Get your COVID-19 Digital Screening Form For Employees and Suppliers [template included]

by Digital Indemnities - 1Tick.co.za | Jun 5, 2020 | Covid-19

All employers must screen workers / employees for symptoms of Covid-19 when they report for work or risk being in contravention of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. This means checking for cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, body aches, loss of smell or...

Covid-19 Protocol Digital Guest Information And Declaration Form

by Digital Indemnities - 1Tick.co.za | Jun 4, 2020 | Covid-19

If you require your clients & employees in the Tourism and Hospitality industry to agree to your Coronavirus Protocols or other Policies, you can now ask them to sign your declaration digitally . Try the DEMO HERE to see how your clients will experience your...

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN SOUTH AFRICA [PART 3 OF 3]

by Digital Indemnities - 1Tick.co.za | May 21, 2020 | Uncategorized

So let’s move onto the 3rd and 4th category of electronic signature , i.e. those not specifically dealt with in the ECTA. Firstly, where the parties formally agree to a format so the parties can agree in writing (which can include an electronic exchange such as...

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN SOUTH AFRICA [PART 2 OF 3]

by Digital Indemnities - 1Tick.co.za | Apr 30, 2020 | Electronic Signatures

The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, Act 25 of 2002 (‘ECTA’) introduced the concept of signing a document electronically. It defines an ‘electronic signature’ as “data attached to, incorporated in, or logically associated...

Electronic Signatures in South Africa (Part 1 of 3)

by Digital Indemnities - 1Tick.co.za | Apr 27, 2020 | Electronic Signatures

This much vexed and discussed topic cannot be considered in isolation – as a matter of background, attention must be given to the common law, what a signature is and its purpose. OK so what is a signature? The common law determines that a valid signature must meet the...

Social Media and Defamation. TREAD WARILY

by Digital Indemnities - 1Tick.co.za | Apr 27, 2020 | Social media

As we are all no doubt quite aware, social media has to a large extent become the medium of choice, not only to publicise and disseminate information, but also to glean information. Due to the ubiquitous nature of the social media and the fact that any information...

European Community (EC) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

by Digital Indemnities - 1Tick.co.za | Apr 27, 2020 | Legal Posts

There has been much hullabaloo about the GDPR of late – is the noise justified and where does the South African Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) fit into the picture? Before you carry on reading and reach out for a cup of coffee (or something stronger)...

Social Media & Defamation. What must be Proved and Who has to prove it (Burden of proof)

by Digital Indemnities - 1Tick.co.za | Apr 27, 2020 | Social media

Before I deal with the terms & conditions (‘T&C’) e.g. Facebook, etc, I think we need to get to grips with defamation and to do so we need to ‘unpack’ (1) the definition I used in the first article, and, before we get to potential damages (claims) and then the...

Indemnities and the 7-Tiers of Protection

by Digital Indemnities - 1Tick.co.za | Apr 8, 2020 | Legal Posts

wrote an article on indemnities dealing with the indemnity/waiver concept from the perspective of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA). It dealt inter alia with the content of your indemnity and signage and the adjustments you’d have to make to align your business with...