01/07/2021
Dear Members
The Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”), comes into effect on 1 July 2021.
With this Act, it becomes necessary for the administrators of Facebook Groups and pages to obtain your consent to be a part of any Facebook groups and pages.
As such, you are herewith notified that you are entitled to refuse such consent and you may exercise such right by leaving this page.
Should you elect to remain as follower of this group, it will be accepted that you have consented to being a part of this page and to your personal information (your cell phone number, profile picture and name, and any other information that will be shared on this page by you) being noticeable to any person on this page (current as well as future followers).
In this regard, we request that all followers of this group, in good faith, do not to make use of personal information pertaining to other followers for whatsoever reason, without obtaining the consent of the relevant person first.
Please also note that you do not need to reply or advise anything, as your staying on as follower of this group advises that you are consenting to all of the above.
Kind regards