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EXIN LGPD Essentials study plan

EXIN LGPD Essentials · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

LGPD fundamentals and scope

  • Map the structure of Lei 13.709/2018 (LGPD): list its chapters and state in one sentence what each chapter governs

  • Distinguish personal data, sensitive personal data, anonymized data, and pseudonymized data by writing your own examples for each category

  • Identify who qualifies as data subject, controller, processor, and operator under the LGPD and explain how controller and processor roles differ in practice

  • Explain the territorial and material scope of the LGPD, including when the law applies to processing performed outside Brazil

Your checkpoint

A one-page terminology sheet in your own words covering at least 12 LGPD definitions, each with a self-written Brazilian example

Week 2

LGPD fundamentals and scope

  • Summarize the principles in Article 6 and match each principle to a concrete processing scenario

  • Compare the LGPD principles with GDPR principles to identify where the LGPD adds or emphasizes requirements

  • Explain the role and composition of the ANPD and how it relates to other authorities

  • Describe how the LGPD interacts with sector rules such as the Marco Civil da Internet and the Consumer Protection Code

Your checkpoint

A principle-to-scenario table covering all ten Article 6 principles with at least one compliant and one non-compliant example each

Week 3

Legal bases and data subject rights

  • List all ten legal bases for processing and state the conditions under which each can be relied on

  • Distinguish legitimate interest from consent, including what a legitimate interest assessment must document

  • Explain the special rules for sensitive personal data and for processing of children's and adolescents' data

  • Apply the correct legal basis to five short hypothetical processing activities and justify each choice

Your checkpoint

A legal-basis decision guide with a decision tree and five worked hypotheticals, each with a justified answer

Week 4

Legal bases and data subject rights

  • Enumerate the data subject rights in Articles 17 to 20 and describe what each right entitles the holder to receive or request

  • Explain how consent must be obtained, recorded, and revoked, and what happens to processing after revocation

  • Describe the procedure and deadlines a controller must follow when a data subject submits a request

  • Analyze when a controller may lawfully refuse or partially fulfill a data subject request

Your checkpoint

A sample data subject request workflow with response templates for confirmation, access, correction, and deletion requests

Week 5

Controller and processor obligations, DPO

  • Draft the core elements of a record of processing activities (ROPA) for a fictional organization

  • Explain the obligations of the controller and the joint controller, and distinguish them from processor duties

  • Describe what must be included in a data processing agreement between controller and processor

  • Explain the role, appointment, duties, and position of the DPO (encarregado) under the LGPD and ANPD guidance

Your checkpoint

A ROPA template plus a controller-processor contract checklist with at least 15 required clauses

Week 6

Controller and processor obligations, DPO & Security, breach notification and ANPD enforcement

  • Explain the requirements for a data protection impact assessment (RIPD) and identify when the ANPD or the controller must require one

  • Describe the security and good-practice measures expected under Articles 46 to 49 and how they map to confidentiality, integrity, and availability

  • Outline the incident response process from detection through containment, assessment, and documentation

  • Explain the breach notification duty to the ANPD and to data subjects, including timing and content requirements

Your checkpoint

A one-page incident response runbook with a notification decision flow and a draft breach notification letter

Week 7

Security, breach notification and ANPD enforcement

  • List the administrative sanctions the ANPD can apply and explain the criteria used to size them

  • Describe the ANPD's enforcement process from inspection through final decision, including appeal possibilities

  • Explain the dosimetry and application parameters the ANPD uses when calculating fines

  • Compare the LGPD sanction regime with the GDPR regime to identify key differences in scale and procedure

Your checkpoint

A sanctions summary matrix covering each sanction type, its legal basis, and the aggravating and mitigating factors

Week 8

LGPD fundamentals and scope & Legal bases and data subject rights & Controller and processor obligations, DPO & Security, breach notification and ANPD enforcement

  • Complete a full-length timed practice exam and score it by domain

  • Re-study the two weakest domains using your own notes and deliverables from earlier weeks

  • Explain each of your incorrect practice answers aloud in your own words without referring to notes

  • Review the key definitions, legal bases, DPO duties, and breach timelines in a single consolidated summary

Your checkpoint

A scored practice exam with a written error log identifying the cause of each mistake and the corrected reasoning

Milestones

Week 2: Without notes, write the LGPD definitions of personal data, sensitive data, controller, and processor, and name all ten Article 6 principles

Week 4: For five mixed scenarios, select the correct legal basis and the applicable data subject rights, scoring at least 80 percent against your own answer key

Week 6: Draft a complete breach notification within 30 minutes covering the ANPD timeline, required content, and the decision on notifying data subjects

Week 8: Score at least 75 percent overall on a timed practice exam, with no single domain below 65 percent