Question 9
UnclassifiedWhich factor most often makes a privacy notice misleading?
Correct answer: B
Explanation
A privacy notice is misleading when it does not match how personal data is actually used, because notice-and-transparency rules require disclosures to be accurate and complete. Describing data uses “too narrowly or inaccurately compared with actual practice” hides real processing and prevents informed consent or understanding.
Why each option is right or wrong
A. It is short and plain-language
B. It describes data uses too narrowly or inaccurately compared with actual practice
Under GDPR Articles 12(1), 13(1)(c) and 13(3), a controller must give information that is concise, transparent, intelligible, and accurate about the purposes and uses of personal data, and must update the notice when processing changes. A notice becomes misleading when it understates or misdescribes actual processing, because the disclosed purposes no longer match the real practice and the data subject is not properly informed.
C. It is reviewed by legal counsel
D. It includes a contact email