Free IAPP CIPP-E Exam Questions

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Question 1

A grade school is planning to use facial recognition to track student attendance. Which of the following may provide a lawful basis for this processing?

A : school places a notice near each camera.

B : school gets explicit consent from the students.

C : ocessing is necessary for the legitimate interests pursed by the school.

D : tate law requires facial recognition to verify attendance.

Answer: A

Question 2

Through a combination of hardware failure and human error, the decryption key for a bank’s customer account transaction database has been lost. An investigation has determined that this was not the result of hacking or malfeasance, simply an unfortunate combination of circumstances. Which of the following accurately indicates the nature of this incident?

A : A data breach has not occurred because the loss was not the result of hacking.

B : A data breach has not occurred because no data was exposed to any unauthorized individual.

C : A data breach has occurred because the loss of the key has resulted in the data no longer being accessible.

D : A data breach has occurred because the loss of the key has resulted in the loss of confidentiality or integrity of the data.

Answer: D

Question 3

According to the European Data Protection Board, if a controller that is not established in the EU but still subject to the GDPR becomes aware of a personal data breach, which supervisory authority or authorities must be notified?

A : Only the supervisory authority of the EU member state in which the controller's EU representative (pursuant to Article 27) is established.

B : Only one lead supervisory authority, as a controller benefits from the one-stop shop mechanism under the GDPR’s enforcement regime.

C : Every supervisory authority of the EU member states where the controller is offering goods or services.

D : Every supervisory authority for which affected data subjects reside in their EU member state.

Answer: A

Question 4

What was the aim of the European Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC?

A : harmonize the implementation of the European Convention of Human Rights across all member states.

B : To implement the OECD Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and trans-border flows of Personal Data.

C : To completely prevent the transfer of personal data out of the European Union.

D : further reconcile the protection of the fundamental rights of individuals with the free flow of data from one member state to another.

Answer: D

Question 5

An employee of company ABCD has just noticed a memory stick containing records of client data, including their names, addresses and full contact details has disappeared. The data on the stick is unencrypted and in clear text. It is uncertain what has happened to the stick at this stage, but it likely was lost during the travel of an employee. What should the company do?

A : tify as soon as possible the data protection supervisory authority that a data breach may have taken place.

B : unch an investigation and if nothing is found within one month, notify the data protection supervisory authority.

C : voke the "disproportionate effort" exception under Article 33 to postpone notifying data subjects until more information can be gathered.

D : mediately notify all the customers of the company that their information has been accessed by an unauthorized person.

Answer: A

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Total 320 Questions | Updated On: Feb 10, 2026

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