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Question No. 1

SCENARIO

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ABC Hotel Chain and XYZ Travel Agency are U.S.-based multinational companies. They use an internet-based common platform for collecting and sharing their customer data with each other, in order to integrate their marketing efforts. Additionally, they agree on the data to be stored, how reservations will be booked and confirmed, and who has access to the stored data.

Mike, an EU resident, has booked travel itineraries in the past through XYZ Travel Agency to stay at ABC Hotel Chain's locations. XYZ Travel Agency offers a rewards program that allows customers to sign up to accumulate points that can later be redeemed for free travel. Mike has signed the agreement to be a rewards program member.

Now Mike wants to know what personal information the company holds about him. He sends an email requesting access to his data, in order to exercise what he believes are his data subject rights.

What is the time period in which Mike should receive a response to his request?

ANot more than one month of receipt of Mike's request.

BNot more than two months after verifying Mike's identity.

CWhen all the information about Mike has been collected.

DNot more than thirty days after submission of Mike's request.

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Correct Answer: A

:According to the GDPR, the right of access by the data subject is one of the rights granted to individuals to obtain information about the processing of their personal data by a data controller1.The data controller must provide a copy of the personal data undergoing processing and additional information, such as the purposes, the categories, the recipients, the retention period, the rights, the source, and the automated decision-making of the processing1.The data controller must also inform the data subject of the existence of the right to access and the means to exercise it2.

The GDPR also specifies the time limit for responding to a data subject access request.The data controller must provide the information without undue delay and in any event within one month of receipt of the request1.This period may be extended by two further months where necessary, taking into account the complexity and number of the requests, but the data controller must inform the data subject of any such extension within one month of receipt of the request, together with the reasons for the delay1.The data controller must also verify the identity of the data subject before providing the information, but this verification should not extend the time limit for responding to the request3.

In this scenario, Mike is an EU resident who has booked travel itineraries through XYZ Travel Agency and stayed at ABC Hotel Chain's locations. Both companies are U.S.-based multinational companies that use a common platform for collecting and sharing their customer data. Mike has signed the agreement to be a rewards program member of XYZ Travel Agency. Mike wants to know what personal information the company holds about him and sends an email requesting access to his data.

Assuming that both companies are subject to the GDPR, either because they offer goods or services to individuals in the EU or because they monitor the behavior of individuals in the EU4, they must comply with the right of access by the data subject and provide Mike with the information he requests. The time period in which Mike should receive a response to his request is not more than one month of receipt of his request, unless there are grounds for extending the period by two further months. The companies must also verify Mike's identity before providing the information, but this verification should not affect the time limit for responding to the request.

Therefore, the correct answer is A. Not more than one month of receipt of Mike's request.

Question No. 2

SCENARIO

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Sandy recently joined Market4U, an advertising technology company founded in 2016, as their VP of Privacy and Data Governance. Through her first initiative in conducting a data inventory, Sandy learned that Market4U maintains a list of 19 million global contacts that were collected throughout the course of Market4U's existence. Knowing the risk of having such a large amount of data, Sandy wanted to purge all contacts that were entered into Market4U's systems prior to May 2018, unless such contacts had a more recent interaction with Market4U content. However, Dan, the VP of Sales, informed Sandy that all of the contacts provide useful information regarding successful marketing campaigns and trends in industry verticals for Market4U's clients.

Dan also informed Sandy that he had wanted to focus on gaining more customers within the sports and entertainment industry. To assist with this behavior, Market4U's marketing team decided to add several new fields to Market4U's website forms, including forms for downloading white papers, creating accounts to participate in Market4U's forum, and attending events. Such fields include birth date and salary.

What should Sandy give as feedback to Dan and the marketing team regarding the new fields Dan wants to add to Market4U's forms?

AMake all the fields optional.

BOnly request the information in brackets (i.e., age group and salary range).

CEliminate the fields, as they are not proportional to the services being offered.

DEliminate the fields as they are not necessary for the purposes of providing white papers or registration for events.

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Correct Answer: D

Sandy should give this feedback to Dan and the marketing team, as it reflects the principle of data minimization, which requires that personal data collected must be adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purposes of the processing1. Collecting birth date and salary information from customers who want to download white papers or register for events is not necessary for those purposes, and may pose risks for data protection and security.Moreover, such information may fall under the category of special data, which requires explicit consent from the data subjects and can only be processed under certain conditions2. The other options do not comply with the principle of data minimization, as they still involve collecting more data than needed, even if they are optional or in brackets.Reference:

Free CIPP/E Study Guide, page 23, section 3.1

CIPP/E Certification, page 18, section 3.1

The Ultimate CIPP/E Study Guide for 2023, page 16, section 3.1

Principles - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Article 5

Special categories of personal data - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Article 9

Question No. 3

Which statement provides an accurate description of a directive?

AA directive speo5es certain results that must be achieved, but each member state is free to decide how to turn it into a national law

BA directive has binding legal force throughout every member state and enters into force on a set date in all the member states.

CA directive is a legal act relating to specific cases and directed towards member states, companies 0' private individuals.

DA directive is a legal act that applies automatically and uniformly to all EU countries as soon as it enters into force.

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Correct Answer: A

According to the EU glossary1, a directive is a legal act that sets out a goal that EU countries must achieve, but leaves them the choice of form and methods to reach it. A directive is binding on the EU countries to which it is addressed, but it does not apply directly at the national level. Instead, it has to be transposed into national law by the national authorities, usually within a specified time limit. This allows for some flexibility and adaptation to the specific circumstances of each country. A directive is different from a regulation, which is a legal act that applies automatically and uniformly to all EU countries as soon as it enters into force, without needing to be transposed into national law.Reference:

Free CIPP/E Study Guide, page 14, section 2.3

Types of legislation, section 2

What are EU directives?

