POPIA
What is POPIA?
Protection of Personal Information Act. It comprises 25 controls organised across 5 domains, and applies in South Africa.
How POPIA maps to other frameworks
All 25 controls, each one mapped to the equivalent requirement in other standards, with the evidence that carries across and the mappings that were judged and rejected shown alongside. No account needed to look.
See the control mappings →The 5 domains POPIA groups its controls into
Frameworks that share controls with POPIA
Each of these has at least one control mapped to a control in POPIA. The number is how many POPIA controls are shared, counted from the mapping graph.
Vietnam PDPD
6 shared controlsTurkey KVKK
6 shared controlsPrivacy Act 2020
6 shared controlsPrivacy Act 1988 (Australia)
6 shared controlsBahrain PDPL
6 shared controlsRegulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
5 shared controlsBarbados Data Protection Act 2019
5 shared controlsAlbania Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 9887, 2008, amended 2014)
5 shared controlsTraining on frameworks that overlap POPIA
There is no course on POPIA itself. These cover frameworks that share controls with it, so the material carries across even though the standard named is different.
Where POPIA overlaps with the standards you already hold
What an auditor will ask you for
All 8 POPIA controls, each with what it requires, the artefacts an auditor will ask you for, and where it commonly fails. Free to read, nothing to fill in.
Read the POPIA evidence request listWhat POPIA means in your sector
What POPIA means for your job
Questions people ask about POPIA
What is POPIA?
How many controls does POPIA have?
Where does POPIA apply?
What frameworks does POPIA map to?
How do I get started with POPIA compliance?
Query POPIA programmatically
POPIA, its 25 controls and every mapping into other standards are available over a REST endpoint and an MCP server, so an agent can read them directly. The free tier is 10 calls a day and needs no signup.
POPIA API reference and MCP config →How ready are you for POPIA?
Answer 25 questions and get a professional readiness report with gap analysis, maturity scores, and prioritised action items. Results in 5 minutes.