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We will provide a Registration form
which you will complete, taking about
30 minutes, and we will register your
company as detailed in Stage 1.
Then your team will answer an online
questionnaire of about 40 questions which
will provide:
i. An immediate maturity assessment
view, based on answers, as to where the
Organisation falls short of the POPI Act
Conditions
ii. An Impact assessment, PIIA, based on
answers submitted. This will take about
1 hour.
iii. The WCH team will review your existing
PAIA manual or create a revised
PAIA manual based on our template
(30 minutes).
iv. We will review your Privacy Policy or
Statement to ensure that it meets the
POPI Act objectives.
v. We will review the Organisation’s website
for links to the Privacy Statement and
PAIA manual and any other processes
or information on the website that may
contravene the POPI Act, and suggest
improvements.
vi. And finally, we will host a one-on-
one feedback session explaining the
Impact Assessment results, answering
questions and raising the level of
awareness around what POPI means to
the Organisation.

The POPIA compliance requirements
are not a ‘point in time’ inconvenience,
but rather a change in the way we work.
The sooner your company gets a deep
understanding of the requirements,
the better. Help is at hand and We Can
Help is here to assist. Our POPIA Starter
Kit for Small to Medium companies is
istock: wildpixel R5 000,00 excl VAT. Feel free to email
info@wchsolutions.co.za or call Daniel on
083 260 2782 for more information.
b. Stage 2 (next 3 months) Finally, the company has to create an
Now the company must provide Information Security Framework which
evidence in a few key areas affected stands up to the requirements of the act.
by personal information. The first is
to show that consent has been given Once this is completed, your team is well
by affected parties for the company on its way to ensuring the company is on
to hold Personal Information. These the POPIA Compliance journey.
parties are Employees, Customers and
Suppliers. Should you or your ‘responsible
employees’ not be confident to tackle
Then the company has to identify what this alone, We Can Help (WCH) is here
Personal Information, Special Personal to guide you on this journey. Our POPIA
Information and/or Child Personal Starter Kit is a no-fuss, easy means for
Information the organisation holds and fast tracking your company to POPIA
for what purpose specifically. compliance.

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