CIPP/A study materials
CIPP/A study resources

CIPP/A case studies

CIPP/A · Put your knowledge to work in context.

CIPP/A - Certified Information Privacy Professional/Asia - is a credential from the IAPP that demonstrates data protection proficiency in Asian economies. It is aimed at privacy practitioners, legal and compliance staff, auditors, consultants and vendors who advise organisations operating across Asia or globally, and who must reason about several national regimes rather than a single one. Holders are positioned as professionals able to guide enterprises through the region's privacy practices and procedures. The exam tests a principles-based framework and knowledge base in information privacy within Asia. The CIPP/A case studies are 5 cases and about 4,503 words.

1

Loyalty List, NRIC Logging, and a Three-Day Breach Clock

Kopi & Co is a Singapore-incorporated online grocer with 410,000 registered users. Joining the loyalty programme requires ticking a box that says membership 'may involve receiving offers from us and our partners'; 90,000 members did so.

933 words, about 5 min
2

Interview Notes, a Guangzhou Processor, and a 40-Day Deadline

Harbour Health is a Hong Kong insurance broker with 600 staff. Ms Chan was interviewed for a claims adjuster role in January and was rejected.

896 words, about 4 min
3

Health App Consent, a Six-Hour CERT-In Clock, and Two Export Streams

MediScribe Health Technologies Pvt Ltd is a Pune-based company running a lab-report app with 1.2 million users. It collects test results, prescriptions and, for some users, mental-health assessments.

890 words, about 4 min
4

Joint Use, Special Care Data, and a Lost USB in Tokyo

Sakura Mobility K.K. is the Tokyo subsidiary of a German mobility group and employs 800 people in Japan.

897 words, about 4 min
5

One CBPR Certification, Three Jurisdictions, and an Onward Transfer to Manila

Vertex Logistics Group is headquartered in Melbourne, with operating companies in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan, and a shared services centre in Manila. Payroll for all four sites runs through a US-based payroll processor that is not certified under any scheme.

887 words, about 4 min