Protection of Personal Information Act | Act 4 of 2013 — South Africa law | Esheria

Protection of Personal Information Act

This section lists topics about minimality, consent, purpose specification, retention, further processing, and information quality.

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Jurisdiction
South Africa
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
Act 4 of 2013
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
Updated
Official source
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This section lists topics about minimality, consent, purpose specification, retention, further processing, and information quality. Section 16 is titled “Quality of information.” This section is a heading for definitions and related introductory material. This section is about minimality, direct collection from the data subject, purpose specification, record retention, and limited further processing. Further processing must be compatible with the purpose for which the information was collected.