Legitimate interests assessment template

A pre-filled LIA for using Salience to analyse your server logs, following the ICO's three-part test. Complete the highlighted fields, then copy or download the finished document for your DPO or counsel to adapt and keep on file. It is a starting point, not legal advice.

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Framework
ICO three-part test
Lawful basis
Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR and EU GDPR
Processing covered
Web server and CDN access log analysis with Salience as processor

Legitimate interests assessment

Analysis of web server and CDN access logs using Salience

Prepared by [controller]. Lawful basis under assessment: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Assessed [date], next review [date].

Part 1Purpose test

Is there a legitimate interest?

To complete
To complete

Part 2Necessity test

Is the processing necessary?

Part 3Balancing test

Do individuals' interests override ours?

To complete
To complete
Traffic-class retention filtersTo complete

Optional in Salience. When enabled, chosen classes of traffic are dropped from retention.

Upstream PII exclusionTo complete

Available on Vercel and Netlify, where the platform can strip IP addresses before logs reach Salience.

To complete

Review the assessment annually or on any material change to the processing. The next review date is set one year ahead once you enter the assessment date, and can be changed.