Overview | CIPP Certification
PUTTING PRIVACY LAW AND POLICY TO WORK
The CIPP is one of the most encompassing, up-to-date and sought-after global training and certification programs for privacy and data protection. It helps organizations around the world bolster compliance and risk mitigation practices, and arms practitioners with the insight needed to add more value to their businesses.
Certified Information Privacy Professional

Practicing Privacy – Understanding Laws and Concepts
Show the world you know data privacy laws and regulations and how to apply them. Demonstrate your mastery of jurisdictional laws, regulations and enforcement models, plus legal requirements for handling and transferring data.
There are four CIPP concentrations, each focused on a specific region. Learn more about them and see for yourself why the CIPP is the privacy industry’s leading credential.
What can the CIPP do for you?
It will show the world that you know privacy laws and regulations and how to apply them, and that you know how to secure your place in the information economy. When you earn a CIPP credential, it means you’ve gained a foundational understanding of broad global concepts of privacy and data protection law and practice, including: jurisdictional laws, regulations and enforcement models; essential privacy concepts and principals; legal requirements for handling and transferring data and more.
- Asia (CIPP/A)
- Canada (CIPP/C)
- Europe (CIPP/E)
- U.S. private-sector (CIPP/US)
- U.S. Government (CIPP/G) - INACTIVE
What can the CIPP do for you?
It will show the world that you know privacy laws and regulations and how to apply them, and that you know how to secure your place in the information economy. When you earn a CIPP credential, it means you’ve gained a foundational understanding of broad global concepts of privacy and data protection law and practice, including: jurisdictional laws, regulations and enforcement models; essential privacy concepts and principals; legal requirements for handling and transferring data and more.