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Data Protection and GDPR Essentials
Data protection for every employee who handles personal data about customers, learners, patients or colleagues. Learn what personal data is, the seven principles, lawful bases and consent, people's rights and subject access requests, keeping data safe in daily work, sharing and processors, and what to do about a personal data breach, using the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as the reference while your local law applies. It is awareness training, not legal advice or a regulated qualification; you receive a certificate of completion from iCompetent.
Taught by iCompetent
- Modules
- 6
- Lessons
- 31
- Duration
- 4h 11m
- Level
- Beginner
- Quizzes
- 6 graded
Course content
6 modules · 31 lessons · 4h 11m
Why data protection matters, what personal data is, which data needs extra care, and who is responsible for it: the words every later module uses.
- Why Data Protection MattersPreview8 min
- What Counts as Personal Data8 min
- Special Category Data and Other Sensitive Data8 min
- Controllers, Processors and Processing8 min
- The GDPR and the Laws of Other Countries8 min
- Module 1 quiz6 questions · pass 70%
Topics covered
Data Protection
GDPR
Privacy
Information Security
Compliance
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