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In an increasingly digital and interconnected world, protecting personal data has become a cornerstone of corporate governance, ethical responsibility, and regulatory compliance. Data privacy laws establish frameworks that dictate how organizations collect, process, store, transfer, and safeguard individuals’ personal information. This course explores the evolution, principles, and global landscape of data protection and privacy legislation, emphasizing both compliance obligations and ethical imperatives. 

Participants gain a foundational understanding of leading global frameworks such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), and other emerging U.S. and international privacy laws. Through comparative analysis, the session highlights key regulatory principles including lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limitation, data minimization, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity, and accountability. 

Learners assess how legal bases for processing - such as consent, contractual necessity, legal obligation, or legitimate interest - affect operational practices. The course also explains data subject rights, cross-border data transfer restrictions, and organizational accountability measures such as record-keeping, Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), and the role of the Data Protection Officer (DPO).