30/06/2021
Good Day
Please take note of this important message
The POPI Act comes into effect on 1 July 2021.
Administrators are required to obtain your consent for being part of this WhatsApp group. Should you elect to remain in this group, it will be accepted that you have consented to being a part of this group and to your cell phone number and name being visible to other members of this group.
We implore all members not to make use of such personal information for whatever reason, without obtaining the consent of the relevant person. Doing so would in fact be in violation of the POPI Act, and could result in prosecution of the offending user and the Admins of this group.
As a Surety Financial Services User/Retailer/Partner WhatsApp is one of our primary channels of communication with you.
You are entitled to refuse consent and it is up to you as to whether you want to remain on this group. If you do not consent to this, please remove yourself from this group immediately to indicate this. If you are not able to remove yourself, and wish to be removed, please contact me directly.
Sincerely,
Steven Frolick (Group Admin)