What is the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)?
The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) is the data protection legislation enacted in South Africa. POPIA gives constitutional rights to the right of privacy and access to information.
Who is affected by POPIA?
Examples of Personal information
Gender
Race
Contact Information
Criminal History
Medical Records
Biometric Data
Financial Records
Religious Beliefs
employment History
Trade Union Membership
Education
What is data processing?
Processing of information under the POPI act involves the activities of receiving, storing, modifying, transferring, using, or disposing of personal information.
Storing Information
Sending Information
Saving Information to external devices
Deleting Information
Editing Information
Transferring Information Between Devices
8 conditions of lawful processing
Failure to comply with the requirements of the POPI Act could result in:
Maximum penalties of a R10 million fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 10 years or both for serious offences fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months or both for less serious offences should the requirements of the POPI act not be adhered to.
POPIA Toolkit
A Self implementation toolkit designed with all the required manuals, forms, policies, and checklists. This easy-to-use system is cost-effective yet robust enough to implement a POPIA compliant system.
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