CDPSE Cross-Border Data Transfers

Question 1

Under GDPR, which mechanism allows a US company to legally receive personal data from the EU without an adequacy decision?

Accepted Answer

Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)

Answer

Privacy Shield

Answer

Safe Harbor Agreement

Answer

APEC CBPR

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of an adequacy decision issued by the European Commission?

Accepted Answer

To recognize that a third country provides a comparable level of data protection to the EU

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To certify a company's internal privacy program

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To authorize cross-border data sharing between two companies

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To replace the need for Data Processing Agreements

Question 3

Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) are MOST appropriate for which scenario?

Accepted Answer

Intra-group data transfers among entities within a multinational corporation

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Data transfers between unrelated businesses in different countries

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Data transfers to government agencies in non-adequate countries

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Transfers of anonymized research data to universities

Question 4

Which US framework was created to facilitate commercial data transfers with the EU following Schrems II?

Accepted Answer

EU-US Data Privacy Framework

Answer

CCPA Privacy Certification

Answer

APEC CBPR System

Answer

NIST Privacy Framework

Question 5

A CDPSE professional must conduct a Transfer Impact Assessment (TIA). What is the main purpose of this assessment?

Accepted Answer

To evaluate whether the legal protections in the destination country adequately protect transferred data

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To calculate the financial cost of international data transfers

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To determine the bandwidth requirements for the data transfer

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To obtain board approval for international operations

Question 6

Which international framework provides a cross-border privacy rules system primarily for APEC member economies?

Accepted Answer

APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR)

Answer

GDPR

Answer

Convention 108+

Answer

OECD Privacy Guidelines