Course Outline

Module 1 – Historic Background

  • Historical Snapshot;
    • Reading;
      • Reading Quiz;
    • Section Summary;
      • Quiz.

Module 2 – Global Data Protection and Privacy Laws

  • Global Movement;
    • ISO 27701;
    • GDPR;
    • Reading
      • Reading Quiz;
    • Section Summary;
      • Quiz.

Module 3 – PAIA and POPIA

  • Purpose of Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA);
    • Section Summary;
      • Quiz;
  • POPIA Definitions;
  • Purpose of POPIA
    • Section Summary;
      • Quiz;
  • Overview of Chapters
    • Reading
      • Reading Quiz;
    • Section Summary;
      • Quiz;

Module 4 – Further POPIA Requirements

  • Prior Authorisation
  • Direct Marketing by means of unsolicited communications
  • Directories
  • Automated decision making
  • Opting-in
  • Record Retention and Restrictions
    • Exceptions
    • Section Summary;
      • Quiz;
  • Third-Parties and Operators
    • Within the Republic
    • Unlawful acts
    • Defences
    • Trans-border information flow
      • Outside the republic
    • Section Summary;
      • Quiz;
  • Children
    • Reading
      • Reading Quiz;
    • Section Summary;
      • Quiz;
  • Exclusions
    • Section Summary;
      • Quiz;
  • Codes of Conduct
    • Section Summary;
      • Quiz;
  • Notification to the Regulator
  • Filing Complaints
  • Enforcement
  • Offences and penalties
    • Reading
      • Reading Quiz;
    • Section Summary;
      • Quiz;

Module 5 – Compliance and Best Practice

  • Appointment of an Information Officer;
  • Guidelines for POPIA Implementation;
  • Areas of Risk;
  • Compliance Audits;
    • Best Practices;
    • Reading;
      • Reading Quiz;
    • Section Summary;
      • Quiz;
  • Risk Scanning Toolkit;
  • Environmental risk assessment;
  • Risk assessment Matrix;
  • Compliance Checklist;
    • Section Summary;
      • Quiz;

Module 6 – Course Review and Feedback

  • Course Questionnaire
  • Template downloads
    • Course Summary Slides
    • Compliance Checklist
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