Gdpr Compliance In Practice

Master practical GDPR workflows, checklists, and templates to ensure regulatory compliance and safeguard personal data.

What you'll learn

Identify the six GDPR principles and implement them operationally

Design and maintain a Records of Processing Activities register in compliance with Article 30

Manage data subject requests by establishing workflows for access, rectification, erasure, and portability within legal deadlines

Conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments and Legitimate Interests Assessments using provided templates

Requirements

Basic understanding of organizational data processes; familiarity with information security principles; access to a computer and spreadsheet software. No prior GDPR or legal experience required.

Description

This comprehensive, practice-focused course guides you step-by-step through the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), transforming legal articles into daily compliance actions. You’ll understand why GDPR matters for organizations of all sizes, and gain the confidence to translate abstract requirements into concrete policies, processes, and controls that protect personal data and build trust. Whether you’re in the EU or managing data flows across borders, you’ll develop a clear roadmap for compliance that aligns with regulatory expectations and industry best practices. This course emphasizes real-world application over theory, ensuring you can immediately apply what you learn to ongoing projects and audits.In the Foundations module, you will explore the history and key objectives of data protection, demystify core definitions like controller, processor, and personal data, and master the six principles that underpin lawful processing. You will learn to determine scope, territorial reach, and when and how GDPR applies to your organization’s activities. You will also examine household exemptions, employee data carve-outs, and the extraterritorial effect that extends GDPR to non-EU entities targeting EU individuals.The Data-Subject Rights Management section equips you to handle requests efficiently. You will build workflows for Right of Access, Rectification, Erasure, and Portability, craft transparent privacy notices for Right to be Informed, implement flags to Restrict Processing, and establish opt-out mechanisms for Objection and Automated Decision-Making. We cover timeline management to meet statutory deadlines and strategies for defensible decision-making when balancing competing obligations.In the Lawful Processing & Accountability Toolkit, you’ll capture, manage, and audit consent lifecycles, conduct Legitimate Interests Assessments, and draft contractual provisions for legal obligations. You will populate and maintain Records of Processing Activities (RoPA), run Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), and embed Privacy by Design & Default into projects and vendor onboarding. Templates for contracts and audit logs help you document compliance, while practical tips address common pitfalls such as over-retention and insufficient audit trails.Chapter 5 focuses on Security & Breach Response: select encryption, access control, pseudonymisation, and anonymisation techniques, establish logging and monitoring for early breach detection, and develop incident playbooks. Practice drafting notifications to supervisory authorities and data subjects within the 72-hour window, and perform post-incident reviews for continuous improvement. You’ll gain insights into ISO 27001 alignment and risk rating models to prioritize technical and organizational measures effectively.International Transfers & Vendor Management teaches you to evaluate adequacy decisions, implement the 2021 Standard Contractual Clauses, and design Transfer Impact Assessments for complex data flows. You’ll negotiate Data Processing Agreements, assess vendor risk, and apply shared-responsibility controls for cloud and SaaS providers, with tips for ongoing monitoring and recertification. Case studies illustrate Schrems II implications and the latest EU–US Data Privacy Framework, helping you stay ahead of evolving legal developments.Throughout the course, hands-on exercises help you apply key concepts using downloadable templates, checklists, and trackers drawn from real-world DPO toolkits. Mini-quizzes reinforce your learning at each stage, and video demonstrations show you how to fill in registers, draft notices, and map data flows effectively. All templates are provided in editable formats, and video walkthroughs show common use-cases for compliance teams of different sizes.This course is ideal for data protection officers, compliance managers, legal advisors, IT and security professionals, and business leaders seeking practical, actionable GDPR skills. With over five hours of on-demand video, lifetime access, and community support, you’ll finish ready to lead GDPR compliance confidently in your organization. Join a community of practitioners in our discussion forums to ask questions, share experiences, and access regular course updates on regulatory changes.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Lesson 1.1 Hello & Course Overview

Section 2: GDPR Foundations

Lecture 2 Lesson 2.1 The Road to GDPR  History & Objectives

Lecture 3 Lesson 2.2 Scope & Material Applicability

Lecture 4 Lesson 2.3 Key Definitions Demystified

Lecture 5 Lesson 2.4 The Six Privacy Principles

Lecture 6 Lesson 2.5 Lawful Bases for Processing

Lecture 7 Lesson 2.6 Roles & Responsibilities

Lecture 8 Lesson 2.7 Territorial Reach & Extraterritorial Effect

Section 3: Data‑Subject Rights Management

Lecture 9 Lesson 3.1 Right to Be Informed & Privacy Notices

Lecture 10 Lesson 3.2 Right of Access (DSARs)

Lecture 11 Lesson 3.3 Right to Rectification

Lecture 12 Lesson 3.4 Right to Erasure (“Right to Be Forgotten”)

Lecture 13 Lesson 3.5 Right to Restrict Processing

Lecture 14 Lesson 3.6 Data Portability

Lecture 15 Lesson 3.7 Right to Object & Automated Decision‑Making

Section 4: Lawful Processing & Accountability Toolkit

Lecture 16 Lesson 4.1 Consent Lifecycle Management

Lecture 17 Lesson 4.2 Legitimate Interests Assessments (LIA)

Lecture 18 Lesson 4.3 Contractual & Legal Obligation Workflows

Lecture 19 Lesson 4.4 Records of Processing Activities (RoPA)

Lecture 20 Lesson 4.5 Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA)

Lecture 21 Lesson 4.6 Privacy by Design & Default

Section 5: Security & Breach Response

Lecture 22 Lesson 5.1 Technical Measures  Encryption & Access Control

Lecture 23 Lesson 5.2 Organisational Measures & Policies

Lecture 24 Lesson 5.3 Pseudonymisation vs. Anonymisation

Lecture 25 Lesson 5.4 Breach Detection & Internal Escalation

Lecture 26 Lesson 5.5 Notification to Supervisory Authorities & Individuals

Lecture 27 Lesson 5.6 Post‑Incident Review & Continuous Improvement

Section 6: International Transfers & Vendor Management

Lecture 28 Lesson 6.1 Adequacy Decisions & Risk Profiling

Lecture 29 Lesson 6.2 Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) 2021+

Lecture 30 Lesson 6.3 Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs)

Lecture 31 Lesson 6.4 Transfer Impact Assessments (TIA)

Lecture 32 Lesson 6.5 Vendor Due Diligence & Data Processing Agreements

Lecture 33 Lesson 6.6 Cloud & SaaS Compliance Patterns

Lecture 34 Lesson 6.7 Ongoing Monitoring & Re‑Certification

Ideal for data protection officers, compliance managers, legal professionals, IT administrators, small business owners, and anyone responsible for handling personal data who wants practical GDPR skills.