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Certified Information Privacy Professional - Europe (CIPP/E)

The 'What' - Learn European privacy laws, regulations and frameworks.
The CIPP/E covers the essential pan-European and national data protection laws, as well as industry-standard best practices for corporate compliance with these laws. You will gain an understanding of the European model for privacy enforcement, key privacy terminology and practical concepts concerning the protection of personal data and trans-border data flows to add more value to your organisation.

Learning Outcomes

  • Introduction to European Data Protection

  • European Regulatory Institutions

  • Legislative Framework

  • Compliance with European Data Protection Law and Regulation

  • International Data Transfers

Syllabus

  • Module 1: Data protection laws
    Introduces key European data protection laws and regulatory bodies, describing the evolution toward a harmonised legislative framework.

  • Module 2: Personal data
    Defines and differentiates between types of data, including personal, anonymous, pseudo-anonymous and special categories.

  • Module 3: Controllers and processors
    Describes the roles and relationships of controllers and processors.

  • Module 4: Processing personal data
    Defines data processing and GDPR processing principles, explains the application of the GDPR and outlines the legitimate bases for processing personal data.

  • Module 5: Information provision
    Explains controller obligations for providing information about data processing activities to data subjects and supervisory authorities.

  • Module 6: Data subjects’ rights
    Describes data subjects’ rights, applications of rights and controller and processor obligations.

  • Module 7: Security of processing
    Discusses considerations and duties of controllers and processors for ensuring security of personal data and providing notification of data breaches.

  • Module 8: Accountability
    Investigates accountability requirements, including data protection management systems, data protection impact assessments, privacy policies and the role of the data protection officer.

  • Module 9: International data transfers
    Outlines options and obligations for transferring data outside the European Economic Area, including adequacy decisions and appropriate safeguards and derogations.

  • Module 10: Supervisions and enforcement
    Describes the role, powers and procedures of supervisory authorities; the composition and tasks of the European Data Protection Board; the role of the European Data Protection Supervisor; and remedies, liabilities and penalties for non-compliance.

  • Module 11: Compliance
    Discusses the applications of European data protection law, legal bases and compliance requirements for processing personal data in practice, including employers processing employee data, surveillance, direct marketing, Internet technology and communications and outsourcing.