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GDPR for Employees Course (EU) 2026

This course is for employees in the EU who handle personal data about customers, patients, pupils or colleagues. It covers what personal data is, the GDPR principles and lawful bases, people's rights, everyday safeguards and what to do about a data breach. Each topic has a lesson and an untimed quiz, followed by a timed 30-question final assessment; score 80% or more to earn a Certificate of Completion.

  • Curso
  • Unión Europea
  • 100 preguntas
  • Revisado el 13 de octubre de 2026
  • Verificado el 13 de octubre de 2026

Respuesta rápida

Este curso gratuito tiene unos 150 minutos de lecciones, 6 pruebas temáticas sin límite de tiempo (100 preguntas en total) y una evaluación final cronometrada de 30 preguntas elegidas al azar. Saca un 80 % o más en la evaluación final para descargar un certificado de finalización (privado, no acreditado). Contrastado con fuentes oficiales el 13 de octubre de 2026.

Empieza por las leccionesGDPR for Employees Course (EU): Lessons: unos 150 minutos de lectura. Todas las preguntas del test se tratan en las lecciones.

Qué aprenderás

  • Recognise personal data and the special categories that need extra protection
  • Explain the GDPR principles and apply them to everyday tasks
  • Describe the six lawful bases and when consent is valid
  • Recognise requests from people using their data protection rights and pass them on quickly
  • Protect personal data on your desk, screen, devices and in emails
  • Spot a personal data breach and report it internally at once

Obtén un 80 % o más para descargar tu certificado.

Tu plan de estudio

Lee cada lección, haz su prueba temática (sin límite de tiempo, con explicaciones) y luego la evaluación final cronometrada. Cada vez se elige una nueva mezcla de preguntas. Tu progreso se guarda en este navegador.

  1. Leer las lecciones6 lecciones, unos 150 min
  2. Prueba temática 1: What personal data is16 preguntas
  3. Prueba temática 2: The data protection principles16 preguntas
  4. Prueba temática 3: Lawful bases and consent16 preguntas
  5. Prueba temática 4: Data subject rights17 preguntas
  6. Prueba temática 5: Everyday safeguards at work17 preguntas
  7. Prueba temática 6: Personal data breaches18 preguntas
  8. Examen final30 preguntas, 35 min · Obtén un 80 % o más

Prueba temática 1: What personal data is

  1. Pregunta 1 de 16

    What does the abbreviation GDPR stand for?
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: A. General Data Protection Regulation

    GDPR is the General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

  2. Pregunta 2 de 16

    Since which date has the GDPR applied across the EU?
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: A. 25 May 2018

    The GDPR entered into force on 24 May 2016 and has applied since 25 May 2018.

  3. Pregunta 3 de 16

    Under the GDPR, personal data is information that relates to whom?
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: D. An identified or identifiable living person

    Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable living individual, called the data subject.

  4. Pregunta 4 de 16

    Which of these is personal data?
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: C. The work email marta.novak@example.com

    An email address that points to one person is personal data. Company numbers, generic company addresses and irreversibly anonymised data are not.

  5. Pregunta 5 de 16

    What is the person that personal data is about called?
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: D. The data subject

    Article 4(1) GDPR calls the identified or identifiable person the data subject.

  6. Pregunta 6 de 16

    Which of these belongs to the special categories of personal data?
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: C. Data about a person's health

    Health data is one of the special categories in Article 9 GDPR, which need extra protection.

  7. Pregunta 7 de 16

    Which statement best describes "processing" under the GDPR?
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: C. Any operation on personal data, from collecting and viewing it to deleting it

    Article 4(2) GDPR defines processing very widely, from collection and consultation to disclosure, erasure and destruction.

  8. Pregunta 8 de 16

    In a staff survey, names are replaced with codes and the list linking codes to names is kept separately. What is the survey data now?
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: D. Still personal data, as it can be linked back to people

    Pseudonymised data can be used to re-identify people, so it remains personal data under the GDPR.

  9. Pregunta 9 de 16

    When does information stop being personal data?
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: D. When it is anonymised so that nobody can ever be identified again

    Only data anonymised so that no one can be identified, irreversibly, falls outside the GDPR. Encrypted and pseudonymised data are still personal data.

