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EXIN Privacy & Data Protection Foundation

EXIN Privacy & Data Protection Foundation (PDPF) covers the main subjects related to the protection of personal data. Candidates benefit from a certification that is designed to validate the required knowledge to help ensure compliance to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Moreover, with the enormous increase in the use of artificial intelligence, new challenges for data protection have emerged, making it even more critical to address these issues properly to maintain compliance with the GDPR.

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Privacy & Data Protection Foundation is designed for all staff who need to have an understanding of data protection and the European legal requirements as defined in the GDPR. This makes it ideal for data protection officers (DPOs), compliance officers, security officers, HR staff, process and project managers.

GDPR Scope
Principle of data processing
Practice of data processing
International personal data transfers
Risk assessment and mitigation

A. L. Besemer
Privacy and Data Protection based on the GDPR (second edition)
Leo Besemer, 2025
ISBN: 978 94 037 9575 1

Additional literature:

B. European Commission
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Regulation EU 2016/679
Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.
Brussels, 6 April 2016
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C. A. Cavoukian
Privacy by Design – The 7 foundational Principles
Information & Privacy Commissioner, Ontario, Canada