So what does POPI stand for? .
P.O.P.I. is the acronym “Protection of Personal Information” Act.
If you want to know more about the POPIA, you can go to http://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/acts/2013-004.pdf for the POPI Act.
This law is for all companies and individuals who process their customers’ (or other people’s) personal information.
Personal information refers to everything from contact details to medical and financial history, age, sex, race, ethnicity, email accounts, phone messages, etc.
The Act does not prohibit you from collecting information, but it does limit what you are allowed to do with the information you have collected to protect the privacy of all individuals involved.
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