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Bruce Kokkinn
083 440 2202
bruce@fq.co.za
Greg Preston
083 390 7601
greg@fq.co.za
FQ Financial Skills
Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013
Purpose of the Policy Statement in terms of POPIA
The overall purpose of this Policy Statement is to protect Customers from harm by means of the protection of their personal information. This includes the protection of the details of their identity and the identity of their dependants and beneficiaries and to ensure, as far a is possible, their privacy which is a Company fundamental human right in terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.
The principles enshrined in POPIA are to regulate the protection of personal information and the Constitutional right to privacy, therefore. POPIA will attempt to regulate every step of the processing of personal information from how personal information is handled when it is collected until the time of its destruction. collected until the time of its destruc
Principles of Operation of POPIA
Accountability
The Company is the Responsible Party in terms of POPIA and must take the full responsibility for the protection of personal information for Customers by means of appointing the necessary Operators, an Information Officer and any other party required by law to deal with the operation of the Company. The Company must ensure the protection of Customer’s rights by means of lawful processing of their personal information by Operators and to monitor those processes on a continuous basis. The Company is responsible for Customers’ personal information from the time it is requested and received until the time of its destruction.
Processing Limitations
The Company and any Operator must only collect such Customer information for the specific purpose for which it is intended. Personal information can only be obtained from the Customer who must give consent to the collection of information and if the Customer objects to such request for information he or she has a right to withhold that information being collected. Attention to contracts of employment will be important in this regard.
Purpose Specification.
When personal information is requested, a Customer must be made aware of the reason for its use and how it is to be used.
Further Processing Limitations
If personal information must be processed by more than one Operator, such processing must be compatible with the purpose for which the information was collected as indicated in Purpose Specification above and may not be used for any longer than the purpose for which it was intended by the other Operator.
Information Quality
The Company is responsible for overseeing that personal information collected from Customers is complete, accurate and updated where necessary and is relevant for the purpose for which it is required.
Openness
The Company must always ensure that Customers are aware of how personal information is being processed and the outcomes of the procedures of processing.
Security Safeguards The Company must ensure that personal information is kept secure against the risk of loss, unlawful access, interference, modification, unauthorized destruction, and disclosure. Safeguards must be put into place with Operators for the security and confidentiality of personal information and written agreements will be required from Operators as to the modus operandi of achieving the necessary secure nature of personal information.
Customer Participation
In terms of POPIA a Customer has a right to access their personal information collected and used by the Company.
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FQ Financial Skills
Registration 2008/253820/23
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