Write Compliant Privacy Policy

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Write Compliant Privacy Policy

Instructor: Professionals in the Industry

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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3 hours to complete

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

3 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Selecting the correct GDPR Article 6's basis is the most consequential compliance decision a legal team makes.
A dynamic data inventory reduces audit risk and accelerates rights-request responses across the organization.
A structured GDPR/CCPA checklist transforms a well-drafted policy into a defensible, publication-ready document.
Modular privacy policies built for emerging state laws and AI processing disclosures reduce costly future rework.

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There are 3 modules in this course

This Short Course was created to help Legal professionals draft, analyze, and evaluate fully compliant privacy policies. By completing this course, you'll be able to build a publication-ready policy with correct GDPR Article 6 bases, populated retention schedules, and verified opt-out mechanisms, skills you can apply immediately at your desk.

By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Draft the data-collection and legal-basis section of a privacy policy that maps each data category in the fact pattern to its corresponding GDPR Article 6 lawful basis and CCPA purpose - Analyze the organization's data inventory to populate retention periods and data-subject rights procedures in the policy template - Evaluate the completed privacy policy against the GDPR/CCPA compliance checklist to confirm coverage of cookies, AI processing, and opt-out mechanisms This course is unique because it works entirely from a realistic product fact pattern, mirroring the conditions legal professionals face daily. To be successful in this course, you should have foundational knowledge of data protection law at a CB2 Intermediate level

Learners draft the data-collection and legal-basis section of a privacy policy by mapping each data category in a product fact pattern to its corresponding GDPR Article 6 lawful basis and CCPA purpose.

What's included

1 video2 readings2 assignments

1 videoTotal 2 minutes

When the Wrong Lawful Basis Costs Millions 2 minutes

2 readingsTotal 13 minutes

GDPR Article 6 Lawful Bases and CCPA/CPRA Purposes: A Reference Guide 8 minutes
How to Draft the "Information We Collect" Table with Lawful Bases 5 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 15 minutes

Draft the "Information We Collect" Section from a Fact Pattern 10 minutes
Knowledge Check: Draft the Data-Collection and Legal-Basis Section 5 minutes

Learners analyze an organizational data inventory spreadsheet to populate retention periods and data-subject rights procedures in the privacy policy template.

What's included

2 videos1 reading2 assignments

2 videosTotal 13 minutes

Why Data Inventories Drive Rights-Request Accuracy 5 minutes
Populating the Retention Schedule and Rights Procedures in a Data Inventory Spreadsheet 9 minutes

1 readingTotal 8 minutes

Data Inventory Structure, Retention Schedules, and Data-Subject Rights Procedures 8 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 35 minutes

Populate the Retention and Data-Subject Rights Section from a Supplied Inventory 30 minutes
Knowledge Check: Analyze the Data Inventory for Retention and Data-Subject Rights 5 minutes

Learners evaluate a completed privacy policy against the GDPR/CCPA compliance checklist to confirm coverage of cookies, AI processing, and opt-out mechanisms before publication.

What's included

1 video2 readings3 assignments

1 videoTotal 3 minutes

The Checklist That Turns a Draft Into a Defensible Policy 3 minutes

2 readingsTotal 13 minutes

The GDPR/CCPA Compliance Checklist: Cookies, AI Processing, and Opt-Out Mechanisms8 minutes
How to Apply the Compliance Checklist to a Completed Privacy Policy 5 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 45 minutes

Write Compliant Privacy Policy — Course Assessment 10 minutes
Evaluate a Completed Privacy Policy and Complete the Compliance Checklist 30 minutes
Knowledge Check: Evaluate the Completed Policy Against the Compliance Checklist 5 minutes

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Professionals in the Industry

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