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Legal Aspects of e-Commerce By Adv. Liesl Briel Cyberlaw Consulting CC
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Adv. Liesl Briel from Cyberlaw highlights legal aspects relating to e-commerce in South Africa.
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Legal Aspects of e-Commerce
By Adv. Liesl Briel Cyberlaw Consulting CC
Law in the World of e-Commerce
What does the law have to do with e-Commerce? We just
want to make money with our online store…
Law in the World of e-Commerce
Boundaries blurred
Protection of Consumer Rights
Protection of Personal Information
LEGAL PENALTIES
Law in the World of e-Commerce
The law states: !
• You must have Website Terms and Conditions that complies with ECT !
• You must have a Privacy Notice that complies with S. 18 of POPI !
• Your business practices about how you collect, use and store PI and market your business must align with POPI
POPI and e-Commerce
We collect PI through our website. How do I know that our business and website will
comply with POPI?
POPI and e-Commerce
What PI do you collect?
Why do you collect PI?
How do you collect PI?
How do you store PI?
Do you share/distribute PI?
When do you destroy PI?
Types of PI a Website Collects
• Location information, online identifier or other particular assignment to the person. • E.g. Usernames; • IP addresses; • GPS locations; • Cookie identifier.
• Preferences of the person
Security Safeguards – Condition 7
Reasonable Technical and Organisational Measures
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Generally accepted information security practices or as required by
specific industry
Address Human Element and Use Technology
Security Safeguards – Condition 7
Risk Assessment
Policies and Procedures
TechnologyContracts with Operators
Continually update and
verify
Security Safeguards – Condition 7
Do we need SSL?
And is it sufficient to comply with Condition 7?
Compliance
Complying with POPI is a drag. Why should we go through the trouble to
comply?
Because it’s the Law!
Compliance
e = risky
Loss of resources and productivity
Negative Media Coverage
LEGAL PENALTIES
!!
Can you help us?
YES!
We will assist you fully to comply while you focus on doing what you do best:
Increasing your profits!
Collection
Choice
Purpose
Notification
Security
Marketing
How we get you compliant
Assess business practices
Assess forms,
policies, procedures
and contracts
Assess Technology framework and security
risks
Identify the gaps and give
report with Actionable
Steps
Fill the gaps by updating business
forms, Information
Security policies and procedures and contracts
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