Data Protection

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Revised and up to date for 2025. With increasing amounts of global data protection regulations, it’s important that organisations keep up. This course provides an overview of the key aspects of data protection from the main principles, to global regulations, to cookies and practical steps you can take today.

£100 +VAT

4 CPD hours

120 days’ access

Use ACPD101 for 10% off any purchase.

Data Protection

£100 +VAT

4 CPD hours 120 days’ access
Use ACPD101 for 10% off any purchase.

Data Protection

This course is not currently available. To find out more, please get in touch.

This course will enable you to

  • Understand the importance of data protection and how it affects the accounting function
  • Appreciate the main principles of data protection, including the rights an individual has; the importance of gaining consent; maintaining data security; and the impact of technology
  • Outline data protection laws around the world and identify those that affect your organisation
  • Know what a cookie is and appreciate its involvement in data protection
  • Take away practical steps to implement and enhance data protection in your own organisation

About the course

In a time where we are increasingly reliant on using technology and the internet daily, ensuring that personal data is protected is a major concern for many people. With more and more organisations dealing with such data and ever increasing amounts of related regulations globally, it’s important that we keep up to date with the ever-changing world of data protection.

This course provides an overview of the key aspects of data protection from the main principles, to global regulations, to cookies and what you can do practically within your organisation. Accountants are becoming increasingly more involved in how organisations handle data security and privacy, this course will give you the knowledge you need to keep on top of this important issue.

This course has been revised and is up to date for 2025.

Contents

An introduction to data protection

Data protection in the privacy age
Accountants and data protection
Being aware of data protection
Understanding personal data
It’s about more than just the GDPR
AI and data protection

The main principles of data protection

The main principles of data protection
Data protection for individuals
Collecting data and consent
Applying the principles
New and established technologies
Keeping data safe

Data protection around the world

Global data protection developments
Data protection in the EU
UK general data protection regulations
China’s personal information protection law
Data protection in the US
Australia’s outdated act
Hong Kong’s personal data ordinance
Personal data protection in Singapore
PDPA in Thailand
Where to start
Around the world

Cookies

Understanding cookies
The importance of cookies
The ePrivacy directive
The right to be informed
Understanding the legislation
A future without cookies?

Accountants and data protection

Data protection and the accounting function
Accountants and data protection
Taking action
Up in the cloud
Tips for moving forward

How it works

Author

Becky Reid

Becky is a digital marketing consultant & practitioner with over 20 years marketing experience across, amongst others, automotive, publishing and fire protection industries.