UNSOLICITED E-MAILS GALORE, DESPITE THE POPI ACT

On 21 June 2021, I received a number of unsolicited emails from Nikkel Consult. No link to unsubscribe from these emails was provided and I therefore requested to be unsubscribed from their database.

I followed up daily as I received no reply whatsoever. Requests to acknowledge my emails were simply ignored, until I decided to let the company know that I would leave a 1-star review on Hello Peter.

Eventually, I received a reply on 24 June 2021 - simply acknowledging my request.

Compliance to the POPI Act became mandatory on 1 July 2021. Failure to comply with the requirements of the POPI Act could have dire consequences. Although one cannot and shouldn't shy away from the legal aspects of the Act, POPIA should be seen as an opportunity to identify, clean-up and manage information better, and in doing so, improve business processes.

Nikkel Consult could not be bothered. On 14 August 2021, I was solicited yet again via email by this company.

Steer clear, if you can.

Ian de Jager CEO, Chairman & Founder Oom Boggom (Pty) Ltd