by VDT Attorneys | May 20, 2021 | Business, Commercial, Company, Compliance, Information, Information and data protection, information officer, PAIA, POPI, POPI Act, POPIA
As the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (“POPIA”) deadline of 1 July 2021 approaches rapidly, many organisations are starting to raise questions about the more intricate aspects of POPIA. An important aspect relates to the role and...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 16, 2021 | Compliance, Data privacy, Data Protection, POPI Act, POPIA
You are correct in assuming that you will need to comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) if you obtain and use personal information of your clients, including also ensuring that third parties that you pass such information on to, also comply. ...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 16, 2021 | Cyber security, Data privacy, Data Protection, POPI Act, POPIA
The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) requires all businesses to secure the integrity and confidentiality of personal information in their possession. It is important to remember that POPIA is in effect from 01 July 2020, with the exception of...
by VDT Attorneys | Jan 20, 2021 | Information and data protection, POPI, POPI Act, POPIA
Who is the Information Officer? In terms of South African law, the role of the Information Officer stems from the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), which, at its core, aims to uphold the right to access information (Section 32) as enshrined in the...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 19, 2020 | POPI, POPI Act, POPIA, Protection of Personal Information Act
A lot has happened in South Africa since April though; with lockdown regulations continuing to ease, the majority of businesses operating again and staff members also returning to work. However, by no means is the pandemic over and, in addition, the big news is that...
by VDT Attorneys | Jul 23, 2020 | Data privacy, Data Protection, Information and data protection, POPI, POPI Act, POPIA
There is a responsibility that comes with the processing of personal information during a pandemic, and although data protection does not stop organisations asking their employees whether they are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms or introducing appropriate testing,...
