Data Privacy Training

Curriculum:

Module 1: Introduction to Data Privacy (2 Hours)

• Understanding data privacy and its importance in corporate environments
• Difference between data privacy and data security
• Key concepts: Personal Data, Sensitive Data, Data Lifecycle
• Overview of global and regional data privacy regulations

1. GDPR (EU)
2. CCPA (California)
3. HIPAA (Healthcare)

• Corporate case studies on data breaches and their impact

Practical Activity:

• Identifying personal and sensitive data in organizational datasets

Module 2: Data Privacy Laws & Regulations (3 Hours)

• In-depth study of GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and other privacy laws
• Compliance requirements for corporate organizations
• Data transfer rules and cross-border regulations
• Regulatory penalties and corporate responsibility
• Overview of ISO/IEC 27701 Privacy Management Standard

Practical Activity:

• Assessing a company’s compliance gaps with GDPR/CCPA checklist

Module 3: Data Privacy Policies & Frameworks (3 Hours)

• Developing and implementing data privacy policies
• Privacy by Design and Privacy by Default principles
• Corporate compliance frameworks for data privacy
• Role of Data Privacy Officers (DPOs) and privacy teams
• Guidelines for vendor and third-party data management

Practical Activity:

• Drafting a sample corporate data privacy policy

Module 4: Data Privacy Risk Assessment & Audits (3 Hours)

• Conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
• Identifying and mitigating data privacy risks
• Audit processes for corporate data handling
• Incident response and data breach management
• Tools and techniques for data privacy auditing

Practical Activity:

• Performing a mini data privacy audit for a sample dataset

Module 5: Handling Data Subject Rights (2 Hours)

• Understanding data subject rights under GDPR and CCPA
• Right to Access, Right to Rectification, Right to Erasure
• Right to Data Portability, Right to Object
• Process for handling data requests and complaints
• Maintaining logs and documentation for compliance

Practical Activity:

• Simulating a data subject access request (DSAR) process

Module 6: Data Privacy in Practice – Tools & Best Practices (3 Hours)

• Practical strategies for corporate data privacy implementation
• Securing data across IT systems, databases, and cloud storage
• Employee training and awareness programs
• Monitoring and continuous improvement of privacy practices
• Emerging trends: AI, IoT, and data privacy considerations

Practical Activity:

• Developing a corporate data privacy action plan
• Implementing simple tools for data masking and anonymization

Module 7: Case Studies & Capstone Project (Optional / 1 Hour)

• Review of real-world corporate data privacy incidents
• Analysis of regulatory fines and lessons learned
• Capstone exercise: Create a data privacy compliance plan for a hypothetical organization
• Professionals aspiring for GDPR and data privacy specialization