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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.

  • Corso
  • Unione europea
  • 100 domande
  • Verificato: 13 ottobre 2026
  • Verificato il 13 ottobre 2026

In breve

Questo corso gratuito ha circa 150 minuti di lezioni, 6 quiz tematici senza limite di tempo (100 domande in tutto) e una valutazione finale a tempo di 30 domande estratte a caso. Ottieni l’80% o più nella valutazione finale per scaricare un attestato di completamento (privato, non accreditato). Verificato sulle fonti ufficiali in data 13 ottobre 2026.

Inizia dalle lezioniGDPR for Employees Course (EU): Lessons: circa 150 minuti di lettura. Ogni domanda del test è trattata nelle lezioni.

Cosa imparerai

  • 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

Ottieni almeno l’80% per scaricare il tuo attestato.

Il tuo piano di studio

Leggi ogni lezione, fai il quiz tematico (senza limite di tempo, con spiegazioni) e poi la valutazione finale a tempo. Ogni volta viene estratto un nuovo mix di domande. I tuoi progressi sono salvati in questo browser.

  1. Leggi le lezioni6 lezioni, circa 150 min
  2. Quiz tematico 1: What personal data is16 domande
  3. Quiz tematico 2: The data protection principles16 domande
  4. Quiz tematico 3: Lawful bases and consent16 domande
  5. Quiz tematico 4: Data subject rights17 domande
  6. Quiz tematico 5: Everyday safeguards at work17 domande
  7. Quiz tematico 6: Personal data breaches18 domande
  8. Esame finale30 domande, 35 min · Almeno l’80%

Quiz tematico 1: What personal data is

  1. Domanda 1 di 16

    What does the abbreviation GDPR stand for?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: A. General Data Protection Regulation

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

  2. Domanda 2 di 16

    Since which date has the GDPR applied across the EU?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: A. 25 May 2018

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

  3. Domanda 3 di 16

    Under the GDPR, personal data is information that relates to whom?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 4 di 16

    Which of these is personal data?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 5 di 16

    What is the person that personal data is about called?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: D. The data subject

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

  6. Domanda 6 di 16

    Which of these belongs to the special categories of personal data?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: C. Data about a person's health

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

  7. Domanda 7 di 16

    Which statement best describes "processing" under the GDPR?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 8 di 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?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 9 di 16

    When does information stop being personal data?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 10 di 16

    What is the organisation that decides why and how personal data is processed called?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: D. The controller

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

  11. Domanda 11 di 16

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

    Risposta: A. A processor

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

  12. Domanda 12 di 16

    Who enforces the GDPR in each EU country?
    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 13 di 16

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

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 14 di 16

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

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 15 di 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)

    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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. Domanda 16 di 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)

    Mostra la risposta

    Risposta: 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.

Cosa sapere prima del test

  • 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.

Domande frequenti

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’attestato è accreditato o riconosciuto ufficialmente?

No. È un attestato di completamento privato, solo per le tue conoscenze. Non è riconosciuto, accreditato né approvato da alcun governo, ente di rilascio delle licenze, autorità di regolamentazione o istituto di istruzione e non sostituisce alcuna licenza, certificazione o formazione richiesta dalla legge.

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