Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No. 4 of 2013)RegulationsRegulations relating to the Protection of Personal Information, 20182. Objection to the processing of personal information |
| 2.1 | A data subject who wishes to object to the processing of personal information in terms of section 11(3)(a) of the Act, must submit the objection to a responsible party at any time during office hours of a responsible party and free of charge. |
| 2.2 | A data subject who wishes to object to the processing of personal information in terms of section 11(3)(b) of the Act, must submit the objection to a responsible party at any time during office hours of a responsible party and free of charge. |
| 2.3 | A data subject who wishes to object to the processing of personal information must do so on a form substantially similar to Form 1, free of charge and reasonably accessible to a data subject by hand, fax, post, email, SMS, or WhatsApp and or in any manner expedient to a data subject in terms of section 11(3)(a) of the Act; |
| 2.4 | A responsible party must, when collecting personal information of a data subject, notify the data subject, in terms of Section 18(1)(h)(iv) of the Act, of their right to object, as referred to in Section 11(3) of the Act. |
| 2.5 | If an objection to the processing of personal information of a data subject is made telephonically, such an objection shall be electronically recorded by a responsible party and upon request, be made available to the data subject in any manner, including the transcription thereof. |
[Regulation 2 substituted by Notice No. 6126, GG52523, dated 17 April 2025]