Notices
Approved Codes of Conduct
Guidelines
Notices
In terms of the provisions of section 61 (2) of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) No 4 of 2013, the Information Regulator gives notice that is in receipt of a codes of conduct from:
Proposed Code of Conduct by the Residential Communities Council (RCC) – 08 September 2023
- Proposed code of conduct for processing personal information in the research sector – 12 May 2023
- Code of conduct from the Credit Bureau Association (CBA) – Approved, 12 October 2022
- Code of conduct from the Banking Association South Africa (BASA) – Approved, 12 October 2022
- Code of conduct – Lawful Processing of Personal Information by credit bureaus in South Africa, 24 June 2022
- Code of conduct for the processing of personal information by the banking industry, 24 June 2022
- Code of conduct from the Credit Bureau Association (CBA), 14 Jan 2022
- Code of conduct from the Banking Association South Africa (BASA)
- Code of conduct from Credit Bureau Association (CBA) , 20 December 2021
- MAKTABA STATIONERY TA PNA, 02 August 2021
- WILLCOM (Pty) Ltd, 02 August 2021
- SILK ROUTE GOLD (PTY) LTD, 02 August 2021
- ROCKJUMPER BIRDING TOURS CC, 02 August 2021
- National Radiology Services Inc, 02 August 2021
- REGIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL, 02 August 2021
- Notice in terms of Section 61(2) of the Protection of Personal Information Act No 4 of 2013 (POPIA): Banking Association South Africa (BASA), Lawful processing of personal information by member Banks, 08 June 2021
Code of conduct from the Banking Association South Africa(BASA) - Notice in terms of Section 61(2) of the Protection of Personal Information Act No 4 of 2013 (POPIA): Credit Bureau Association (CBA), Code of Conduct: Lawful Processing of Personal Information in credit Sector, 14 Apr 2021
Approved Codes of Conduct
| REGISTER OF APPROVED CODES OF CONDUCT |
| Code Ref. Number |
Applicant | Date Received | Date approved by the Regulator | Details of publication of the approved Code in the Government Gazette | Sector or industry | Percentage of representativity | Date of effectiveness | Review date of the Code of conduct |
| CO 2/22 | Credit Bureau Association (CBA) | 25 May 2022 | 16 September 2022 |
GG Notice number 2601 7 October 2022 |
Credit Bureau Financial Sector | CBA members are in total 30 out of 44 of the registered credit bureaus leading to a 68.2% representativity. | 04 November 2022 | 04 November 2027 |
| CO3/22 | Banking Association of South Africa(BASA) | 31 May 2022 | 16 September 2022 |
GG Notice number 2602 7 October 2022 |
Banking Sector | BASA represents thirty-three (33) banks which are licensed to operate in South Africa | 04 November 2022 | 04 November 2027 |
Guidelines
- Email applications for codes of conduct: POPIACompliance@inforegulator.org.za
- A standard for making and dealing with complaints under approved codes of conduct, issued, 01 Mar 2021
- Checklist that accompanies the Guideline to Develop Codes of Conduct has also been issued, 03 Mar 2021
Guidelines to develop Code of Conduct, 15 Feb 2021, issued under the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).
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