CIPM Master Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
What is the value of a privacy workshop for an organization's stakeholders?
A. A workshop ensures compliance to policies at all levels of an organization.
B. A workshop ensures all stakeholders commit resources to the privacy program.
C. A workshop ensures common baseline understanding of the risks and
challenges.
D. A workshop allows the privacy professional to create a single policy across the
organization. - Correct answer-C. A workshop ensures common baseline
understanding of the risks and challenges.
All of the following are factors in determining whether an organization can craft a
common solution to the privacy requirements of multiple jurisdictions except:
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,A. effective date of most restrictive law
B. implementation complexity
C. legal regulations
D. cost - Correct answer-A. effective date of most restrictive law
What are non-governmental organizations that advocate for privacy protection
known as?
A. external privacy organizations
B. privacy policy review boards
C. privacy trade associations
D. political Action Committees or PACs - Correct answer-A. external privacy
organizations
Which descriptor best describes the general attitude an organization should exhibit
regarding its practices and policies for data protection?
A. security
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,B. openness
C. adaptation
D. education - Correct answer-B. openness
When should stakeholders in privacy framework development be identified?
A. after the privacy team has established its agenda
B. during the data inventory
C. during the review of written policies
D. during the business case development process - Correct answer-D. during the
business case development process
Where should an organization's procedures for resolving consumer complaints
about privacy protection be found?
A. in written policies regarding privacy
B. in the emergency response plan
C. in memoranda from the CEO
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, D. in the minutes of corporate or organizational board meetings - Correct answer-
A. in written policies regarding privacy
Who is considered a primary audience for metrics data?
A. chief financial officers
B. information security officers
C. stockholders
D. external regulatory bodies - Correct answer-B. information security officers
What does an effective performance measurement indicator do?
A. It stays the same through different business cycles.
B. It insures against data loss.
C. It identifies important corporate resources.
D. It provides data on effectiveness. - Correct answer-D. It provides data on
effectiveness.
What is one characteristic of an effective metric?
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Answers
What is the value of a privacy workshop for an organization's stakeholders?
A. A workshop ensures compliance to policies at all levels of an organization.
B. A workshop ensures all stakeholders commit resources to the privacy program.
C. A workshop ensures common baseline understanding of the risks and
challenges.
D. A workshop allows the privacy professional to create a single policy across the
organization. - Correct answer-C. A workshop ensures common baseline
understanding of the risks and challenges.
All of the following are factors in determining whether an organization can craft a
common solution to the privacy requirements of multiple jurisdictions except:
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,A. effective date of most restrictive law
B. implementation complexity
C. legal regulations
D. cost - Correct answer-A. effective date of most restrictive law
What are non-governmental organizations that advocate for privacy protection
known as?
A. external privacy organizations
B. privacy policy review boards
C. privacy trade associations
D. political Action Committees or PACs - Correct answer-A. external privacy
organizations
Which descriptor best describes the general attitude an organization should exhibit
regarding its practices and policies for data protection?
A. security
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,B. openness
C. adaptation
D. education - Correct answer-B. openness
When should stakeholders in privacy framework development be identified?
A. after the privacy team has established its agenda
B. during the data inventory
C. during the review of written policies
D. during the business case development process - Correct answer-D. during the
business case development process
Where should an organization's procedures for resolving consumer complaints
about privacy protection be found?
A. in written policies regarding privacy
B. in the emergency response plan
C. in memoranda from the CEO
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, D. in the minutes of corporate or organizational board meetings - Correct answer-
A. in written policies regarding privacy
Who is considered a primary audience for metrics data?
A. chief financial officers
B. information security officers
C. stockholders
D. external regulatory bodies - Correct answer-B. information security officers
What does an effective performance measurement indicator do?
A. It stays the same through different business cycles.
B. It insures against data loss.
C. It identifies important corporate resources.
D. It provides data on effectiveness. - Correct answer-D. It provides data on
effectiveness.
What is one characteristic of an effective metric?
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