The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act or POPIA) is South Africa's data protection law that came into full effect on July 1, 2021. The purpose of the POPI Act is to protect personal information, regulate the processing of personal information, and provide rights and remedies to individuals regarding the processing of their personal information.
At Hambacompare, we are committed to complying with the POPI Act and protecting your personal information. This page explains how we adhere to the POPI Act requirements and what rights you have regarding your personal information.
Hambacompare is committed to:
We have appointed an Information Officer responsible for ensuring that we comply with the POPI Act and addressing any concerns or complaints.
We only collect and process personal information with your consent and for legitimate purposes related to our insurance comparison service.
We collect personal information for specific, explicitly defined purposes and do not use it for other incompatible purposes.
We do not further process personal information in a way that is incompatible with the purpose for which it was collected.
We take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information we collect is complete, accurate, not misleading, and updated when necessary.
We maintain documentation of all processing operations and provide clear information about how we collect and process personal information.
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal information against loss, damage, unauthorized destruction, and unlawful access.
We respect your right to access, correct, or delete your personal information, and to object to its processing.
As a data subject under the POPI Act, you have the following rights:
You have the right to request confirmation of whether we hold personal information about you and to access that information.
You have the right to request the correction of your personal information if it is inaccurate, incomplete, misleading, or out of date.
You have the right to request the deletion or destruction of your personal information under certain circumstances, such as when it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information on reasonable grounds relating to your particular situation.
You have the right to submit a complaint to the Information Regulator if you believe that your personal information has been processed in violation of the POPI Act.
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information for direct marketing purposes.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Information Officer at [email protected].
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, including:
We also ensure that any third parties that process personal information on our behalf implement appropriate security measures and comply with the POPI Act.
In accordance with the POPI Act, we have appointed an Information Officer who is responsible for:
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding the processing of your personal information or our compliance with the POPI Act, please contact our Information Officer at:
Information Officer
Email: [email protected]