Question No. 4

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Joe started the Gummy Bear Company in 2000 from his home in Vermont, US

AToday, it is a multi-billion-dollar candy company operating in every continent. All of the company's IT servers are located in Vermont. This year Joe hires his son Ben to join the company and head up Project Big, which is a major marketing strategy to triple gross revenue in just 5 years. Ben graduated with a PhD in computer software from a top university. Ben decided to join his father's company, but is also secretly working on launching a new global online dating website company called Ben Knows Best.
Ben is aware that the Gummy Bear Company has millions of customers and believes that many of them might also be interested in finding their perfect match. For Project Big, Ben redesigns the company's online web portal and requires customers in the European Union and elsewhere to provide additional personal information in order to remain a customer. Project Ben begins collecting data about customers' philosophical beliefs, political opinions and marital status.
If a customer identifies as single, Ben then copies all of that customer's personal data onto a separate database for Ben Knows Best. Ben believes that he is not doing anything wrong, because he explicitly asks each customer to give their consent by requiring them to check a box before accepting their information. As Project Big is an important project, the company also hires a first year college student named Sam, who is studying computer science to help Ben out.
Ben calls out and Sam comes across the Ben Knows Best database. Sam is planning on going to Ireland over Spring Beak with 10 of his friends, so he copies all of the customer information of people that reside in Ireland so that he and his friends can contact people when they are in Ireland.
Joe also hires his best friend's daughter, Alice, who just graduated from law school in the U.S., to be the company's new General Counsel. Alice has heard about the GDPR, so she does some research on it. Alice approaches Joe and informs him that she has drafted up Binding Corporate Rules for everyone in the company to follow, as it is important for the company to have in place a legal mechanism to transfer data internally from the company's operations in the European Union to the U.S.
Joe believes that Alice is doing a great job, and informs her that she will also be in-charge of handling a major lawsuit that has been brought against the company in federal court in the U.S. To prepare for the lawsuit, Alice instructs the company's IT department to make copies of the computer hard drives from the entire global sales team, including the European Union, and send everything to her so that she can review everyone's information. Alice believes that Joe will be happy that she did the first level review, as it will save the company a lot of money that would otherwise be paid to its outside law firm.
As a result of Sam's actions, the Gummy Bear Company potentially violated Articles 33 and 34 of the GDPR and will be required to do what?

ANotify its Data Protection Authority about the data breach.

BAnalyze and evaluate the liability for customers in Ireland.

CAnalyze and evaluate all of its breach notification obligations.

DNotify all of its customers that reside in the European Union.

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Correct Answer: C

According to Articles 33 and 34 of the GDPR, the Gummy Bear Company potentially violated its breach notification obligations by allowing Sam to copy and use the personal data of its customers in Ireland without their consent or authorization. A personal data breach is defined as a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed (Article 4(12)). The Gummy Bear Company, as a data controller, is required to notify the competent supervisory authority of the personal data breach without undue delay and, where feasible, not later than 72 hours after having become aware of it, unless the personal data breach is unlikely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons (Article 33(1)). The notification should include the nature of the personal data breach, the categories and approximate number of data subjects and personal data records concerned, the likely consequences of the personal data breach, and the measures taken or proposed to address the personal data breach (Article 33(3)). The Gummy Bear Company is also required to communicate the personal data breach to the affected data subjects without undue delay, if the personal data breach is likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons (Article 34(1)). The communication should describe the nature of the personal data breach and the measures taken or proposed to address the personal data breach (Article 34(2)).

Therefore, the Gummy Bear Company should analyze and evaluate all of its breach notification obligations, taking into account the nature and circumstances of the personal data breach, the type and sensitivity of the personal data involved, the potential impact and harm to the data subjects, and the applicable laws and regulations of the jurisdictions where the data subjects reside. The Gummy Bear Company should also document the personal data breach and the remedial actions taken, and cooperate with the supervisory authorities and the data subjects as required by the GDPR.

Question No. 5

SCENARIO

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Jane Stan's her new role as a Data Protection Officer (DPO) at a Malta-based company that allows anyone to buy and sell cryptocurrencies via its online platform. The company stores and processes the personal data of its customers in a dedicated data center located in Malta |EU).

People wishing to trade cryptocurrencies are required to open an online account on the platform. They then must successfully pass a KYC due diligence procedure aimed at preventing money laundering and ensuring compliance with applicable financial regulations.

The non-European customers are also required to waive all their GDPR rights by reading a disclaimer written in bold and belong a checkbox on a separate page in order to get their account approved on the platform.

The customers must likewise accept the terms of service of the platform. The terms of service also include a privacy policy section, saying, among other things, that if a

Which of the following must be a component of the anti-money-laundering data-sharing practice of the platform?

AThe terms of service shall also enumerate all applicable anti-money laundering few.

BCustomers shall have an opt-out feature to restrict data sharing with law enforcement agencies after the registration.

CThe terms of service shall include the address of the anti-money laundering agency and contacts of the investigators who may access me data.

DCustomers snail receive a clear and conspicuous notice about such data sharing before submitting their data during the registration process.

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Correct Answer: D

According to Article 13 of the GDPR, when personal data are collected from the data subject, the controller shall provide the data subject with certain information, such as the purposes and legal basis of the processing, the recipients or categories of recipients of the personal data, and the existence of the data subject's rights. This information shall be provided at the time when personal data are obtained. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that the data subject is informed and aware of how their personal data will be used and shared, and to enable them to exercise their rights accordingly. Therefore, customers shall receive a clear and conspicuous notice about such data sharing before submitting their data during the registration process.Reference:

Article 13 of the GDPR

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