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Back to school kids school Photos.
Hi Elicia, great question, especially at the start of a new school year! So, as a parent you can make decisions about what you post, BUT only for your own kids. Please be very careful, particularly when involving other children…. even taking another child’s picture is a form of processing, even if you don’t post…
Kantar – Harrassment!!!!
2 issues there…firstly if they aren’t being clear who they are, that could be seen as not complying with the Openness condition. Secondly, they can call you once, but if you say no/object to be being called, they MUST stop calling you. If it continues, complain to their Information Officer, a reputable company will have…
Virgin Active…..OMG!
That’s terrible! One of the POPI conditions (#5) concerns Data Quality… Basically, organisations MUST keep personal information: Accurate Complete Up to date Looks like Virgin’s database isn’t complying well…. We’ll keep an eye on them!
How do we, as a business, train our staff to comply with POPI regulations?
Good question Keldon, Congrats on the new business venture. Well in order to train an Information Officer you will have to identify who you think will be the right candidate in your new business to fit the Role of an (IO) Information Officer. Once that is complete you will need someone who as the knowledge…
How can we ensure that our business is complying with Popi
Hi James, You will have to In order to ensure that your company is POPI complaint understand the 8 principles of POPI: They are: 1; Accountability The organisation must appoint a party (Information Officer) who will be responsible for ensuring that the information protection principles within POPIA and the controls that are in place to enforce them…