Learner Data and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

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Learner Data and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

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National Forum

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Teaching & Learning

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Learning Analytics, National Forum Insights

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Learner Data and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

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This Forum Insight serves as a quick guide to some of the legal obligations arising from the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the data protection legislation that becomes enforceable across the EU from 25 May 2018.

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National Forum (17/02/2026). Learner data and the general data protection regulation (gdpr). National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/learner-data-and-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/ License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).

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