Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) — South Africa
Tender Notice Africa is committed to compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) and respects your right to privacy as enshrined in Section 14 of the South African Constitution.
Our Information Officer is responsible for ensuring compliance with POPIA. To contact our Information Officer: admin@tendernoticeafrica.com
We process personal information on the following lawful bases: contract performance (to deliver your subscription services); legitimate interests (to improve our platform and send relevant tender alerts); legal obligation (for financial record-keeping and tax compliance); consent (for marketing communications, which you may withdraw at any time).
As a data subject, you have the right to: access the personal information we hold about you; request correction of inaccurate information; request deletion of your information (subject to legal retention requirements); object to processing in certain circumstances; lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator.
If you are not satisfied with how we have handled your personal information, you may lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa:
Website: inforegulator.org.za
Email: inforeg@justice.gov.za
We transfer personal information to SendGrid (USA) for email delivery and Twilio (USA) for WhatsApp alerts. Both processors maintain appropriate safeguards under their respective data protection frameworks.