If you already comply with the GDPR, it shouldn't take too much extra work to comply with the POPI Act. The biggest change is that POPI Act covers data about juristic persons (such as companies) rather than just humans. About this article Last updated This article was last updated on 01...
When the Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act (2013) comes into effect in South Africa, companies will have to comply with the conditions of PoPI and protect individuals' personal information accordingly. Companies will only be allowed to use personal information for the agreed purpose it...
For most South African companies, the biggest change was the introduction of restrictions for processing special types of personal information (including children's data). Marketing, healthcare, and the financial industry are among the most affected because they deal with the largest amount of persona...
Severe penalties for non-compliance Myburgh advises companies that have not started becoming compliant to do so as soon as possible. “Those that don’t could face severe penalties, including a R10m fine or up to ten years in prison.” “POPI aims to bring South Africa’s privacy laws in...
CMC NETWORKS (PTY) LTD PAIA 和 POPI 指南说明书 PAIA and POPI Manual THIS MANUAL WAS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 51 OF THE PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT, 2000 AND TO ADDRESS REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ACT, 2013 This manual applies to CMC NETWORKS (...
Data privacy has been law in the European Union (EU) for nearly 20 years! In South Africa, the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) was only passed in 2013. Many companies knew that POPI was coming and have been preparing for it. Some companies with links to the EU had been ...