Topic
Business & POPIA
Running a small business in South Africa means contracts with partners, suppliers and customers — and POPIA compliance for every one of them that touches personal information. Start here.
Contract templates
Partnership Agreement
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Non-Disclosure Agreement
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Website Terms & POPIA Privacy Policy
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PAIA Manual (Section 51)
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Refund & Returns Policy (CPA)
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Supply of Goods Agreement
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Commission Sales Agent Agreement
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Consignment Agreement
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Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
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Equipment Hire Agreement
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Guides
- POPIA Act explained for small businesses in South Africa
What the Protection of Personal Information Act requires from a small business: the eight conditions, an Information Officer, privacy notices and penalties.
- Consumer Protection Act: refunds, cancellations and cooling-off in South Africa
Your rights and duties under the CPA: six-month defective goods returns, cooling-off periods, cancelling bookings and fixed-term contracts.
- Do I need a PAIA manual? (South African small business guide)
Who needs a section 51 PAIA manual, what goes in it, and where to publish it.
- What makes a contract valid in South Africa? (Plain-English guide)
The 6 requirements for a binding contract under South African law, and how to sign one electronically.
- Restraint of trade in South Africa: is it enforceable?
When South African courts enforce a restraint of trade, what makes one unreasonable, and how to write one that holds up.