FREE TO USE · FOR SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESSES

Free POPIA self-assessment.
Know what to work on next.

Find gaps in your business's privacy practices with a free POPIA self-assessment, or check your website for visible issues. Get a practical report and clear next steps.

01 · YOUR BUSINESS

Assess your business

Review all eight POPIA areas. Get a personalised PDF gap report and an action checklist to work through with your team.

40 core questions + relevant follow-ups15 to 20 minutes
Sample report

Start with eight scope questions. Name, company and email are needed at the end for your free report. Partner contact is optional.

02 · YOUR WEBSITE

Free POPIA website check

Find visible privacy, cookie and PAIA information on your public pages, with evidence and practical issues to review.

No email neededFree PDF report

See your results on screen and download your report free. Ask a partner for help only if you choose.

Prefer a POPIA checklist?Use the free working checklist first. Your assessment then creates a personalised action list.
Open checklist

No account or payment needed. Use either tool, or both. These checks identify possible gaps; they do not certify POPIA compliance.

WHAT YOU TAKE AWAY

Findings you can act on.

Your report explains the gaps, the evidence and the next steps. Use it to agree priorities with your team or prepare a focused discussion with a partner.

ILLUSTRATIVE WEBSITE REPORT · FICTIONAL BUSINESS

PAIA manual needs a closer look

Observed
A PAIA link was found, but its target returned HTTP 503. The document could not be retrieved.
Next step
Restore access to the document, then ask a legal adviser to review the applicable content.
Limit
A missing observation does not establish a legal breach.
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Choose your check

Review business practices, public website signals, or both.

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Keep your report

See the findings and download your free PDF. Agree owners and next steps.

03

Choose help if needed

You decide whether a named partner may contact you or receive your report.

BEFORE YOU START

A few useful answers.

See our assessment method
What is a POPIA self-assessment?

A structured review of the practices your business reports having in place. POPIA Check starts with eight scope questions, then asks 40 core questions plus relevant follow-ups across eight POPIA areas and creates a free PDF gap report with priorities and a prioritised working plan. The answers are not independently verified.

Is the assessment and full report really free?

Yes. The assessment, full PDF report and personalised action checklist are free. You do not need an account or credit card. Contact details are requested at the end to produce and email the business report. Any professional work is agreed separately with your chosen partner.

Should I use the POPIA checklist or the assessment?

Use the free working checklist to gather evidence and record owners before you start. Complete the assessment for a personalised gap report and downloadable action checklist based on your answers. You can also run the separate website review to collect public-page evidence.

Can an automatic website check confirm POPIA compliance?

No. The website review inspects a homepage and up to eight discoverable linked public pages. It looks for privacy, terms, cookie and PAIA content and visible technical signals, with source evidence. It cannot determine legal adequacy, verify internal practices or test all cookie and form behaviour.

Does the report certify POPIA compliance?

No. It records self-reported controls and possible gaps. The readiness score is not a legal compliance percentage, certification or legal opinion. POPIA Check is an independent platform, not an Information Regulator service.

Will my report automatically go to a partner?

No. Review your report first. You can then select a named legal contact for your business assessment or a web contact for your website report, and explicitly authorise sharing. The chosen partner is asked to contact you within 48 hours; professional scope and fees are agreed directly.

Want a person to help?

Browse legal, security and website partners. Review your report first, then choose whether to request help. Any scope and fees are agreed directly.

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KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT CHANGES

Latest POPIA updates.

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Announcements

MEDIA STATEMENT INFORMATION REGULATOR FINES CENTRAL JOHANNESBURG TVET COLLEGE AND FIRST NATIONAL BANK FOR POPIA CONTRAVENTION

From the source: The Information Regulator (Regulator) has issued Enforcement and Infringement Notices against Central Johannesburg TVET College (CJC) and First National Bank (FNB) for non- compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and has subsequently imposed administrative fines of R500 000 on CJC and R1 million on FNB.

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POPIA Check is an independent service, not the Information Regulator. These tools identify possible gaps and do not provide a legal opinion or certify compliance. Read our assessment method.