Data Processing Mapping

Data mapping consists in creating an inventory of all personal data processing performed by an organization.

Strongly recommended in any GDPR program, data mapping allows you to measure your organization’s level of compliance.

A data map is a key starting point for obtaining a global view – processing activities, purposes, controller, sensitive data, data security, legal bases, transfers, third parties, processors, etc. — of the personal data processing conducted by your organization.

It gives employees better access to, and a better understanding of, the personal data being processed, along with its sources. It is an essential tool for ensuring accurate personal data and privacy protection.

Data protection authorities generally recommend data mapping to measure the level of GDPR compliance using, among other things, the information contained in the record of processing activities.

Data mapping allows compliance monitoring and enriches the record of processing activities so that organizations, and the Data Protection Officer, or DPO, can draw up action plans dedicated to maintaining compliance.