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EU: GDPR essentials

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for all staff. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 7 lessons, 12-question final check. Last reviewed 12 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain the GDPR's purpose, reach and enforcement by supervisory authorities
  • Video
  • Tabs
  • Quiz

  • Identify personal data, special categories and pseudonymised data
  • Flashcards
  • Accordion
  • Tabs
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Apply the principles, lawful bases and privacy by design to daily work
  • Sorting activity
  • Checklist
  • Quiz

  • Recognise and route data subject requests within one month
  • Flashcards
  • Quiz

  • Report a personal data breach immediately so the 72-hour deadline can be met
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

  • Escalate to the DPO and know rules for international transfers
  • Process
  • Quiz

Final check: 12 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

What does a controller do?

 

The controller determines the purposes and means of processing. A processor acts on the controller's behalf.

Lesson 1, Why the GDPR exists, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

You need a quick translation of a customer email with names in it. What is the best choice?

 

Use only approved tools. Free tools may keep or reuse data you paste into them.

Lesson 3, Allowed vs not allowed, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

A customer asks for a copy of all the data you hold on them. What is the usual response time?

 

The usual deadline is one month, which can be extended in complex cases. Route the request to the DPO straight away.

Lesson 4, Rights & deadlines, teaches this. See the outline

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EU: GDPR essentials

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 8 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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7 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why the GDPR exists · 8 min

    Explain the GDPR's purpose, reach and enforcement by supervisory authorities.

  • Lesson 2: What's covered · 5 min

    Identify personal data, special categories and pseudonymised data.

  • Lesson 3: Allowed vs not allowed · 5 min

    Apply the principles, lawful bases and privacy by design to daily work.

  • Lesson 4: Rights & deadlines · 5 min

    Recognise and route data subject requests within one month.

  • Lesson 5: Case practice · 5 min

    Report a personal data breach immediately so the 72-hour deadline can be met.

  • Lesson 6: Escalate correctly · 2 min

    Escalate to the DPO and know rules for international transfers.

  • Lesson 7: Final assessment · 5 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

Based on: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) - Arts. 4, 5, 6, 9, 12-22, 25, 32-34, 37-39, 83; EDPB guidelines; national supervisory a…

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) or ask your own counsel.

At induction + annually (Art. 39(1)(b); Art. 5(2) accountability).

All staff in the EU/EEA who handle personal data, and non-EU staff processing EU residents' data (Art. 3(2)).

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • DPO contact
  • Breach reporting channel
  • Lead supervisory authority
  • Transfer tool policy
  • Retention schedule link
  • Approved tools
  • E.g. employee data rules
  • LMS or record system
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