Personal data at work: recognize, protect and report
Everyday data protection for every employee: what personal data and special category data are, the principles behind the law, handling data with care, and what to do (fast) when you receive a request about someone's data or something goes wrong. Uses the UK GDPR as a worked example; rules differ by country, state and sector, so follow your organization's policy and privacy contact.
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- About 40 minutes
- Contents
- 3 lessons · 1 video · final exam
- Status
- Published · updated 1 Oct 2026
Skills you'll practise
- Recognize personal data and special category data in everyday work
- Name the data protection principles and apply minimisation and need-to-know
- Recognize a request for someone's own data in any form and route it to the right person straight away
- Recognize a possible personal data breach and report it internally at once
- Avoid common everyday mistakes such as autocomplete misdirection and oversharing
Course outline
- 1.Personal data at workVideo · 3 min
- 2.What counts as personal dataLesson · 13 min
- 3.Everyday handlingLesson · 13 min
- 4.Requests and breaches: act fast, route correctlyLesson · 14 min
- 5.Personal data at work: recognize, protect and report: knowledge checkKnowledge check · 17 questions
- 6.Final exam8 questions · passing it completes the course, so people who already know the material can test out
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