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    POPIA

    Hi all

    I may be a little late with this but my understanding is that small businesses do not need to have a POPI manual, if you have less than 50 employees and turnover below a certain figure depending on industry.

    What I am not sure about is whether all businesses need to have a registered Information Officer registered with the regulator. From what I have read its seems so, but please confirm for me.

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    I am not sure about the comment made, but I do know that POPI applies to everyone, including individuals.
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    Hi Kavesh,

    My understanding is that all businesses that “process” (collect, use, manage, store, share, destroy and the like) any personal information relating to a “data subject” (suppliers, customers, members, employees and so on – whether individuals or “juristic persons” such as corporates and the like), must register an Information Officer with the regulator.

    POPIA - unlike PAIA (the Promotion of Access to Information Act) - doesn’t require you to have a POPIA manual in place but in larger businesses it is certainly a good idea to prepare one.
    However you should certainly have a privacy policy in place. Make sure that everyone in your organisation is aware of it and of how critical it is to comply with it at all times.
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    Thanks for the replies everyone.

    Seems I will have to register as the information officer then....sigh..

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    Hi

    I was sent a media release with regards to registering as the information officer and it appears to have been extended due to glitches in the system.


    POPIA ACT UPDATE:
    THE INFORMATION REGULATOR
    MEDIA STATEMENT

    NO DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION OF INFORMATION OFFICERS (IO) AND DEPUTY INFORMATION OFFICERS (DIO)

    Dear Member,

    Developments ahead of enforcement powers coming into effect

    The Information Regulator has confirmed that there will be no deadline for registration of Information officers (IO) and Deputy Information Officers (DIO); this means that no responsible party will be held liable for not registering by 30 June 2021. This decision follows technical glitches with the registration portal and numerous concerns raised by responsible parties regarding the registration process. Please note that The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) enforcement powers as promulgated by the President of South Africa in June 2020 will still be coming into effect as of the 1 July 2021.

    CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL MEDIA STATEMENT

    Media Statement issued by the Information Regulator South Africa
    POPIA ACT UPDATE:
    THE INFORMATION REGULATOR
    MEDIA STATEMENT

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