GOVERNANCE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
Stellenbosch University is committed to protecting the privacy of our students, employees and partners, in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).
PERSONAL INFORMATION AND PRIVACY |
WHAT IS PERSONAL INFORMATION? AND WHAT IS A BREACH? | DID YOU KNOW? |
Personal information: Personal information is any information that can be used to identify a person or a business. This includes the information you may have of your customers, your employees, or service providers. Breach: Reasonable grounds to believe that personal information (any information that can be used to identify a person or a business, e.g. staff or student number, address, financial information, educational information) has been accessed / acquired by an unauthorised person To learn more, click
here for an infographic. |
Public Wi-Fi networks can be less secure. Avoid accessing sensitive information, like banking details, when connected to public Wi-Fi. |
OUR SERVICES |
PRIVACY INCIDENT AND BREACH REPORTING | ACCESS TO INFORMATION (INSTITUTIONAL PERMISSIONS) | PRIVACY ASSESSMENT |
If you suspect a potential incident involving a breach of personal information, such as phishing, please report it immediately via: |
Institutional permission serves as a key control to ensure that Stellenbosch University, and its researchers, comply with and give effect to South African privacy-related legislation.
Click here to read more. |
Internal users - including researchers - can make use of the links below to assess the risks pertaining to the personal information you plan to collect or process. |
PAIA REQUESTS | CONSULTING AND ADVISORY SERVICES | |
For help with your Promotion of Access to Information (PAIA) application, please
click here. |
Our consulting and advisory services include workshop-based training and awareness sessions, as well as guest speakers. You can request any of these services via our service desk. |
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RESOURCESThe documents below contain valuable information relating to the management of personal information.
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DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES | SHORTENED DOCUMENTS AND INFOGRAPHICS |
Privacy Regulation | |
POPIA |
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Incidents/security breaches
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CONTACT US
For general enquiries, please get in touch via
privacy@sun.ac.za
