Izinhlu zokuvimba ukuthengiswa kanye namalungelo akho eNingizimu Afrika

I-DMA National Opt-Out Register

I-Direct Marketing Association of Southern Africa (i-DMASA) iphethe i-National Opt-Out Register. Lapha ungabhalisa inombolo yakho yocingo ne-imeyili yakho ukuze amalungu ale nhlangano angakuthumeleli ukuthengiswa. Ukubhalisa kumahhala futhi kwenziwa kuwebhusayithi ye-DMASA.

Inkinga: yizinkampani ezingamalungu e-DMASA kuphela ezibophezelekile ekuhloleni le register. Izinkampani ezingewona amalungu, kanye nezigebengu, azikunaki. Ngakho i-Opt-out iwusizo kodwa ayilona udonga eliphelele.

Ngenxa yalokho, kungcono uyihlanganise nezinye izindlela: ukucela ngokwakho ukuthi 'unsubscribe' kunoma yiyiphi inkampani ekuthintayo, kanye ne-app yokuvimba amakholi.

Amalungelo akho ngaphansi kwe-POPIA

Umthetho i-Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), oqalile ukusebenza ngokugcwele ngo-2021, ukuvikela kakhulu. Inkampani idinga imvume yakho ngaphambi kokuthumela ukuthengiswa ngocingo, nge-SMS noma nge-imeyili. Uma ungazange uvume, noma uma ucelile ukuthi iyeke, kufanele iyeke.

I-POPIA ikunika ilungelo lokucela ukuthi 'unsubscribe' noma 'opt-out' nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, mahhala. Inkampani ehluleka ukulalela ingajeziswa.

Uma inkampani iqhubeka ikuthinta ngemuva kokucela kwakho, ungafaka isikhalo ku-Information Regulator, eyona enza i-POPIA isebenze. Ungabika ku-inforegulator.org.za usebenzise ifomu lezikhalo (complaints form).

Okufanele ukwenze uma kungekho i-registry ekuvikelayo ngokugcwele

Ngoba akukho i-registry eyodwa evimba konke, indlela engcono ukwakha izigaba eziningi zokuzivikela: bhalisa ku-DMA Opt-out, sebenzisa ilungelo lakho lokucela ukuyeka ngaphansi kwe-POPIA, bika izimo ezimbi ku-Information Regulator, futhi usebenzise i-app yokuvimba.

I-Allociao ifaka isigaba sokugcina: iqwala abathengisi ngokuzenzakalelayo futhi ikuvumela ukuthi ugcine izinhlu zakho zezinombolo ozivimbayo nozivumelayo. Kanjalo noma izinkampani ezingahloli i-Opt-out azikwazi ukukufikela kalula.

FAQ

Ikhona yini i-'do-not-call list' eyodwa yaseNingizimu Afrika?

Akukho i-list eyodwa esemthethweni evimba konke. Kukhona i-DMA National Opt-Out Register kanye namalungelo akho okuyeka ngaphansi kwe-POPIA, okuwukuvikeleka okuyinhloko.

Ngingabika kuphi uma inkampani ingayeki ukungithinta?

Faka isikhalo ku-Information Regulator ku-inforegulator.org.za. Yiyona iphoqelela umthetho i-POPIA ovikela imininingwane yakho.

Ingabe ukubhalisa ku-Opt-out kuyabiza?

Cha, kumahhala. Ungalokothi ukhokhele umuntu wesithathu ukuthi akubhalise — lokho kuvame ukuba ngumkhonyovu.

Sources

• Information Regulator (South Africa) — inforegulator.org.za
• Direct Marketing Association of Southern Africa (DMASA) — National Opt-Out Register
• Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), 2013