Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (Act No. 4 of 2013)Codes of ConductGuidelines to Develop Codes of ConductPart 1 - Introduction: The Legislative Framework6. Reasons for developing a code of conduct |
The reason for developing a code may include:
| 6.1 | providing clarity on how the conditions for lawful processing of personal information are to be applied and complied with given the features of a relevant body; |
| 6.2 | providing a functionally equivalent means of fulfilling the obligations related to the conditions for the lawful processing of personal information; |
| 6.3 | promoting an organisational paradigm shift in a relevant body relating to the lawful processing of personal information; |
| 6.4 | stipulating conditions for the lawful processing of personal information for any specified information or classes of information; |
| 6.5 | stipulating conditions for the lawful processing of personal information for any specified activity or class of activities; |
| 6.6 | outlining rules and procedures for information matching programmes if such programmes are used within a specific sector; |
| 6.7 | outlining how the legitimate interests of data subjects are to be protected insofar as automated decision making affect them; |
| 6.8 | providing details regarding the expiry of a code; and |
| 6.9 | providing a procedure of dealing with complaints. |