  10. Pregunta 10 de 16

    What is the organisation that decides why and how personal data is processed called?
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: D. The controller

    Article 4(7) GDPR: the controller determines the purposes and means of the processing.

  11. Pregunta 11 de 16

    A company uses an outside payroll provider, which pays staff on the company's instructions. What is the payroll provider usually?
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: A. A processor

    A processor processes personal data on behalf of the controller. The EDPB gives a payroll company as an example.

  12. Pregunta 12 de 16

    Who enforces the GDPR in each EU country?
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: A. An independent national data protection authority

    Each EEA country has its own independent data protection authority, which handles complaints, investigates and can impose sanctions.

  13. Pregunta 13 de 16

    Pavel keeps an address book of his friends' birthdays at home, just for himself. Does the GDPR apply to it?
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: A. No, purely personal or household activities are outside it

    Article 2(2)(c) GDPR excludes processing by a person in a purely personal or household activity. Data you handle at work is not covered by this exception.

  14. Pregunta 14 de 16

    According to the GDPR recitals, which can set more specific rules on processing employees' personal data?
    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: B. National law or collective agreements, such as works agreements

    Recital 155 says Member State law or collective agreements, including works agreements, may set specific rules for employee data. National rules therefore differ.

  15. Pregunta 15 de 16

    Read the description. What kind of data is in column D?

    Clara works at the front desk of Northfield Clinic. Her manager asks her to tidy up a spreadsheet called "visits.xlsx". It has these columns:

    Column A: patient code (for example P-1047)
    Column B: first name
    Column C: date of visit
    Column D: reason for visit (for example "asthma check")
    Column E: email address (for example j.doe@example.com)

    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: B. Special category data, because it concerns health

    The reason for a clinic visit, such as an asthma check, is data concerning health, a special category under Article 9 GDPR.

  16. Pregunta 16 de 16

    Read the description. Clara suggests deleting column B so the file is "anonymous". Is she right?

    Clara works at the front desk of Northfield Clinic. Her manager asks her to tidy up a spreadsheet called "visits.xlsx". It has these columns:

    Column A: patient code (for example P-1047)
    Column B: first name
    Column C: date of visit
    Column D: reason for visit (for example "asthma check")
    Column E: email address (for example j.doe@example.com)

    Ver respuesta

    Respuesta: D. No, the codes and email addresses still identify people

    Data is only anonymous if no one can be identified. Codes that link to patient records and email addresses still identify people, so it stays personal data.

Qué debes saber antes del examen

  • The GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679, has applied since 25 May 2018 and also applies across the European Economic Area.
  • Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable living person; pseudonymised data is still personal data.
  • Processing is lawful only if at least one of the six lawful bases in Article 6(1) GDPR applies.
  • Organisations must respond to rights requests within one month of receipt, extendable by two further months for complex or numerous requests.
  • Controllers must notify the data protection authority of a personal data breach, where feasible, within 72 hours of becoming aware of it, unless it is unlikely to result in a risk to people.
  • Fines can reach €20 million or 4% of worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher.
  • National law or collective agreements may set more specific rules on processing employees' personal data.

Preguntas frecuentes

Is this an official GDPR certification?

No. When you pass the final assessment you get a PassEveryTest Certificate of Completion, which shows you finished this general awareness course. It is not an accredited qualification or a legally required training certificate, and it does not replace the data protection training your employer gives you.

How does the final assessment work?

It has 30 questions drawn at random from the course question bank, with a 35-minute time limit. You need 80% to pass, and each attempt gives you a new mix of questions.

Are the rules the same in every EU country?

The GDPR applies directly in every EU country, but some details are set nationally, such as specific rules on employee data and the age at which children can consent online. Each country has its own data protection authority.

What should I do if I sent personal data to the wrong person?

Report it internally straight away, following your organisation's procedure. Your employer may have only 72 hours to notify the data protection authority, so do not wait.

Does my employer need my consent to process my data?

Usually not. Employers normally rely on other lawful bases, such as the employment contract or a legal obligation, because staff may not feel free to refuse consent.

¿El certificado está acreditado o reconocido oficialmente?

No. Es un certificado de finalización privado, solo para tus conocimientos. No está reconocido, acreditado ni aprobado por ningún gobierno, organismo de licencias, regulador ni institución educativa, y no sustituye ninguna licencia, certificación ni formación exigida por la ley.

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