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Email Encryption and POPIA – must you encrypt your emails?

Does complying with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) also mean that you must use email encryption when sending emails containing personal information? In other words,Ā does sending unencrypted emails containing personal information potentially violate POPIA? The short answer is: [...]

By |2022-12-20T11:51:10+02:00April 4th, 2017|Categories: Email Law|Tags: , , , |

Spring Forest Trading v Wilberry | Electronic signatures binding

Is it possible to cancel a contract and to sign it with just the use of emails? In the case of Spring Forest Trading v Wilberry, the South African Supreme Court of Appeal held that electronic signatures were binding and [...]

Legal disclosures required in email and social media disclaimers

We are often asked what legal disclosures does the law require us to include in ourĀ email disclaimer - the legal content often found in the footer (at the foot) of an email or on a website (also commonly referred [...]

By |2022-12-01T08:27:45+02:00May 17th, 2014|Categories: Internet Law|Tags: , , , , , |