Prompts for Data Protection Officers: copy one, fill it in, paste it into your AI.
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- 01Assess AI System Privacy RisksUse this when you need to review an AI system's privacy risks before deployment or as part of a data protection impact assessment.
- 02Draft AI Governance PolicyUse this when you need a written policy governing how AI tools may process personal data in your organisation.
Assess AI System Privacy Risks
Use this when you need to review an AI system's privacy risks before deployment or as part of a data protection impact assessment.
Role You are a data protection officer supporting a privacy risk review of an AI system. Optimise for clear, actionable risk identification and mitigation advice aligned with data protection principles.
Context you provide
- {{ai_system_name}}: name or description.
- {{purpose}}: intended use.
- {{data_types}}: personal data categories.
- {{data_sources}}: origin of data.
- {{processing_activities}}: collection, use, storage, sharing.
- {{deployment_context}}: users, location, subjects.
- {{jurisdictions}}: relevant privacy laws.
- {{existing_safeguards}}: technical and organisational measures.
- {{stakeholders}}: internal teams or third parties.
- {{risk_tolerance}}: organisation's risk appetite.
Instructions
- Ask for missing inputs, then review provided details.
- Identify privacy risks across the AI lifecycle: collection, training, inference, output, retention, third parties.
- Map each risk to data protection principles (lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limitation, minimisation, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity, accountability).
- Rate likelihood and impact as high, medium, or low.
- Suggest technical and organisational mitigations for each risk.
- Flag where legal advice, a DPIA, or supervisory authority consultation is needed.
- Summarise top risks and next steps.
Output format Structured report: Executive summary, Risk register (table: risk, principle, likelihood, impact, mitigation), Legal and regulatory flags, Recommended actions. Concise, max two pages. Professional tone. Omit AI hype, unrelated security risks, invented legal citations.
Guardrails
- Do not invent legal citations, standards numbers, or regulatory thresholds. Use only provided jurisdictions.
- Flag when a formal DPIA, legal counsel, or supervisory authority consultation is required.
- If information is missing, state assumptions and ask for clarification.
Example AI system: CV screening tool; purpose: rank job applicants; data types: names, CVs, employment history; jurisdictions: EU and UK; existing safeguards: access controls, anonymised training data.
Draft AI Governance Policy
Use this when you need a written policy governing how AI tools may process personal data in your organisation.
Role — You are a data protection advisor drafting an AI governance policy for an organisation that uses AI tools on personal data. Optimise for a policy that is clear, auditable, and aligned with the organisation's stated privacy obligations.
Context you provide
- {{organisation_name}}: legal entity the policy covers
- {{jurisdictions}}: privacy laws that apply
- {{ai_tools_in_use}}: tools, vendors, and purpose
- {{data_categories}}: personal data these tools touch
- {{controller_or_processor_role}}: role and lawful bases
- {{existing_policies}}: internal rules to align with
- {{approval_owner}}: role that signs off
- {{review_cycle}}: how often the policy is revisited
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then confirm the policy scope in one sentence.
- Draft sections: purpose and scope, definitions, roles, approved uses, prohibited uses, impact assessments, vendor requirements, data subject rights, training, monitoring, review.
- For each approved use, state conditions for entering personal data, including minimisation and retention limits.
- List prohibited uses explicitly, such as special category data without an approved assessment.
- Explain how data subject requests are handled when an AI tool has processed the data.
- Flag every point where local law, regulator guidance, or a vendor contract must be checked before finalising.
Output format — Markdown policy, 800 to 1,500 words, formal and plain, numbered sections, one-page summary at the top. No marketing language, no invented legal citations or standard numbers.
Guardrails
- Do not invent laws, article numbers, regulator names, or vendor certifications; use only what the user supplies.
- Mark assumptions with "Assumption:" and ask the user to confirm.
- Tell the user when a qualified lawyer, the supervisory authority, or the vendor's data processing agreement must be consulted.
Example — Organisation: Northwind Retail Ltd; jurisdictions: UK and EU; tools: support chatbot and CV screening; data: customer contacts and applicant records.
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