Standards assurance
Control objective
Map lawful basis to processing purposes and retention.
A valid lawful basis is documented for each data processing activity.
Control facts
Code: GDPR-ART6
Framework: General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679)
Category: Privacy Governance
Severity: critical
Browse all General Data Protection Regulation controls →Why this control matters
A valid lawful basis is documented for each data processing activity.
- • Map lawful basis to processing purposes and retention.
- • Auditors typically expect ROPA and consent records as evidence of operation.
- • Maps to policy categories: Data Protection, Operations.
How Quick Policy implements this control
The platform generates supporting policies, training, and evidence requirements automatically.
- • Policies covering this control are pre-drafted and mapped
- • Required evidence is defined per control, with upload and audit-packet export built in
- • Owner assignment and review cadence built in
- • Training campaigns reference the control to demonstrate operating effectiveness
Evidence auditors expect
- • ROPA
- • consent records
- • legitimate interest assessments
Maps to policy categories
How Quick Policy demonstrates GDPR-ART6 operating effectiveness
Continuous evidence capture, mapped policies, and training campaigns — all aligned to this control.
Capture Core Profile
Admins complete adaptive onboarding to establish operating model, risk posture, and compliance objectives.
Determine Applicable Standards
Standards applicability ranks obligations by industry, geography, services, and data profile.
Generate and Harmonise Policy
Three-pass generation drafts, repairs contradictions, and validates coverage before reviewer handoff.
Review, Approve, and Sign Off
Approvers validate policy language, mappings, and obligations, then publish through a sign-off chain that tracks every person against every policy on one exportable compliance matrix.
Frequently asked questions
What evidence do auditors expect for GDPR-ART6?
Typically: ROPA; consent records; legitimate interest assessments. Quick Policy defines the expected evidence for this control, lets your team upload and attach it, and packages it into an audit-ready export. A watchdog also monitors for regulatory and standard changes that could affect this control's requirements.
How does this control map to other frameworks?
The platform maintains a crosswalk between baseline frameworks, so the same uploaded evidence file can be attached to related controls across ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF, and HIPAA rather than being collected separately for each.
Related guidance
Explore the full General Data Protection Regulation catalogue or related policy templates.
Lawful Basis for Processing FAQs
What evidence do auditors expect for GDPR-ART6?
Typically: ROPA; consent records; legitimate interest assessments. Quick Policy defines the expected evidence for this control, lets your team upload and attach it, and packages it into an audit-ready export. A watchdog also monitors for regulatory and standard changes that could affect this control's requirements.
How does this control map to other frameworks?
The platform maintains a crosswalk between baseline frameworks, so the same uploaded evidence file can be attached to related controls across ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF, and HIPAA rather than being collected separately for each.