Data processing systems and methods for efficiently communicating data flows in privacy campaigns

A computer-implemented data processing method for generating a data flow diagram for a privacy campaign, comprising:

• electronically retrieving campaign data associated with a privacy campaign wherein the campaign data relates to:
• a description of the campaign;
• one or more types of personal data related to the campaign;
• a subject from which the personal data was collected;
• the storage of the personal data;
• and
• access to the personal data;
• and
• generating for display a data flow diagram on a computer-generated graphical user interface, wherein the data flow diagram comprises:
• data flow lines having arrows to indicate the data flow of personal data from source, to storage destination, to which entities or applications have access;
• an indicator indicating the confidentiality of the personal data related to the campaign;
• an indicator indicating the encryption status of the personal data related to the campaign.

A computer-implemented data for displaying information associated with a privacy campaign, comprising:

• electronically retrieving a plurality of campaign records and the campaign data associated with each record, wherein the campaign data was input by one or more users through a plurality of prompts presented on one or more graphical user interfaces;
• generating for display a computer-generated user interface comprising an inventory page, wherein the inventory page displays:
• a list of the plurality of campaigns;
• visual indicators for one or more of the plurality of campaigns that represent an overall risk assessment, wherein the overall risk assessment is based upon an electronically calculated risk level;
• and
• audit information for one or more of the plurality of campaigns, wherein the audit information is based upon the audit schedule.