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Exam Code PDPF
Exam Name Privacy and Data Protection Foundation
Vendor Exin
Total Questions 149
Last Updated 26-Oct, 2026
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Explore 5 free practice questions for the Exin PDPF exam and review the answers and explanations to support your preparation.

  1. Question 1

    Single answer

    Under what EU legislation is data transfer between the EEA and the U.S. A. allowed?

    • Option A:

      An adequacy decision based on the Privacy Shield program

      Correct
    • Option B:

      An adequacy decision by reason of US domestic legislation

      Correct
    • Option C:

      The Transatlantic Trade an Investment Partnership (TTIP)

      Correct
    • Option D:

      The U.S.A.’s commitment to join the European Economic Area

      Correct
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    Correct Answer: A

    Explanation

    Reference: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/law-topic/data-protection/data-transfers-outside-eu_en

  2. Question 2

    Single answer

    For processing of personal data to be legal, a number of requirements must be fulfilled. What is a requirement for lawful personal data processing? 

    • Option A:

      A ‘code of conduct’, describing what the processing exactly entails, must be in place.

      Correct
    • Option B:

      The data subject must have given consent, prior to the processing to begin. 

      Correct
    • Option C:

      The processing must be reported to and allowed by the Data Processing Authority

      Correct
    • Option D:

      There must be a legitimate ground for the processing of personal data.

      Correct
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    Correct Answer: D

  3. Question 3

    Single answer

    An architect, leaving a building site, puts his laptop for a moment beside his car on the road, while answering his phone. When driving away he sees in the mirror his laptop being crushed by an enormous lorry driving over it. All his files on the design of the building and the calculations he worked on are lost. His only consolation is that those were the only files on the device.

    In terms of the GDPR, what happened?

    • Option A:

      a data breach

      Correct
    • Option B:

      a security incident

      Correct
    • Option C:

      a security issue

      Correct
    • Option D:

      a vulnerability

      Correct
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    Correct Answer: B

  4. Question 4

    Single answer

    Which of the following options describes the concept of data minimization?

    • Option A:

      It is the minimization of data storage locations.

      Correct
    • Option B:

      It is the decrease in the space allocated for data storage.

      Correct
    • Option C:

      It is the limitation of data to the purposes for which it is treated.

      Correct
    • Option D:

      It is the use of data for the shortest possible time.

      Correct
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    Correct Answer: C

    Explanation

    n its Article 5, which deals with the Principles relating to the processing of personal data, paragraph 1, the GDPR describes:

    1. Personal data shall be:

    adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed

    (data minimisation);

    Article 5 mentions all GDPR principles for processing personal data.

    The data minimization principle refers to the purpose of the law that only the data that is required for processing should be collected.

    This is also favorable to businesses. The less data is collected, the less likely violations are to occur and consequently the impacts also decrease.


    https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32016R0679

  5. Question 5

    Single answer

    A processor is instructed to report on customers who bought a product both last month and at least once in the three months before that. Unfortunately, the processor makes a mistake and uses personal data collected by another controller for a different purpose. The mistake is found before the report is created, and nobody has access to personal date he or she should not have had access to. How should the processor act on this situation and what should the controller do, if anything?

    • Option A:

      The processor must notify the controller and the controller must notify the Data Protection Authority of a data breach. 

      Correct
    • Option B:

      The processor must notify the controller of a data breach. The controller must assess the possible risk to the data subjects.

      Correct
    • Option C:

      The processor must notify the Data Protection Authority of a data breach. The controller must execute a PIA to assess the risk to data subjects.

      Correct
    • Option D:

      The processor must restart processing using the right data. There is no need for the controller to act.

      Correct
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    Correct Answer: B