Free Me South Africa (Pty) Ltd is a responsible party under the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA). We have designed every service, platform, and process with POPIA compliance as a structural requirement — not a feature.
We comply with all eight POPIA conditions:
Our workforce behavioural risk intelligence platform processes responses using a zero-PII architecture with k-anonymity enforcement. Individual responses are never surfaced to the engaging employer. Aggregate reports are only generated where the minimum aggregation threshold (k) is met. This is enforced in the platform code, not in policy alone.
The Placement Risk Index processes candidate data only after explicit, informed, written consent. The candidate may withdraw consent at any point, in which case the scan stops and collected data is purged. The candidate has the right to review the output before it is shared with the appointing authority.
We process personal information on the basis of consent, contract performance, legal obligation, or legitimate interest properly balanced against your rights.
Where we process special personal information (as defined in POPIA Section 26), we do so only on a recognised lawful basis under Section 27 and with additional safeguards.
Any transfer of personal information outside South Africa is conducted under POPIA Section 72 — with adequate protection equivalent to POPIA in the receiving jurisdiction, or with explicit consent.
You have the right to:
FMSA's Information Officer is reachable at compliance@freemesouthafrica.co.za.
You may lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator of South Africa via their official channels at inforegulator.org.za.