Feeling lost in GDPR spreadsheets?

by Sypher - May 20, 2022


Using spreadsheets to keep your ROPA can feel like getting stuck in an endless maze, 👀 with challenges popping up at every step: 

⚠️ Different people use different words for the same exact things, making it a nightmare to organize and filter information. 
⚠️ Tracking changes in multiple large spreadsheets, updated by multiple people, is a massive headache.
⚠️ To top it off, in the absence of a change-detection system that triggers the update process, you can’t rely on your ROPA to provide accurate information.

🙈 It's a shame, really, because the ROPA should and CAN BE a TRUE foundation for your privacy management program.  

💪 A properly maintained and monitored ROPA allows you to: 
✓ Update privacy notices when relevant changes are detected in any activity.
✓ Identify data-supporting assets and document technical and organizational security measures. 
✓ Tag risk factors in any activity and identify high-risk activities that require a DPIA.
✓ Keep an inventory of all the organizations involved in personal-data processing, to make sure that relationships are properly assessed and documented.
✓ Manage data-subjects requests by showing how personal data flows inside and outside your organization.
✓ Conduct better security-incident and data-breach analyses.
 
🤔 So, how can you escape the ROPA spreadsheet labyrinth, gain a bird’s eye view of what’s going on, and find the straightest path to compliance? And how can you avoid adding more complexity and work to what is already a complicated and tedious process? 

That’s precisely what we've asked ourselves and – not to brag – we believe we’ve cracked it! 💥 

Meet Sypher, 🤖 the virtual assistant purpose-built to help you:  
▶ Create a reliable ROPA that shows a clear picture of how your organization uses personal data, 
▶ Monitor changes and pinpoint areas that require your immediate attention, 
▶ Simplify work for everyone involved.

🤷 Wondering how Sypher can iron out the hurdles that prevent you from running a more successful privacy management program?

🤙 Jump on a call with us to discuss your particular challenges or request a free demo on our website.