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Privacy Statement

Construction Industry Development BoardRef: https://www.cidb.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cidb-popia-privacy-statement.pdf

Official source

Source domain: cidb.org.za

Collected on 29 July 2026

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Our copy (archived 29 July 2026)Official source

What this means

This document is a POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013) privacy statement. It explains how the cidb collects, processes, stores, shares and destroys personal information, including limits on secondary processing and the conditions under which personal information may be shared. It also sets out security measures, retention principles, and the rights of data subjects (including rectification, objection/withdrawal, deletion/return, direct marketing objections, and lodging complaints with the Information Regulator).

Facts

Reference

https://www.cidb.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cidb-popia-privacy-statement.pdf

Key Takeaways

  • Act referenced: Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 (POPIA)
  • Purpose: governs collection, processing, storage, sharing and destruction of personal information provided to the cidb
  • Secondary processing allowed only if compatible with initial purpose or other listed legal/legitimate-interest conditions
  • Voluntary sharing: cidb may use contact information (with consent or as permitted by law) to communicate contractor development initiatives
  • Initiatives mentioned: training programmes, industry roadshows, stakeholder engagements, funding opportunities, capacity-building initiatives
  • Opt-in/consent: only share contact details for opted-in stakeholder initiatives with approved public sector entities or industry stakeholders
  • Right to withdraw/update communication preferences without affecting registration status or access to cidb services
  • Security/retention: do not retain personal information longer than necessary; maintain confidential handling and secure storage; provide evidence of POPIA compliance on request
  • Rights: rectification, objection/withdrawal, request return/destruction/deletion, object to direct marketing via unsolicited electronic communications, lodge complaint with Information Regulator
  • cidb
  • Information Regulator
  • Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 (POPIA)