Think of your organisation's data protection policy as a secure vault. Its strength comes from solid walls and the trust and responsibility shared among those who hold the keys. In today's data-driven world, safeguarding personal information isn't just about following [...]
In today's digital world, data privacy isn't just a legal requirement — it's essential for building trust and growing your business. A solid privacy policy is critical for SaaS (Software as a Service) companies. It helps you protect user data, [...]
The grace period for your organisation to comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act or POPIA) ended on 1 July 2021. Just so you know, you have to comply now. What action does your organisation need [...]
Data, including big data, is often described as the new oil, fuelling innovation across various industries and providing deep insights. However, like oil, if big data is not handled correctly, it can pose significant risks, including privacy concerns in the [...]
In today's complex digital world, clear data protection compliance officer training is as essential as a compass in the fog. More and more, organisations understand the importance of managing their data properly. Our training programme for data protection compliance officers [...]
Are you looking for a POPI Act summary to help your POPI compliance process? It is a complex law that is difficult to summarise. It has a broad impact on many entities and industries. The impact is also different [...]
How come I am still getting emails? We’re getting asked this question a lot. And it’s a good one. There is much misinformation out there about if and how you can communicate with existing and potential clients. So it is [...]
The POPI commencement date (or POPI effective date) is 1 July 2020. The President has proclaimed 1 July 2020 to be the date. It is important because a grace period of one year starts running from the commencement date [...]
Many organisations are trying to implement POPIA. They're trying to assess the impact of POPIA on their organisation and then analyse the gap. This makes a lot of sense because you need to understand the impact and the gaps before [...]
Parliament has stressed that it wants South Africa's data protection law called the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) to commence urgently. We still don't have any specific commencement date or deadline but Parliament said "we need specific timeframes". We [...]
There are media reports that the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act or POPIA) commenced today 1 April 2020. This is incorrect. POPIA has not commenced. The President has not proclaimed the date in the Government Gazette. The Information [...]
The Information Regulator in South Africa published the first POPI regulations on 14 December 2018 (or POPIA regulations or POPI Act Regulations as some people call them). The regulations say that "These Regulations shall be called the Regulations relating [...]
