S.L. 586.8 Art. 27Data protection impact assessment.

(1) Where a type of processing, in particular, using new technologies, and taking into account the nature, scope, context and purposes of the processing is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons, the controller shall carry out, prior to the processing, an assessment of the impact of the envisaged processing operations on the protection of personal data.

(2) The assessment referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall contain at least a general description of the envisaged processing operations, an assessment of the risks to the rights and freedoms of data subjects, the measures envisaged to address those risks, safeguards, security measures and mechanisms to ensure the protection of personal data and to demonstrate compliance with these regulations, taking into account the rights and legitimate interests of the data subjects and other persons concerned.