Middle East & Africa · 1 law · 9 requirements
South Africa: the laws your website or app must follow
If your customers are in South Africa, these are the privacy, consumer, security, accessibility and AI laws SafeLaunch checks your site against, with what each one requires and where in the law it says so.
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POPIA
In force since 1 July 2021.
Who it covers: Responsible parties processing personal information in South Africa.
What it requires of a website or app (9)
- Be able to prove consent: the burden is on you (if if you rely on consent)Checkeds. 11(2)(a)
- Notify people at collection: identity, purpose, recipients, transfers, rights including to complain to the RegulatorCheckeds. 18
- A lawful justification, such as consentCheckeds. 11
- Opt-in consent for electronic direct marketing to new contacts; opt-out in every message (if if you send marketing emails)Your answerss. 69
- Security safeguardsCheckeds. 19
- Notify the Regulator and people of security compromises as soon as reasonably possibleCheckeds. 22
- Access and correctionCheckeds. 23–24
- Special personal information only with an authorisationYour answerss. 26–27
- Register the Information Officer with the Regulator; publish a PAIA manualPrepareds. 55; PAIA s. 51
Sources:Information Regulator
Licensed professionals in South Africa
These regulators' advertising and conduct rules apply on top of the laws above, only to sites of that profession.
- lawyersLegal Practice Council Code of Conduct (publicity and specialisation, paras 7-8)
- professional engineersECSA Code of Conduct for Registered Persons (Board Notice 41 of 2017)
- accountants and auditorsIRBA Code of Professional Conduct for Registered Auditors, section 250 (marketing professional services)
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A plain-language summary of what each law requires of a website or app, from the SafeLaunch rulebook, with the provision and official sources. It is not legal advice and not every duty in each law is listed.