Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)
For more information about how the University of Cape Town and the Faculty of Health Sciences uses personal information, please read these privacy notices.
A privacy notice for UCT websites
When you visit our websites, we collect personal information about how you interact with the site and when you submit an online form. We use this information to respond to your requests and to improve our websites. We may share your information with service providers we trust. Our service providers help us to communicate with you; process your application, query, or request; manage our online content and services; and manage operations.
A privacy notice for UCT students
You are at the heart of everything we do. That is why we have created this privacy notice to help you understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.
If you are younger than 18, please share this notice with your parent or guardian.
A privacy notice for UCT employees
When you work at UCT, we collect, create and use your personal information. This privacy notice will help you understand how we do that. Please ensure that we always have your correct information by updating it on our self-service portal or completing the HR101 personal details form when your information changes.
A privacy notice for UCT alumni and donors
When you have finished your studies at UCT, we collect and use your information to communicate with and provide alumni services to you. When you donate to UCT, we use your personal information to process the donation and to issue tax receipts. We may share your information with service providers we trust. Our service providers help us to communicate with you, manage UCT Alumni Connect, do marketing, process payments, report on donations received and manage operations.
A privacy notice for UCT vendors
When you apply to be a vendor, we appoint you as a service provider, and manage our relationship with you, we collect, create and use your personal information. This privacy notice will help you understand how we do that.
A privacy notice for UCT job applicants
When you apply for a job, we collect, create and use your personal information. This privacy notice will help you understand how we do that.