Certified Information Privacy Technologist

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Certified Information Privacy Technologist Exam Cost

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

USD 550.00 (identical member and non-member price) exam fee
150 min
90 questions

What the exam costs

Published by the certification body. No estimates, no ranges.

Official exam fee
USD 550.00 (identical member and non-member price)
Check the official exam page

What the fee covers

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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 Technologist. 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: Credential: Certified Information Privacy Technologist (IAPP). Sources: official store page store.iapp.org/cipt-exam (price, 90 questions, 2.5 hours + 15-minute break, must be completed within one year of purchase), IAPP Certification FAQs (passing score of 300 on the 100-500 scale) and the official IAPP Certification Candidate Handbook (scoring 100-500, pass at 300+). No prerequisite listed on the official store/product pages. Maintenance: 20 CPE credits per two-year certification term plus a USD 250 Certification Maintenance Fee (waived if covered by IAPP membership), per the official IAPP CPE policy. Exam is delivered by Pearson VUE (test center or OnVUE remote).

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