Part 7 of John's CIPP/US Privacy Materials
Bringing it All Together (Conclusion)
by John Bandler
This is Part 7 of my U.S. Privacy and CIPP/US and privacy learning materials. We have already covered all the CIPP/US domains, so this concludes things.
+ This page is greatly updated and mostly comprehensive after a recent revamp in August 2026 +
1. To navigate John's CIPP/US pages
2. Topics covered
Here we conclude the materials. This is the last part of my materials. Some reminders for you on learning, studying, and test taking. Some final thoughts on test preparation and your next steps. Maybe a practical exercise if you want to do it or think through it. A short thank you video for taking the course and sticking with it.
3. Don't forget the overall references for CIPP/US and my courses
- See my Part 1 webpage for the overall references and additional reading (including IAPP resources)
- My online courses provide priority coverage of important areas, so if you are in my online course, listen to those first.
- I have created two online courses to help people learn about privacy and prepare for this certification exam.
- 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.
- Another course is geared for information security professionals on the Infosec Skills subscription based learning platform (Infosec Skills was bought by online education behemoth Cengage).
- If you are taking one of my online courses and want to dig deeper into the materials, I provide resources and references here. Prioritize your time, start by learning the basics before digging into the weeds.
- If you are not taking one of my online courses, that's OK too, I hope they help you, and please consider this.
4. Part 7 specific references
- See my Part 1 course for the overall references and additional reading (including IAPP resources, the coursebook, etc.)
- My courses provide priority coverage of important areas. If you want to dig deeper (or are not taking one of my courses) see these resources.
Part 7 prioritization: Skip it if you like. But it's short and simple and you've come this far so you might as well cruise through it. You'll have options on how much time to spend on it.
4.1 Recap on learning, studying, exam taking
- How to Learn and Study, https://johnbandler.com/how-to-learn-and-study/
- How to Take an Exam, https://johnbandler.com/how-to-take-an-exam
- Scaffolding, Layering, and Learning, https://johnbandler.com/scaffolding-layering-learning/
4.2 Recap on some policy resources
- Policy Checklist, https://johnbandler.com/policy-checklist/
- Writing, https://johnbandler.com/writing/
- Policies and Procedures for Your Organization (book landing page), https://johnbandler.com/policiesbook/
- Resources for the book: Policies and Procedures for Your Organization, https://johnbandler.com/policiesbook-resources/
- Policies, Procedures, and Governance of an Organization, https://johnbandler.com/policies-procedures-and-governance-of-an-organization/
5. Conclusion
Every person starts from a different place, and learns differently.
No one can tell you exactly what you need to pass this test.
The CIPP/US materials are mostly straightforward, they want privacy professionals, who understand, and the materials include solid basic law and data law.
I'm just sharing my research for those who want to dive deeper in a particular area.
This lets you start your research where I left off. Do your own research and I don't promise to keep this updated.
This page is hosted at https://johnbandler.com/cippus/part7. Copyright John Bandler, all rights reserved.
Page posted 3/22/2026, drawing upon my previous materials. This page updated 08/13/2026.
These pages will always remain a work-in-progress and I cannot guarantee to keep them accurate or updated. Please contact me if you have an update, suggestion, or correction, and if these free resources helped you, please consider this to give back.