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- POPI exists to protect and enforce the right to privacy. The Information Regulator can be approached by Data Subjects (these include natural persons and juristic entities, but exclude deceased persons) for relief if the right to privacy is violated.
- Essentially, the following must be implemented in order to comply with the POPI Act: POPI Code of Conduct. Contracts between Responsible Party and third party service providers – Privacy Policy clauses.
- If a Data Subject is not identifiable, the POPI Act does not apply – a name or photo only, for example, is not enough to identify someone. A Responsible Party will need consent to use the special personal information of a Data Subject (this includes photos).
- It is important to destroy ALL personal information (PI) you do not need – old CD backups, for example – before the POPI Act kicks in or you will be required to comply with the provisions of the Act.
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You can read a summary of POPIA, attend a POPI workshop, read POPIA judgments and cases, get a POPIA compliance framework or join a Data Protection Programme and working through the POPIA lens to help you take the necessary action to comply.
The Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA or the PoPI Act) is a piece of legislation which governs the law of data protection and privacy in South Africa.
Apr 13, 2021 · POPI is South Africa’s data privacy law and it stands for the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013. It is sometimes also referred to as POPIA. It governs when and how organisations collect, use, store, delete and otherwise handle personal information.
The Act applies to anyone who keeps any type of records relating to the personal information of anyone, unless those records are subject to other legislation which protects such information more stringently. It therefore sets the minimum standards for the protection of personal information.
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POPIA or POPI was promulgated on 26 November 2013. The Protection of Personal Information Act is intended to promote the right to privacy in the Constitution, while at the same time protecting the flow of information and advancing the right of access to and protection of information.
