This wide-ranging product covers the essentials of internet law, from data protection, electronic transactions, selling
and marketing goods and services online, to restricted activities and cybercrime. The ICT product includes practicalities
such as the requirements for collecting, storing, processing, repurposing and transferring data; license requirements
for online activities; and highlights certain local sensivities.
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Content
The following topics are covered in the ICT & Data Protection product for each country (click to expand):
This product contains detailed and up-to-date local guidance, in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format, in relation to all aspects of information, communications and technology law, including data protection, privacy, cybersecurity, and electronic contracts and signatures, in a particular African country. If you have a question that is not answered, we’ll source the response for you. Sample questions include:
Are online analytics on identified target groups allowed?
Are there rules governing the use of cookies?
Can a contract be concluded electronically and, if so, what requirements need to be met?
Are e-signatures possible?
Where the contract is silent on the issue, how is the governing law of an electronic contract determined?
What are the key principles for lawfully collecting, storing and processing personal data?
What types of personal data are protected?
Are there any proactive compliance requirements corporate entities must meet to prevent cybercrime, both in general and for particular industries?
Are specific forms of marketing and advertising outlawed or restricted?
Are there any sensitivities that non-locals should be aware of when doing business in the country?
Benefits of ICT & Data Protection
If you collect, store or process personal information about individuals in African countries; sell software; or sign contracts with counterparts electronically, the Afriwise platform, and this product in particular, is a must. Afriwise is more powerful than any other solution as it provides accurate, up-to-date and plain-language guidance in relation to all your questions, is interactive, and also notifies you when there are legal updates you should be aware of.
Afriwise subscribers benefit from:
24/7 access to our online platform
detailed practical guidance and insights on all aspects of this area of law
overviews of the applicable laws and upcoming changes, as well as alerts to important legal developments
downloadable copies of all relevant laws and regulations
direct access to vetted local ICT law experts
valuable tools such as a powerful search engine with relevant filters
country comparisons
a clarification-request tool
note-taking
... and much more.
Gain full visibility across the local ICT law landscape.
Afriwise connects organisations to outstanding quality and up-to-date legal, risk and business
information and local expertise for African countries. We give you deep understanding about African
markets, online, and help you proactively comply with local regulations.
Our award-winning solution offers an innovative way to source key information about privacy,
personal data protection and ICT-related legal requirements and practices in a particular
African country.
