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(opens in new tab)

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 a coupon code.
  • Go direct to my Udemy CIPP/US landing page (don't buy until you check my coupon code)(opens in new tab)
  • 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(opens in new tab). 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 simplified through these parts.
  • 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.
• 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 09/23/2026.