POPI is here. Are you ready?
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WHAT IS POPI
AND HOW YOU NEED TO ACT
Contact details:
email, telephone, address etc.
Biometric information:
blood type etc.
Demographic information:
age, sex, race, birth date,
ethnicity etc.
Opinions of and about the
person
History:
employment, financial,
educational, criminal, medical
history
Private correspondence
Contact details:
email, telephone, address etc.
Biometric information:
blood type etc.
Demographic information:
age, sex, race, birth date,
ethnicity etc.
Opinions of and about the
person
History:
employment, financial,
educational, criminal, medical
history
Private correspondence
Only collect information that you need for a specific purpose
Only hold as much as you need, and only for as long as you need it
Apply reasonable security measures to protect it
Ensure it is relevant and up to date
Allow the subject of the information to see it upon request
only collect information that you
need for a specific purpose
apply reasonable security
measures to protect it
ensure it is relevant and up to
date
only hold as much as you need, and
only for as long as you need it
allow the subject of the information
to see it upon request
WHY SHOULD I COMPLY
WITH POPI?
POPI promotes transparency with regard to what
information is collected and how it is to be processed.
This openess is likely to increase customer confidence
in the organisation.
POPI compliance involves capturing the minimum
required data, ensuring accuracy, and removing data
that is no longer required. These measures are likely to
improve the overall reliability of the organisation
databases. Compliance demands identifying Personal
Information and taking reasonable measures to protect
the data. This will likely reduce the risk of data
breaches and the associated public relations and legal
ramifications for the organisation.
Non-compliance with the Act could expose the
Responsible Party to a penalty of a fine and / or
imprisonment of up to 12 months. In certain cases
the penalty for non-compliance could be a fine
and / or imprisonment of up 10 years.