Who will use this document?
Any business or organisation controlling a web site and seeking compliance with South African Data Protection legislation.
Key features:
- covers you for compliance with South African Data Protection legislation;
- ensures that clients and customers know how you will use their data;
- helps prevent claims against you implying that you have misused data;
- provides you with an easy reference as to your ongoing responsibilities;
- easy to understand customer / client friendly language;
- additional re-assurance to customers and clients where appropriate;
- suitable for simple or complex web site;
- covers a website that collects sensitive personal data (e.g. singles dating).
Why use this document?
Simply because your customers expect it and because compliance with data protection legislation is critical. The more data you collect, the more important is to assure your customers that it is safe in your hands.
Note: compliance with data protection legislation means more than merely publishing an appropriate privacy policy. Compliance depends on registration, appropriate use and storage of the data as well as other matters. Telling your customers through a privacy policy is only one part.
This document includes provisions for:
- customer friendly introduction;
- identity and contact information;
- domain name and email address;
- financial information;
- additional personal information;
- affiliates and other business partners;
- personal information copy request;
- many other legal provisions
