CIPP Study Guide 2026
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📋 CIPP Exam Format at a Glance
📚 CIPP Topics to Study (23)
✍️ Sample CIPP Questions & Answers
1. What are the civil monetary penalty tiers under HIPAA, reflecting the level of culpability?
HIPAA's tiered civil monetary penalty structure ranges from $100/violation (did not know) to $50,000/violation (willful neglect not corrected), with annual caps per violation category.
2. Under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), what is prohibited?
The VPPA prohibits video tape service providers from knowingly disclosing personally identifiable information about consumers' video rental or purchase records without consent.
3. Under FERPA, when does a student's (not parent's) right to control education records begin?
FERPA rights transfer from parents to the student (who becomes an 'eligible student') when the student turns 18 or enrolls in a postsecondary school, whichever comes first.
4. What FCRA requirement must employers fulfill BEFORE taking adverse action based on a background check report?
FCRA requires employers to provide applicants with a copy of the consumer report and a pre-adverse action notice giving them opportunity to dispute inaccuracies before taking adverse action.
5. What must an employer's acceptable use policy for workplace technology typically address to protect against employee privacy claims?
Clearly communicating that there is no expectation of privacy on employer systems reduces employee privacy claims and establishes the employer's right to monitor.
6. The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) most significantly amended FCRA by establishing:
FACTA created the right for consumers to obtain one free credit report annually from each of the three major CRAs — Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion — through AnnualCreditReport.com.