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["Global Data Privacy Guide"]
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["Report Generated: 11/19/2025"]
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["Question","South Africa"]
["Key Legislation Overview"]
["1. What is the key legislation?"]
["2. What are the key decisions applying that legislation?"]
["Key Data Protection Provisions"]
["1. How are “personal data” and “sensitive data” defined?"]
["2. How is the defined data protected?"]
["3. Who is subject to privacy obligations?"]
["4. How is “data processing” defined?"]
["5. What are the principles applicable to personal data processing?"]
["6. How is the processing of personal data regulated?"]
["7. How are storage, security and retention of personal data regulated?"]
["8. What are the data subjects' rights under the data legislation?"]
["9. What are the consent requirements for data subjects?"]
["10. How is authorization for use of data handled?"]
["11. Are cross-border data transfers regulated? If so, what are the restrictions on cross-border data transfers?"]
["12. How are data \"incidents\" and \"breaches\" defined?"]
["13. Are there any notification requirements for incidents and/or data breaches?"]
["14. Who is/are the privacy regulator(s)?"]
["15. What are the consequences of a data breach?"]
["16. How is electronic marketing regulated?"]
["17.\tAre there sector-specific or industry-specific privacy requirements?"]
["18.\tWhat are the requirements for appointing Data Protection Officers or similar roles?"]
["19.\tWhat are the record-keeping and documentation obligations?"]
["20.\tWhat are the requirements for conducting Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)?"]
["21.\tWhat are the requirements for third-party vendor management and data sharing?"]
["22.\tWhat are the penalties and enforcement mechanisms for non-compliance?"]
["23.\tWhat are the ongoing compliance and audit requirements?"]
["24. Are there any recent developments or expected reforms?"]