POPIA | international conference celebrating the 40th anniversary of street law and over 50 years of clinical legal education (CLEA);

Notification in terms of Section 18 of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013

The University of KwaZulu-Natal, located at King George V Ave, Glenwood, Durban, 4041, South Africa (hereinafter referred to as “UKZN” and/or “the University”), is required to process your personal information for any or all of the following reasons:

  • to complete your registration to attend an international conference celebrating the 40th anniversary of street law and over 50 years of clinical legal education (CLEA);
  • to facilitate your attendance on the CLEA;
  • to communicate with you regarding the CLEA;
  • for statistical purposes;
  • for marketing, communication and/or information purposes;
  • as a good governance practice;

The types of information that may be processed (dependant on the reason for processing as stated above) may include your:

  • name and surname;
  • Image;
  • Residential address;
  • Contact details (E-mail address or cell phone number);
  • Citizenship;
  • Gender
  • Population group;
  • Home language;
  • Details of disabilities (if applicable);
  • Details of the secondary school that you attended;
  • Parent/guardian information;

The afore-mentioned information must be provided by yourself. The provision of the afore-mentioned information is a mandatory requirement to register for the CLEA conference and the failure to provide same and/or an objection to use the information may result in your registration to this CLEA conference being denied.

Your personal details may also be utilised by the University for marketing and/or communication and/or branding initiatives relating to this CLMS programmes and any related events at UKZN.

The University may also be bound by legislative requirements (such as those contained in the Higher Education Act 101 of 1997) and/or good governance practices to obtain and/ or retain the information for record keeping and/or statistical purposes.

UKZN will endeavour to ensure that the appropriate security measures are in place and/or implemented, for both electronic and paper based formats used for processing your personal information, to avoid any and all instances of security breaches.

Should a cross border transfer of your information be required, the University undertakes to ensure that the recipient of the information is bound to safe-guard your information in accordance with the requirements of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013.

Recipients of your information may include the University, government structures, potential employers and/or research institutions. Where your information is required for the research purposes, the University will endeavour to ensure that same is fully anonymised and de-identified.

You have the right to access and amend your personal information using the relevant University platform and you remain solely responsible for ensuring that your information is correct and up to date at all times. Please send an email to Registrar@ukzn.ac.za for guidance in this regard.

The continuation and completion of the application and/or registration process by yourself is interpreted as your specific and informed expression of will as required by the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013.

Should you wish to lodge a complaint in this regard, kindly contact the Information Regulator. The contact details are as follows:

Website: https://www.justice.gov.za/inforeg/

Address: The Information Regulator (South Africa) JD Jouse, 27 Stiemens Street Braamfontein, Johannesburg P.O Box 31533  Braamfontein, Johannesburg, 2017

Complaints email: complaints.IR@justice.gov.za

General enquiries email: inforeg@justice.gov.za

Telephone: +27 (0) 10 023 5200

Cell: +27 (0) 82 746 4173