About the CIPP/US Certification, How to Study for It, and Reference List (Legacy page, see links to updated pages)

by John Bandler

Welcome, I've done some reorganizing and improvements. Feel free to read about why and how, or:

 

 

 

Feel free to read on for more context, and please pardon the construction renovation.

Once upon a time, this page was my main CIPP/US information page which served as a landing page, list of references, and also introductory information about CIPP/US and IAPP.

It was one of my website's most popular pages but became long and unwieldy so I realigned my content and built out additional pages on the CIPP/US certification, corresponding to my courses.

See my resources and Part 1 article About the CIPP/US Certification, How to Study for It, Overall Reference List, Intro to Law and Privacy at https://johnbandler.com/cippus/part1/John Bandler’s CIPP/US and US Privacy Learning Part 1

  • Contains most of the content that used to be hosted here on this page.
  • Navigation jump-off section
  • Introduction
  • Your goal
  • Learning
  • About the IAPP
  • About the CIPP/US certification and exam
  • CIPP/US exam updates (in general)
  • My 2026 updates
  • Disclosures and disclaimers
  • My courses
  • References and additional reading
  • Overall references for CIPP/US
  • References specific for John's Part 1 (law basics, privacy basics, learning, studying, exam taking, etc.)

See my main CIPP/US landing page at https://johnbandler.com/cippus/John Bandler's CIPP/US Privacy Resources - main - seven parts - https://johnbandler.com/cippus/

  • Some of the content that used to be hosted here
  • A landing page to easily access all of my CIPP/US materials
  • Links to all seven parts of my CIPP/US study resources
  • About my CIPP/US course
  • Each linked page has links to resources specific to that part

Please excuse some construction disruption as I revamp my webpages and update my CIPP/US privacy study courses.

As I moved content to the other pages, I trimmed this page down.

My Udemy course for lawyers and law studentsJohn Bandler’s CIPP US course at Udemy. Check for coupon codes and don’t overpay. Udemy does dynamic pricing.

I also created a course for lawyers and law students, hosted at Udemy. Many non-lawyers are taking it too. Udemy calls it a "best seller" and the feedback is positive.

This course assumes you have good legal knowledge and study skills, and rips through the CIPP/US Body of Knowledge at a rapid clip. Many non lawyers are taking it too, so don't be intimidated if you are not a lawyer or law student.

My course at Infosec Skills

I created a CIPP/US study course for the InfoSec Institute in 2020-2021, and then they were acquired by Cengage, an enormous online educational content provider. That platform requires an annual or monthly subscription, and is geared for information security professionals. I have contracted to update the course there, and hope to have that done Spring 2026.

Reference list: Sources and additional reading

Check Part 1 for global references, and see more detailed references for each part.

Navigating my pages

See my main CIPP/US jump off page at https://johnbandler.com/cippus/John Bandler's CIPP/US Privacy Resources - main - seven parts - https://johnbandler.com/cippus/

See my resources and Part 1 article About the CIPP/US Certification, How to Study for It, Overall Reference List, Intro to Law and Privacy at https://johnbandler.com/cippus/part1/John Bandler’s CIPP/US and US Privacy Learning Part 1

John's seven CIPP/US parts for your learning

Conclusion

Thanks for bearing with me as I reorganize and update things.

This page is hosted at https://johnbandler.com/cipp-us-certification. Copyright John Bandler, all rights reserved. No claim to IAPP materials or legal references.QR code to John's CIPP US landing page https://johnbandler.com/cipp-us-certification

Page posted 7/30/2021. Updated 04/12/2026.

On 3/22/2026 I transferred content to other pages and am phasing this page out as a main resource page, so please start at these two pages: