POPIA
Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (South Africa)
- Jurisdiction
- South Africa · ZA
- In force since
- 1 July 2021
- Supervisory authority
- Information Regulator
- Primary source
- Official text
Who it applies to
Processing personal information of people in South Africa.
Documents it requires
- Privacy policy
Rights it grants
- Access a copy of their data
- Correct inaccurate data
- Have their data deleted
- Object to certain processing
- Ask for human review of an automated decision
Cookies and consent
Nothing non-essential may load before the visitor agrees. Analytics and marketing scripts must be blocked until then — a banner that only informs is not enough.
Key provisions
- s. 11 — Conditions for lawful processing
- s. 18 — Notification when collecting personal information
- s. 22 — Notify the Regulator and the data subject of a breach
- s. 23 — Right of access to personal information
What we are watching in África
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- POPIA (Sudáfrica)1 July 2021
Protection of Personal Information Act: condiciones para el tratamiento lícito y derechos del titular en Sudáfrica.
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