POPIA Compliance

RentRateSA is fully compliant with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). Learn how we protect your personal information and respect your privacy rights.

What is POPIA?

The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) is South Africa's comprehensive data protection law that came into effect on 1 July 2021. It regulates how personal information is collected, processed, stored, and shared by organizations.

POPIA gives individuals (data subjects) rights over their personal information and places obligations on organizations (responsible parties) to protect this information.

Key POPIA Principles

Accountability
Processing Limitation
Purpose Specification
Further Processing Limitation
Information Quality
Openness
Security Safeguards
Data Subject Participation

How RentRateSA Complies with POPIA

Data Security

We implement industry-standard encryption, secure servers, and access controls to protect your personal information.

Transparency

Clear privacy notices explain what information we collect, why we collect it, and how we use it.

Your Rights

We respect your rights to access, correct, delete, and port your personal information as required by POPIA.

Consent

We obtain clear, informed consent before collecting and processing your personal information.

Your Rights Under POPIA

Right to Access

You have the right to request access to your personal information that we hold and to receive a copy of it.

Right to Correction

You can request that we correct or update any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.

Right to Deletion

You can request that we delete your personal information, subject to certain legal and business requirements.

Right to Object

You can object to the processing of your personal information for direct marketing or other purposes.

Right to Portability

You can request that we provide your personal information in a structured, commonly used format.

Right to Restrict Processing

You can request that we limit how we process your personal information in certain circumstances.

Right to Withdraw Consent

You can withdraw your consent to processing at any time, where processing is based on consent.

Right to Complain

You can lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator if you believe we've violated POPIA.

Personal Information We Collect

Identity Information

  • • Full name and surname
  • • ID number or passport number
  • • Date of birth
  • • Contact details (phone, email)
  • • Physical and postal addresses

Professional Information

  • • EAAB/PPRA registration numbers
  • • Professional qualifications
  • • Employment details
  • • Business information
  • • Professional references

Financial Information

  • • Credit scores and reports
  • • Income verification
  • • Bank account details
  • • Payment history
  • • Financial references

How to Exercise Your Rights

Contact Our Data Protection Officer

Email: dpo@rentratesa.com
Phone: +27 11 123 4567
Post: POPIA Requests, RentRateSA, Sandton City

Response Times

Access requests: 30 days
Correction requests: 7 days
Deletion requests: 30 days
Objection requests: 30 days
Urgent matters: 72 hours

Information Regulator of South Africa

If you're not satisfied with how we handle your personal information or respond to your requests, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator.

Website: www.inforegulator.org.za
Email: complaints.IR@justice.gov.za
Phone: +27 12 406 4818
Address: JD House, 27 Stiemens Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg

Before Complaining

We encourage you to contact us first to resolve any concerns. Most issues can be resolved quickly and efficiently through direct communication with our Data Protection Officer.

Questions About Your Privacy?

Our Data Protection Officer is here to help. Contact us with any questions about how we handle your personal information or to exercise your POPIA rights.