International Data Transfers: Where Does It Really Go?
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Spot a restricted transfer with the ICO’s three-step test, choose the right route, and check suppliers who access data from abroad.
- Assign to
- Practitioners and procurement
- Duration
- 30 minutes
- Evidence
- 10-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Use the three-step test, including remote access.
- Choose adequacy, safeguards or an exception.
- Ask suppliers where data is really accessed.
- Stop unapproved uploads to overseas tools.
The course
- 01What counts
- 02The routes
- 03Checking suppliers
- 04Everyday transfers
The decision they practise
In the main activity, “Fill in the transfer register”, learners rewrite a realistic document line by line and see the effect of each choice. In “It’s all GDPR compliant”, a chat, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “One support ticket’s journey” and “Is the transfer covered?”.
How you know they finished
The 10-question quiz mixes multiple choice and matching questions and returns to the opening story.
Roll it out with
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018
- Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 10-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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