
Learn how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) affects data security in this free online training course. The course takes you through the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its important compliance requirements. We explore the principles and laws driving the regulations and lay out your rights and responsibilities before delving into data transfer. We also cover information security, passwords and administrative fines. The GDPR affects web content across the world so this course beefs up your data security and web design portfolio.
| Course Category | Business |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Understand the different phrases used in data protection • Identify your personal data • Define ‘special category data’ • Find the articles and recitals of GDPR • List the seven principles of GDPR • Recognize the rights every data subject has according to GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 (Ireland) • Define ‘consent’ within GDPR • Explain the ‘right of access’ in GDPR • Recognize what to do in event of a data breach • Identify the administrative fines applied to those who infringe on data protection laws and rights • Discuss the rules and regulations for transferring data outside the European Economic Area (EEA) |
| Course Code | 1909 |



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