Data protection & privacy RFP Questions
111 data protection & privacy questions for a software RFP, with scoring guidance, red flags and a weighted scorecard in Excel.
About This Question Bank
Questions on how the vendor handles your data: personal data, consent, residency, retention, deletion, the data processing agreement and sub-processors. Written against GDPR and CCPA obligations, with signals specific enough to check.
111 questions to put to a software vendor, each with the reason to ask it, what a good answer looks like, the red flags and the follow-ups. Delivered as an Excel workbook that scores the answers for you.
Inside the Workbook
- 35 RFI questions for the long list
- 43 RFP questions for the shortlist
- 33 deep-dive questions for the finalists
- An evaluator guide on every question: why it matters, good-answer signals, red flags and follow-ups
- A weighted scorecard that totals each depth and each section from your 0–5 scores
- An RFP cover template in Word, to send with the questions
Sections
- PII handling, minimization & classification (30)
- Data residency at the data layer (17)
- DPA, controller/processor terms & consent (40)
- Retention policy & verified deletion (24)
How the Questions Were Checked
A language model drafted the questions and a second model critiqued them. They were then audited in three passes for wrong citations, outdated standards, invented thresholds and unsupported claims. The audit made 193 changes, and the workbook lists every one with the old and new text.
Built For
IT, security and procurement teams running a software selection, and consultancies running one for a client. The Consultancy License covers use with any number of clients.
What's Included
Enterprise License
Consultancy License
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