Keep the Record of Processing Article 30 Asks For ROPA
The register Article 30 asks a controller or processor to keep: what is processed, why, about whom, who sees it, where it goes and how long it stays. Kept in this tab, checked for gaps.
Where it stands
Who keeps this record
Set once: the name and contact details of the controller or processor, and of any representative and data protection officer.
Add a processing activity
One entry per activity. Leave a field empty rather than guess: the completeness check names it.
The register
One activity
Completeness
Every field Article 30 asks for that is still empty, then the ones the ICO recommends alongside it.
Getting it out
Questions people ask about ROPA
Related tools
- RETENTIONSay what you keep, why, and for how long
- CONSENTKeep the record that proves consent was given
- BREACHRun the clock on a data breach and write it up
- DSARTrack a subject access request and its deadline
- HOLDIssue a litigation hold and keep the register
- POLICYLENSRead the fine print of a privacy policy