POPIA Compliance

South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) grants individuals rights over their personal information and sets standards for responsible data handling. This page explains how Schools Water Daily complies with POPIA in our informational blog operations.

Scope and Applicability

Although Schools Water Daily does not collect personal information through user registration or databases, we may automatically collect limited data such as IP addresses, browser types, and usage patterns via analytics tools and server logs. This data is processed solely for website functionality, traffic analysis, and improving content relevance — all in alignment with POPIA's principles of accountability, purpose limitation, and minimal data collection.

Your Rights Under POPIA

Under POPIA, you have the following rights:

• Right to access your personal information held by us
• Right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Right to request deletion of your personal information
• Right to object to processing of your data for direct marketing or other purposes
• Right to data portability where technically feasible

How We Comply

We ensure POPIA compliance by:

• Collecting only data necessary for website operation
• Not storing personal information in identifiable databases
• Using anonymized analytics tools where possible
• Implementing reasonable security measures to protect data from unauthorized access
• Regularly reviewing our data handling practices

Data We Process

The only personal information we may process includes:

• IP addresses (used temporarily for security and analytics)
• Browser and device information (for compatibility and performance)
• Aggregate usage statistics (non-identifiable)

We do not collect names, emails, phone numbers, or any other directly identifiable information unless voluntarily provided via contact forms.

Legal Basis for Processing

Our processing of personal information is justified under POPIA Section 11(1)(a) and (c) as:

• Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests in providing an informative, functional website
• Processing is required to fulfill our public interest mission in reporting on water safety in schools

How to Exercise Your Rights

To exercise any of your POPIA rights, please send a written request to our data protection contact:

• Email: [email protected]
• Include your full name and details of the information you wish to access, correct, or delete
• Specify the right you are exercising under POPIA

We will respond to your request without undue delay and within the 30-day legal timeframe.

Response Timeframes

Under POPIA, we are required to respond to your request within 30 days. If additional time is needed, we will notify you in writing with reasons for the delay, and we will not exceed an additional 30 days unless exceptional circumstances apply.

No Discrimination Policy

We will not deny you services, charge different prices, or provide a different quality of content because you exercised your rights under POPIA. Your decision to access, correct, or delete your information will not affect your ability to use our website or receive our news updates.

Updates and Changes

We will update this page whenever our data practices change in a way that affects your POPIA rights. Any material changes will be clearly marked with an updated effective date, and we will notify users via a notice on our homepage.

Contact Information

If you have questions about this compliance page, your rights under POPIA, or wish to make a complaint, please contact:

Landon Vogel
91 Loop St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
Email: [email protected]

You may also lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa at www.justice.gov.za/inforeg/.