When your business pioneers new technologies, launches large-scale data processing operations, or introduces innovative services in Georgia, innovation becomes intertwined with regulatory peril. High-risk processing activities, such as those involving new technologies like AI, biometrics, or large-scale profiling, trigger a mandatory legal procedure under Georgian law: the Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA). Ignoring this requirement is a critical business error. It creates a direct path to project suspension, forced data deletion, and crippling fines from the Personal Data Protection Service (PDPS). At Legal Sandbox, we ensure your ambitious projects are built on a legally sound foundation from day one. We transform the DPIA from a perceived barrier into a strategic tool for success, identifying and neutralizing risks before they materialize.
Our legal service for conducting a Data Protection Impact Assessment in Georgia is a structured, four-stage process that converts this legal formality into an effective risk-management framework. First, we conduct a thorough Project Assessment and Scoping to determine if a DPIA is legally required. We perform a deep-dive analysis into the nature, purpose, and scope of your high-risk data processing project, ensuring the concept aligns with the core principles of data minimization and purpose limitation. This initial analysis saves valuable resources by confirming the project's viability against PDPS requirements before significant investment is made.
Once the need for a DPIA is confirmed, we move to Risk Identification and Analysis. Our team meticulously maps the flow of personal data within the project, identifying each potential risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals. We analyze the necessity and proportionality of the processing, the source of the risks, and their potential impact. This phase is critical for understanding the project's true vulnerability from both a legal and reputational standpoint, providing a clear picture of what must be addressed to achieve compliance.
The most critical phase of our service is Strategic Risk Mitigation and Counsel. Based on the identified risks, we provide actionable, practical, and commercially-aware recommendations to mitigate them. This is where "Privacy by Design" and "Privacy by Default" are put into practice. We provide concrete solutions, which may include implementing specific technical and organizational measures (TOMs), re-engineering data flows, or drafting clearer user consents. Our final step is the creation of a comprehensive DPIA Report, a formal document that details the entire process, the risks found, and the solutions implemented, serving as your definitive proof of compliance for the PDPS.
Our ultimate goal is to empower you to innovate with confidence. With our expert guidance, the DPIA ceases to be a bureaucratic obstacle and instead becomes a guarantee of your project’s security, long-term viability, and legal defensibility. You gain not just compliance with Georgian law, but a future-proof operational model built on a foundation of trust and data security. To ensure your next high-risk project is legally sound and strategically secure, schedule a confidential consultation with our team to discuss your DPIA requirements.