CIPP US Certification

The CIPP/US Privacy Certification and My Courses and Materials

by John Bandler

This is my landing page for my CIPP/US privacy study materials.

If you want to learn more about what CIPP/US is, and start the first part of my materials, that's in the Part 1 materials.

CIPP/US is a privacy certification offered by the IAPP, a non-profit organization devoted to privacy. More about the IAPP and certification in Part 1.

Links to John's 7 CIPP/US parts plus more

• This: Main jump off page with links
• Part 1:  Intro to law, privacy, CIPP/US, and study
  • Brief descriptions if IAPP, CIPP/US, other, introductory information, IAPP links and references, privacy study references, etc.
  • Links to many additional resources, including my CIPP/US FAQ, learning, privacy laws
  • My article: About the CIPP/US, IAPP, Privacy and Law Basics, Studying and Exam Taking
• Part 2: CIPP/US BoK I, Intro US Law and Privacy
  • An introduction to U.S. law and U.S. privacy law, tracking CIPP/US Body of Knowledge (BoK) Domain I.
• Part 3: CIPP/US BoK II, Federal Privacy Law
  • Federal civil privacy laws, meaning federal laws that relate to privacy, cybersecurity, and data breach notifications. Domain II.
• Part 4: CIPP/US BoK III, Government Access
  • Fourth Amendment, ECPA, FISA, eDiscovery, laws on how government can obtain or compel data and evidence. Domain III.
• Part 5: CIPP/US BoK IV, Workplace Privacy
  • Privacy in the workplace, laws on hiring, monitoring, firing, anti-discrimination laws. Domain IV.
• Part 6: CIPP/US BoK V, State Privacy Law
  • State laws on privacy, cybersecurity, data breach notification. States have led the way. Preemption issues.
• Part 7: Conclusion and Bring Together
  • Conclude
• Updates for CIPP/US
  • Notable updates since I recorded videos, recent updates to BoK and course book, what's happened since then.
• FAQ (frequently asked questions on my CIPP/US)

My 2026 online course updates (some in progress)

Here's some initial comments about my 2026 updates:

• The core of the body of knowledge (BoK) from IAPP for CIPP/US remains very similar and largely unchanged. Learners should focus on this solid core, and that's what my courses focus on.
• There have been developments in privacy and privacy law (obviously) which are reflected in the BoK and updated coursebook.
• Cosmetic changes to body of knowledge.
• Increased emphasis upon understanding (not just memorizing/regurgitating) which my courses already incorporated.
• Lots happening in the country in law and privacy. If you understand the basics, you can assess these changes.

More notes on my updates here.

Website realignment - Summer 2026

In summer 2026 I completed a large realignment and build-out of my website resources, part of a process to realign my CIPP/US and privacy materials on my website.

Longer (huge) pages were broken into more manageable parts, and now there is a webpage to correspond to each part of my learning aids, and corresponding to each domain of the CIPP/US body of knowledge (BoK).

Some reference pages are still long, but don't be intimidated, it's organized well and you don't need to parse or visit every reference listed. I decided to share my research so others have access to it.

My resources and courses

I have built these webpages and two online courses to help people learn about privacy and prepare for this certification exam. I am now in the process of updating them (2026).

• My Udemy CIPP/US course was originally geared for lawyers and law students, but many non-lawyers have taken it too. It is on the Udemy learning platform, and you can purchase it for under $20, including with my coupon code. Quality, no frills, low video production skills, priced to be affordable for any budget, remember to find my coupon code.
  • Go direct to my Udemy CIPP/US landing page (don't buy until you check my coupon code)
  • Check here for a coupon code first (if expired ask me to generate another)
• My other CIPP/US course is geared for information security professionals, on the Infosec Skills learning platform (they were bought by Cengage, and that platform is subscription based).
• My website pages provide helpful information which anyone can access easily, and I can update easily. My courses also have handouts, which parallel these pages. Continue with Part 1 of CIPP/US resources.
• FAQ for my CIPP/US course
• I walk through my learning resources in this YouTube video: About John's Learning Resources on Privacy and CIPP/US Certification (in 8 minutes), embedded below, or find it at https://youtu.be/Y8M7B5hh2jA. But since you found this page, you probably don't need to watch the video.

Terminology

Things wouldn't be fun if everyone used the same terminology so here's some notes.

• The CIPP/US Body of Knowledge (BoK) is broken into five Domains, and they use Roman numerals, I, II, III, IV, V.
• Here on this website, I call each part of my CIPP/US learning materials a Part.
• My courses include an introductory part, a part for each CIPP/US domain, then a concluding part. So that's seven parts, and I use Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7).
  • Whether you are taking one of my CIPP/US courses or not, navigating this website's privacy resources is now simplified.
  • Some of these webpages are long, and the CIPP/US BoK is long, but don't let that intimidate you. Start with the basics, get to know it little by little, you don't have to dive into all of the details.
• At Udemy, I publish a CIPP/US Course, and each course is made up of Sections, which have videos or handouts. My Udemy CIPP/US course has seven sections. My Udemy sections align with website parts.
• At InfoSec Skills (a Cengage company), their largest learning unit is called a Learning Path, and a learning path is made up of smaller Courses. My InfoSec CIPP/US learning path has 7 courses, plus a practice exam. My InfoSec Skills courses align with website parts.

References and additional reading

This page is a landing page, see the links above to each part for references and additional reading.

Part 1 has the basic overall references (IAPP links, coursebook, etc.).

This page is hosted at https://johnbandler.com/cippus. Copyright John Bandler, all rights reserved. No claim to IAPP materials or legal references.

Page posted 3/9/2026, based on my 2021 page which was at https://johnbandler.com/cipp-us-certification/ and based upon updates throughout the years. Then I adjusted my webpages and this is now the main landing page.

This page updated 10/19/2026.