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Foundation

Global Data Privacy Fundamentals

Learn the essential principles of data protection and understand how major global privacy frameworks affect everyday business activities.

4 hours8 modules9 lessonsFree certificate

About this course

A practical foundation course for anyone who handles personal data at work. It explains what personal and sensitive data actually are, the principles shared by privacy laws worldwide, and how those principles translate into everyday decisions in marketing, HR, support, sales and IT.

What you will be able to do

  • Recognise personal and sensitive data in real business systems
  • Apply the core privacy principles shared by global frameworks
  • Explain how GDPR, US state laws and India's DPDP Act differ in practice
  • Handle individual rights requests confidently
  • Identify and escalate a suspected personal data breach

Course content

  1. 1

    Understanding Personal and Sensitive Data

    What counts as personal data, what makes data sensitive, and where it hides in ordinary systems.

    • What personal data actually means14 min
    • Sensitive data and why it is treated differently14 min
    • Where personal data hides in real organisations15 min

    4-question quiz

  2. 2

    Core Global Privacy Principles

    Lawfulness, purpose limitation, minimisation, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity and accountability.

    • Turning the seven principles into daily decisions22 min

    4-question quiz

  3. 3

    Major Privacy Frameworks

    How GDPR, US state privacy laws, India's DPDP Act and other regimes compare in practice.

    • Comparing GDPR, US state laws and India's DPDP Act without getting lost23 min

    4-question quiz

  4. 4

    Individual Rights and Organisational Responsibilities

    The rights people hold and the operational duties they create.

    • Handling a rights request without derailing your week22 min

    4-question quiz

  5. 5

    Consent, Transparency and Lawful Data Use

    Choosing a lawful basis, writing honest notices and handling consent properly.

    • Picking a lawful basis and writing a notice people actually read22 min

    4-question quiz

  6. 6

    Data Retention, Sharing and Security

    Keeping data no longer than needed, sharing it safely and protecting it proportionately.

    • Deciding how long to keep data and who gets to see it22 min

    4-question quiz

  7. 7

    Breach Identification and Response

    Spotting a personal data breach early and responding without panic.

    • Recognising a data breach before it becomes a crisis22 min

    4-question quiz

  8. 8

    Final AssessmentFinal assessment

    Confirm your understanding across the full course.

    10-question final assessment