Live Data Map
Stop chasing scattered personal data across your business and start proactively pinpointing and managing privacy risk in your systems and processes.
Save time, mitigate risk, and reduce errors with AI-powered, real-time data mapping.
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Accurate, Streamlined RoPA
Automatically generate and maintain complete, audit-ready Records of Processing Activities powered by the DataGrail AI Agent. Get context-aware processing activity recommendations, automated system detection, and seamless collaboration for faster, more accurate risk management and compliance reporting.
AI-Powered System Detection
Build and maintain an accurate, always up-to-date inventory of systems across your tech stack and get automatic notifications when new business applications, including AI apps, are added—ensuring nothing goes undetected.
Instant Risk Categories
Don’t spend weeks running costly scans just to get insights into your processing risks. DataGrail AI automatically identifies known use cases and processing risks across 2,000+ business apps through the DataGrail Intelligence Library for faster data mapping—no scanning required
Responsible Data Discovery
Use ML-powered discovery and classification to find and classify personal data anonymously across your Saas applications, internal datastores, and cloud data warehouses, without compromising data privacy or increasing your attack surface.
Integrated System Profile
Gain real-time visibility at-a-glance into a given system and its associated processing risks. View and manage system details and associated processes, risks, assessments, and risk mitigation activities in one place.
Uncover and manage risk
Instantly identify your highest risks across 2,400+ applications and processes using actionable insights to prioritize mitigation efforts across privacy, legal, and security teams.
Instant, comprehensive risk insights
Pinpoint exactly where personal data lives across your tech stack with privacy-safe discovery reducing risk, eliminating manual scans and avoiding unnecessary data exposure.
Real-time compliance visibility
Get full visibility into every application storing personal data across your business using streamlined reporting and assessments to effortlessly demonstrate GDPR and CPRA compliance.
Streamlined risk reporting
Create audit-ready Records of Processing Activities, run targeted reports, and accelerate DPIAs with automation that reduces manual work, so your team can surface risks faster and stay ahead of compliance.
FAQ
What is data mapping in privacy and security?
Data mapping is the process of identifying how personal data flows through your business, what’s collected, where it’s stored, how it’s used, and who it’s shared with. It lays the foundation for privacy compliance by making your data ecosystem visible and understandable.
Why is data mapping important for compliance?
To meet privacy regulations like GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA, you need to understand where personal data lives and how it moves. Data mapping enables you to document processing activities, identify potential risks, and respond to audits or data subject requests with confidence.
What types of data needs to be mapped?
All personal data should be mapped, including names, emails, IP addresses, health and financial data, and any other identifiers tied to individuals. It’s also critical to map sensitive data, such as information about children, biometric details, and geolocation data, especially when regulated.
How does data mapping support RoPA creation?
Data mapping helps uncover the systems, processes, and data flows that form the basis of a RoPA (Record of Processing Activities). It simplifies and accelerates RoPA creation by automatically identifying the details required for accurate reporting.
What is a RoPA, and why is it important?
A RoPA is a Record of Processing Activities required under GDPR Article 30. It outlines how personal data is processed across your business and is essential for demonstrating accountability, managing data privacy risks, and staying compliant.
Who is required to maintain a RoPA?
Organizations with 250 or more employees are required to maintain a RoPA. However, any company, regardless of size, that processes sensitive data, handles personal data frequently, or engages in high-risk activities is also obligated to maintain one under GDPR.
What information must be included in a RoPA?
A comprehensive RoPA includes:
- Purpose of each processing activity
- Categories of personal data and data subjects
- Recipients of the data
- International data transfers and safeguards
- Legal basis for processing
- Data retention periods
- Contact details for the data controller or processor
How is a RoPA different from data mapping or DPIAs?
A RoPA is a legally required record. Data mapping is the operational step that helps identify how data moves across systems, usually done before building the RoPA. A DPIA (Data Protection Impact Assessment) is a separate evaluation required for high-risk processing, such as using AI or monitoring individuals at scale.
Can I use software to automate RoPA management?
Yes. Privacy tools like Live Data Map automate data mapping and RoPA creation using intelligent system detection version control, and collaboration features, helping your team save time and reduce risk.
