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Records of Processing Activities

What is Records of Processing Activities?

Documentation maintained by data controllers and processors listing all categories of data processing activities, purposes, data types, and safeguards.

Privacy and Data Protection

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as records of processing activities. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on records of processing activities

Requirements naming records of processing activities across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

India DPDP Act2 controls

Sections 10-11 of DPDP Act 2023 establish enhanced obligations on entities designated as Significant Data Fiduciaries (SDFs). Section 10 Significant Data Fiduciary: Central Government may notify Data Fiduciary or class of Data Fiduciaries as SDF having regard...

DPDP-SignificantDataFiduciary-SDF-Sec10-DPO-IndependentAuditor-DPIA-Algorithmic · DPDP Act Sections 10-11 + Significant Data Fiduciary (SDF) + Data Protection Officer + Independent Data Auditor + DPIA + Algorithmic Software Audit + Privacy by Design + Records of Processing Activities

Maintain internal records of processing activities including purposes, categories, recipients, and safeguards.

AM-DPA-12 · Records of Processing Activities
Bahrain PDPL1 control

Records of processing activities. Control from Bahrain PDPL framework, domain: Bahrain PDPL: Data Governance.

BH-PDPL-20 · Records of processing activities

Article 8 imposes the RECORDS-OF-PROCESSING-ACTIVITIES requirement on controllers + processors. The records must include: (a) name + contact details of the controller / processor + the DPO if any + the joint controller + the representative;

UAE-PDPL-Art.8 · Records of processing activities (UAE PDPL Article 8)
GDPR1 control

Maintain a written, including electronic, record of processing activities under the controller's responsibility containing the name and contact details of the controller, any joint controller, the representative and the data protection officer, the purposes of...

GDPR-Art.30 · Records of processing activities

Questions people ask about records of processing activities

What is Records of Processing Activities?
Documentation maintained by data controllers and processors listing all categories of data processing activities, purposes, data types, and safeguards.
Why is Records of Processing Activities important for compliance?
Records of Processing Activities is a key concept in Privacy and Data Protection. Understanding records of processing activities helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Records of Processing Activities?
Records of Processing Activities appears in the requirement text of India DPDP Act, Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020, Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015), Bahrain PDPL, Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL). Across these standards we have identified 8 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Records of Processing Activities?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how records of processing activities applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.