Privacy & Data Protection eLearning Development

The Problem With Most Privacy Training

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: most people tune out during privacy training.

Why? Because it feels like:

• A wall of legal text about regulations
• Abstract concepts disconnected from daily work
• Someone else’s problem (IT? Legal? Compliance?)
• Rules that slow down getting work done

The result? Your team knows you have a privacy policy, but they don’t know what it means for the email they’re about to send or the spreadsheet they’re about to share.

That’s when breaches happen.

Our Approach: Make Privacy Practical, Not Theoretical

We build privacy training around the actual decisions your team makes every day:

Real Data Scenarios

Not abstract policy language. Real situations: “Can I email this customer list to my personal account?” “Can I discuss this client on a Zoom call from the coffee shop?” “What do I do with these old files?”

Your Actual Systems

Training that references the tools your team actually uses - your CRM, your file sharing, your communication platforms. If you use Salesforce and SharePoint, that’s what we talk about.

Role-Specific Risks

Sales teams handle data differently than HR, who handle it differently than marketing. We tailor scenarios to what each role actually encounters.

The “So What” Factor

People protect data when they understand the impact. We connect privacy breaches to real consequences: customer trust, regulatory fines, personal liability, competitive advantage lost.

Decision-Making Framework

Not rules to memorise, but a thinking framework: “Before I share/store/access this data, what should I consider?”

Here’s Why Custom Privacy Training Matters

Generic Training Fails Because:

• It focuses on regulations, not practical application
• Scenarios don’t match how your team actually works
• It doesn’t reference your specific tools and systems
• People can’t connect abstract rules to daily decisions
• There’s no clear “what do I do right now” guidance

Custom Training Works Because:

• Your team sees their actual work situations
• It references the systems they use every day
• Role-specific scenarios feel immediately relevant
• Decision-making becomes intuitive, not rule-following
• People understand why, not just what

The ROI

One prevented data breach saves you from regulatory fines (up to $2.5 million under APP), reputational damage, customer loss, and remediation costs. One employee who thinks before sharing could save everything.