Certified Information Privacy Manager

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Certified Information Privacy Manager Exam Cost

CIPM

The published price for the Certified Information Privacy Manager certification exam, what it covers, and what the real total budget looks like once retakes and study time are counted.

US$550.00 member price and US$550.00 non-member price (IAPP store, tax not included) exam fee
150 min
90 questions

What the exam costs

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Official exam fee
US$550.00 member price and US$550.00 non-member price (IAPP store, tax not included)
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What the fee covers

Knowing the boundary of the price stops the surprise costs later.

ItemIncluded in the exam fee
The exam sessionYes, including the 150-minute session
Exam retakeDepends on the vendor policy, check before booking
Discount voucherNot listed in the published price
Practice questionsNo, those are a separate Certilum product (90 questions for this exam)
Training courseNo, sold separately by providers and training companies

The exam fee buys you one attempt at the Certified Information Privacy Manager. Everything else on your path to certification, revision material included, sits outside this price, and that is where most of the budget of a certification actually goes.

Note from the vendor record: CIPM (Certified Information Privacy Manager) is an ANSI-accredited IAPP credential; scores are converted to a 100–500 scale and the cut score is set at 300. The exam must be completed within one year of purchase, and roughly 10%–15% of exam content changes during IAPP's annual updates. Passing alone does not activate the credential: holders must meet the minimum CPE requirements and either pay a Certification Maintenance Fee of USD250 per two-year certification term or hold IAPP membership at USD295 annually (IAPP FAQ), with 20 CPE credits required per certification per two-year term under the official CPE policy. Prices and requirements verified against iapp.org and store.iapp.org.

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