EU and UK GDPR Training

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  • Additional languages available
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  • Deliver on Ethena or your LMS (SCORM)

Course Summary

GDPR isn’t just the legal team’s problem; it’s every employee who touches personal data. This Ethena course gives your EU and UK teams a practical guide to handling data responsibly and meeting GDPR’s strict requirements.

  • Core GDPR principles and lawful bases
  • UK GDPR and DPA 2018 differences
  • Data subject rights and breach response
  • Role-specific duties across your business

Included Modules:

GDPR Deep-Dive

Covers the EU General Data Protection Regulation in depth, including core principles, lawful bases, data subject rights, breach reporting, and accountability duties.

UK GDPR

Explains the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018, the post-Brexit framework, and how its rules differ from the EU regime for UK organizations.

GDPR - HR

Shows HR teams how to handle employee personal data, manage consent and lawful bases, and protect sensitive records throughout the employment lifecycle.

GDPR - IT

Helps IT teams build security by design, manage access controls, support breach detection, and meet GDPR’s technical and organizational safeguard requirements.

GDPR - Procurement

Guides procurement teams on vetting vendors, adding data processing agreements, and confirming suppliers meet GDPR standards before any contract is signed.

GDPR - Marketing

Teaches marketing teams the rules for consent, electronic communications, profiling, and cookies, so campaigns reach people without breaking GDPR requirements.

GDPR - Supply Chain

Explains how data flows across the supply chain, covering processor obligations, international transfers, and shared accountability between every partner involved.

GDPR - R&D

Shows research and development teams how to apply data minimization, anonymization, and privacy by design when using personal data in projects.

GDPR - Customer Service

Prepares customer service teams to verify identities, handle data subject requests, and protect personal data during everyday support interactions.

Why is data privacy training important?

The EU and UK GDPR set strict rules for how companies collect, use, and store people’s personal data, and they apply whenever you handle data about individuals in those regions, no matter where your business sits. Get it wrong and you’re looking at heavy regulator fines, breach notification headaches, and customers who stop trusting you with their information. This training shows employees what counts as personal data, when they need a lawful basis to use it, and how to respond when someone asks to see or delete their data, so your team handles it right the first time.

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