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Tourism & Business

The Review Challenge

ARE YOU ALSO PASSIONATE ABOUT TRAVELING IN OUR BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, SOUTH AFRICA? HERE IS ONE WAY YOU CAN HELP OUR LOCAL TOURISM INDUSTRY TO SURVIVE!

The tourism and hospitality industry has been among the hardest hit sectors, with surveys reporting devastating losses in revenue, especially for small business owners, who pinned their hopes for survival on patrons visiting or accommodation bookings over the festive and holiday seasons.

Amidst its challenges it is sometimes easy to forget that we live in one of the most beautiful countries on t8he globe! You can remind local and international tourists why South Africa is such an extraordinary destination by sharing a review of your favourite places to go and unforgettable experiences on Facebook and Google, the most popular search engine in the world.

 

The POPI Act

POPIA & Your Website

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION MAY A COMPANY COLLECT AND WHY? 

You as business and website owner, may collect any personal information as long as it is for a specific purpose and the client is informed. So, collecting personal information to conduct your ordinary business operations is totally within the scope of POPIA, as long as you take reasonable steps to protect the data that you collect.

You may not use the data for any other reason outside of the business operations of your company. You must inform the client of all intended uses of their information, how it will be processed and how it will be secured. The client may hold you liable if you use their data outside of your legitimate business purposes, expose their data or lose their data.