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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.

  • Formation
  • Union européenne
  • 100 questions
  • Vérifié le 13 octobre 2026
  • Vérifié (faits) le 13 octobre 2026

En bref

Ce cours gratuit comprend environ 150 minutes de leçons, 6 quiz thématiques sans limite de temps (100 questions au total) et une évaluation finale chronométrée de 30 questions tirées au hasard. Obtenez 80 % ou plus à l’évaluation finale pour télécharger une attestation de réussite (privée, non accréditée). Vérifié à partir des sources officielles le 13 octobre 2026.

Commencez par les leçonsGDPR for Employees Course (EU): Lessons : environ 150 minutes de lecture. Chaque question du test est traitée dans les leçons.

Ce que vous allez apprendre

  • 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

Obtenez 80 % ou plus pour télécharger votre certificat.

Votre plan d’étude

Lisez chaque leçon, faites son quiz thématique (sans limite de temps, avec explications), puis l’évaluation finale chronométrée. Un nouveau mélange de questions est tiré à chaque fois. Votre progression est enregistrée dans ce navigateur.

  1. Lire les leçons6 leçons, environ 150 min
  2. Quiz thématique 1 : What personal data is16 questions
  3. Quiz thématique 2 : The data protection principles16 questions
  4. Quiz thématique 3 : Lawful bases and consent16 questions
  5. Quiz thématique 4 : Data subject rights17 questions
  6. Quiz thématique 5 : Everyday safeguards at work17 questions
  7. Quiz thématique 6 : Personal data breaches18 questions
  8. Examen final30 questions, 35 min · Obtenez 80 % ou plus

Quiz thématique 1 : What personal data is

  1. Question 1 sur 16

    What does the abbreviation GDPR stand for?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. General Data Protection Regulation

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

  2. Question 2 sur 16

    Since which date has the GDPR applied across the EU?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: A. 25 May 2018

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

  3. Question 3 sur 16

    Under the GDPR, personal data is information that relates to whom?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: 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. Question 4 sur 16

    Which of these is personal data?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: 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. Question 5 sur 16

    What is the person that personal data is about called?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. The data subject

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

  6. Question 6 sur 16

    Which of these belongs to the special categories of personal data?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: C. Data about a person's health

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

  7. Question 7 sur 16

    Which statement best describes "processing" under the GDPR?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: 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. Question 8 sur 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?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: 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. Question 9 sur 16

    When does information stop being personal data?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: 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. Question 10 sur 16

    What is the organisation that decides why and how personal data is processed called?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: D. The controller

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

  11. Question 11 sur 16

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

    Réponse: A. A processor

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

  12. Question 12 sur 16

    Who enforces the GDPR in each EU country?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: 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. Question 13 sur 16

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

    Réponse: 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. Question 14 sur 16

    According to the GDPR recitals, which can set more specific rules on processing employees' personal data?
    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: 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. Question 15 sur 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)

    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: 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. Question 16 sur 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)

    Voir la réponse

    Réponse: 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.

À savoir avant l’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.

Questions fréquentes

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.

L’attestation est-elle accréditée ou reconnue officiellement ?

Non. C’est une attestation de réussite privée, uniquement pour vos connaissances. Elle n’est reconnue, accréditée ni approuvée par aucun gouvernement, organisme de délivrance des permis, autorité de réglementation ou établissement d’enseignement, et elle ne remplace aucun permis, aucune certification ni aucune formation exigés par la loi.

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