy, legal and DPO teams receive guardrailed tasks with full history before approval.
- Publish and connect – the signed-off DPIA generates draft risks and RoPA entries for review, linked back to evidence.
What "good" looks like
- Consistency – every DPIA follows the same structure and quality bar.
- Momentum – stakeholders know when it's their turn; reminders happen automatically.
- Evidence – approvals, comments and changes stay attached to the assessment.
- Reuse – approved DPIAs generate draft entries for your risk register and RoPA with confidence scoring.
Frequently Asked Questions About DPIA Automation
What is a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)?
A DPIA is a systematic process required by GDPR Article 35 to identify and minimise data protection risks in processing activities that are likely to result in high risk to individuals. It documents the nature, scope, context and purposes of processing, assesses necessity and proportionality, and identifies measures to address risks to individuals' rights and freedoms.
When is a DPIA required under GDPR Article 35?
A DPIA is mandatory when processing is likely to result in high risk, particularly for:
- Systematic and extensive evaluation of personal aspects based on automated processing, including profiling
- Processing of special categories of data (health, biometric, genetic) or criminal conviction data at scale
- Systematic monitoring of publicly accessible areas at large scale (e.g., CCTV)
- New technologies or innovative uses of existing technologies that may present novel risks
Supervisory authorities like the ICO and DPC provide screening checklists to determine if your processing requires a DPIA.
How long does a DPIA take with Acompli?
Traditional DPIAs can take weeks or months due to back-and-forth clarifications and manual drafting. With Acompli's intelligent automation, organisations typically complete DPIAs 3-5x faster. Template generation takes moments, AI co-pilots reduce contributor confusion by 60-70%, and bulk enhancement cuts review time significantly. Most teams see draft-to-approval cycles compressed from 4-6 weeks to 1-2 weeks.
Does Acompli replace the Data Protection Officer?
No. Acompli amplifies the DPO's capacity but does not replace professional judgment. The platform handles administrative burden—template generation, guidance delivery, consistency checking—so DPOs can focus on risk assessment, mitigation design, and governance decisions. All AI-generated content requires human review and approval before publication. The DPO remains the accountable authority; Acompli makes their work more scalable and impactful.
How does Acompli ensure DPIA quality and compliance?
Acompli enforces quality through multiple mechanisms: tailored templates based on GDPR Article 35 requirements and supervisory authority guidance, confidence scoring that flags low-certainty content for human review, consistency analysis across sections to prevent contradictions, mandatory review workflows with approval gates, and full audit trails linking every decision back to source evidence. The platform is designed for defensibility, not just speed.
Can Acompli integrate with existing compliance tools?
Yes. Acompli offers API access and structured exports for integration with GRC platforms, risk management systems, and documentation repositories. Approved DPIAs can generate draft RoPA entries for Article 30 registers, populate risk registers with extracted and scored risks, and export to PDF, Excel, or JSON formats for downstream reporting and audit purposes.
DPIA is included in every Acompli plan
No separate assessment tool subscription. Template generation, AI co-pilots, bulk enhancement, approval workflows and audit trails — all connected to your risk register, RoPA and data map in one platform. From €149/seat/mo at the founding rate.