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EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – key awareness topics
What you'll learn:- Rationale & overview
- Data protection principles
- About data subjects’ rights
- Accountability
- Breach notification
- International data transfers
What Will I Learn?
About the GDPR and its penalties
Of the GDPR’s principles and individuals’ rights
How the accountability principle helps demonstrate compliance
About personal data breaches and notification obligations
Of international data transfer requirements
Requirements
No specific pre-requisites
Description
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) affects organisations worldwide, processing the personal data of people within Europe.
GDPR headlines focus on fines – up to €20 million or 4% of global turnover.
Fortunately, regulators encourage organisations to apply sound data protection principles.
That’s what this ‘GPDR – in a nutshell’ course is all about.
It explains the GDPR’s rationale and gives an overview. It outlines the six data protection principles and the accountability principle. It presents the eight data subjects’ rights. Breach notification obligations and international data transfer requirements are also considered.
This is an introductory, yet comprehensive GPDR awareness course.
Course content and overview
Covers six key data protection topics
GDPR – rationale and overview
Principles
Individuals’ rights
Accountability
Breach notification
International data transfers
With 24 short lectures.
Nearly 2-hours of video.
Including real-life GDPR non-compliance stories.
6 multiple choice quizzes.
A pdf course workbook with indicative solutions.
And a pdf ‘GDPR – in a nutshell’ poster.
Course topics
GDPR – rationale & overview
The GDPR’s background, early legislation, scope and key terminology. Considers regulation, litigation, supervision, sanctions & penalties.
Principles
Introduces the GDPR’s six data protection principles.
Individuals’ rights
Outlines the eight rights the GDPR grants to individuals.
Accountability
Explains the overarching accountability principle.
Breach notification
Defines a personal data breach and explains breach notification obligations.
International data transfers
Considers adequate data transfer safeguards, EU/US transfers since the Schrems II decision and EU/UK transfers post Brexit.
Who is the target audience?
Customer-facing staff dealing with personal data
Those seeking a comprehensive introduction to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, the GDPR
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