Governance

Framework for Governance of Personal Information

Framework for 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) as well as related South African legislation, global leading practices, and our commitment to good institutional governance. To help achieve this goal, SU has established a data privacy regulation to articulate the institutional stance on privacy; and clarify POPIA's principles within SU's institutional context and values.

Policies and regulations

Privacy Regulation

Incident and breach reporting

If you suspect a potential incident involving personal information or a breach of personal information, please report it through:

Service desk (internal users); or
By e-mail

Ask a privacy expert

We offer the following privacy-related internal consulting and advisory services, including:

Workshop-based training and awareness sessions
Facilitated privacy impact assessments
Guest speaking

To request one of these services or to ask us a general question about privacy, do so through our service desk.

For internal users only.

Online Privacy Impact Self-Assessment. Quickly assess the value of and risks involved with personal information you plan to collect or process.
Preliminary Personal Information Impact Assessment tool (for printing)
Preliminary Personal Information Impact Assessment (for filling)

Guidance notes

Training & Workshops

Training can be arranged on request.

General enquiries:
privacy@sun.ac.za