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Transfer Impact Assessment

What is Transfer Impact Assessment?

An evaluation of the risks to personal data when transferred to a third country, considering the legal framework and supplementary measures required.

Privacy and Data Protection

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as transfer impact assessment. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on transfer impact assessment

Requirements naming transfer impact assessment across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Since 1 April 2025 the ministerial whitelist is gone: a data controller may transfer personal data to any place outside Malaysia where that place has in force a law substantially similar to the Act, or ensures an adequate level of protection at least equivalen...

malaysia-pdpa-2010::129(2) · Section 129(2) with Guideline 3/2025: transfer abroad where the place has a substantially similar law or adequate protection, supported by a transfer impact assessment →

Infotv operates in parallel with EU GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) since May 2018 with Hungarian specifics: criminal data treatment + 25-day SLA + 16-year age + works council + Hungarian-language privacy notices + NAIH-Hungarian-specific DPIA triggers.

HU-INFOTV-Coord-GDPR-International-Transfers-NIS2-Hungary · HU Infotv Coordination with GDPR + International Transfers + Hungarian Cybersecurity Act XXIII of 2023 (NIS2) + 2024-2025 Pipeline →

Article 16 of the Kazakhstan PDPL governs cross-border transfers of personal data outside Kazakhstan territory. (1) Article 16 General Framework: Cross-border transfer permitted only on specific grounds (a) Adequacy Determination by Authorized Body;

KZ-PDPL-Cross-Border-Transfer-Article16-Adequacy-Consent-Public-Interest-Contract-Authorized-Body-Approval · Kazakhstan PDPL Cross-Border Transfer + Article 16 + Adequacy + Consent + Public Interest + Contract + Authorized Body Approval + EAEU/CIS Coordination + Russia Coordination + Sovereign Risk Considerations →

Sections 48-50 of the Kenya DPA govern cross-border transfers of personal data outside Kenya territory. (1) Section 48 General Framework: Cross-border transfer permitted only on specific grounds (a) Adequacy Determination by Cabinet Secretary;

KE-DPA-Cross-Border-Transfer-Section48-50-Adequacy-Consent-Public-Interest-Performance-Localisation-Strategic · Kenya DPA Cross-Border Transfer + Sections 48-50 + Adequacy + Consent + Public Interest + Performance + Localisation for Strategic Interests + EAC Coordination + African Union Convention + Cabinet Secretary Approval →

Questions people ask about transfer impact assessment

What is Transfer Impact Assessment?
An evaluation of the risks to personal data when transferred to a third country, considering the legal framework and supplementary measures required.
Why is Transfer Impact Assessment important for compliance?
Transfer Impact Assessment is a key concept in Privacy and Data Protection. Understanding transfer impact assessment helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Transfer Impact Assessment?
Transfer Impact Assessment appears in the requirement text of Malaysia PDPA 2010, Hungary Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information (Info Act), Iceland Data Protection and Processing of Personal Data Act (Act No. 90/2018), Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020, Kazakhstan Law on Personal Data and Their Protection (No. 94-V). Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Transfer Impact Assessment?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how transfer impact assessment 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 1,016 frameworks.

See how Transfer Impact Assessment applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

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