Free IAPP CIPP-E Exam Questions

Question 1

Jerry, the Chief Marketing Officer for a sports apparel and trophy company, sells products to schools and athletic clubs globally. Recently the company has decided to invest in a new line of customized sports equipment. Jerry plans to email his current customer base to offer them a discount on their first purchase of such equipment.

Jerry tells Kate, the Director of Privacy, about his plan. What is the best guidance Kate can provide to Jerry?

A : Permit Jerry to carry out his plan on the basis of marketing similar products to existing customers.

B : Require Jerry to send all current customers a second notice to allow them to opt-in to marketing emails

C : Permit Jerry to carry out his marketing plan on the basis of legitimate interest

D : Require Jerry to include an option to opt out of marketing emails in the future

Answer: D

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

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 4

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

Question 5

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