Stay GDPR Compliant

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Stay GDPR Compliant

This course is part of Email Execution: Automation, Testing & Audience Targeting Specialization

Instructor: Hurix Digital

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2 modules

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1 hour to complete

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2 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 hour to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

GDPR compliance builds trust and strengthens customer relationships while improving marketing effectiveness.
Quarterly audits and documented consent processes create durable compliance and reduce violation risks.
Collecting only essential data lowers risk and improves campaign relevance and engagement.
Compliance works best when built into daily marketing workflows, not treated as a separate task.

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There are 2 modules in this course

Privacy regulations are reshaping email marketing forever. This Short Course was created to help marketing professionals accomplish compliant audience management that builds trust while driving results.

By completing this course, you'll be able to review data-handling processes systematically, conduct quarterly compliance audits, and maintain regulatory best practices that protect your organization from compliance risks. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Apply GDPR requirements to email data collection and processing workflows Conduct quarterly compliance audits with structured evaluation methods Implement consent management and data retention policies effectively This course is unique because it combines practical compliance frameworks with real-world audit procedures that immediately strengthen your marketing operations. To be successful in this project, you should have a background in email marketing platforms and basic data privacy concepts.

Learners will ensure adherence to GDPR and other applicable email regulations by reviewing data-handling processes. GDPR is a key core privacy and consent policy but others exist and interact with it.

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1 video1 reading2 assignments

Learners will conduct quarterly compliance audits to maintain best practices and mitigate regulatory risks.

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