A practical one-day programme designed for Malaysian businesses that process or handle the personal data of EU residents - whether through exports, e-commerce, cloud services, partnerships with European companies, or as a subsidiary of an EU group. This training explains what GDPR requires, how it differs from Malaysia's PDPA, and what your organisation must do to avoid regulatory risk.
Note: There is no official government-issued GDPR certification in Malaysia. GDPR is an EU regulation. This programme is an accredited awareness and compliance training - participants receive a Certificate of Completion from OrbixTech upon full attendance.
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GDPR Overview & Extra-Territorial Reach
What the General Data Protection Regulation is, when it was introduced, and critically - how its extra-territorial scope means it applies to Malaysian businesses that process EU residents' personal data, offer goods or services to people in the EU, or monitor their behaviour online.
Key GDPR Principles & Lawful Bases for Processing
The seven GDPR principles (lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limitation, data minimisation, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity, and accountability), the six lawful bases for processing personal data, and when consent is - and is not - the right legal basis to rely on.
Data Subject Rights Under GDPR
The expanded rights granted to EU data subjects: right to access, right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"), right to data portability, right to restriction, right to object, and rights related to automated decision-making. How to handle Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) within the one-month timeframe.
GDPR vs PDPA: A Malaysian Business Perspective
Side-by-side comparison of GDPR and Malaysia's PDPA 2010 (2024 amendment). Key differences in consent requirements, breach notification timelines, data subject rights, fines and penalties, and DPO obligations. How to build a dual-compliance approach that satisfies both frameworks without duplicating effort.
Cross-Border Data Transfers
GDPR rules on transferring personal data outside the EU - including to Malaysia. Adequacy decisions, Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs), and what your business must have in place when receiving EU personal data or sending data back to EU controllers.
Personal Data Breach Notification Under GDPR
GDPR's 72-hour breach notification rule to supervisory authorities, and when notification to affected individuals is required. Comparison with PDPA breach notification obligations. Practical breach response checklist for organisations subject to both frameworks.
DPO Requirements Under GDPR
When a Data Protection Officer is mandatory under GDPR (public authorities, large-scale monitoring, large-scale processing of special category data), the DPO's tasks and independence requirements, and how GDPR DPO requirements compare to Malaysia's mandatory DPO appointment under the amended PDPA 2024.
GDPR Gap Assessment Workshop - participants apply the day's learning to their own organisation, identifying where GDPR obligations are already met through PDPA compliance and where additional steps are required. Guided group discussion with practical next steps and a GDPR readiness action list to take back to the business.
Fee RM 1,750 per participant
Duration 1 Day (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
Venue Online or in-house at client's office
Level Intermediate (basic data protection awareness recommended)
HRD Corp Claimable Yes
Certificate Certificate of Completion awarded upon full attendance
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