POPIA · Cybersecurity · Verified for SA

SA Trust Badge

South Africa's first verified POPIA and cybersecurity compliance badge for businesses.

Assess your business for free. Upgrade to Pro to unlock your public badge and profile.

What is the SA Trust Badge?

The SA Trust Badge is a verified compliance certification that SA companies display to prove they have been assessed for POPIA and cybersecurity compliance.

Enterprise buyers, cyber insurers, and the Information Regulator care about POPIA compliance. The SA Trust Badge gives vendors a way to prove it — and buyers a way to verify it — without expensive audits.

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→ Proves website security

ISO 9001 certificate

→ Proves quality management

SA Trust Badge

→ Proves POPIA compliance

Three badge tiers

Start with a free assessment. Unlock Standard with Pro. Add legal partner verification when enterprise buyers require it.

Tier 1

SA Trust Badge

Included with KomplyZA Pro

R999/month

Self-assessed compliance verified by the KomplyZA platform.

Requirements

Compliance score ≥ 70%
IO appointed and registered with IR
PAIA Manual published
Core policies generated and approved
Breach notification procedure documented

What you get

Public trust profile (komplyza.com/trust/[name])
Embeddable badge for your website
Digital certificate PDF with QR code
Annual renewal reminder
Listed in SA Trust Badge directory

Review type: Internal review — signed policies on file

Start free assessment →

Most credible for enterprise

Tier 2

SA Trust Badge Verified

From R4,999 once-off verification fee

+ Pro subscription

Independent third-party review by a qualified legal partner. Every piece of critical evidence independently verified.

Requirements

All Standard requirements, plus:
Compliance score ≥ 80%
ALL critical evidence verified by legal partner
All policies generated AND signed
Evidence vault fully populated
IR plan tested in last 12 months

What you get

All Standard benefits, plus:
"Verified ✓" badge variant
Legal partner review attribution on profile
Higher credibility with enterprise buyers

Review type: Legal partner verified — independently reviewed by partner firm

See what you need →

Tier 3

POPIA Sprint + Badge

R29,500 once-off

Includes 12 months Pro

Done-with-you compliance sprint led by experts. Badge awarded on completion.

Requirements

Full POPIA compliance in 90 days
Includes 12 months Pro subscription
Legal partner verification included
Highest credibility for enterprise and financial sector

Review type: Expert-led sprint with legal partner verification on completion

Book a sprint →

Feature comparison

Feature	Standard	Verified	Sprint
Trust profile URL	✓	✓	✓
Embeddable badge	✓	✓	✓
Certificate PDF	✓	✓	✓
QR verification	✓	✓	✓
Directory listing	✓	✓	✓
Internal review	✓	✓	✓
Legal partner review	✗	✓	✓
Evidence audit trail	✓	✓	✓
"Verified ✓" badge	✗	✓	✓
Dedicated consultant	✗	✗	✓

Trust profile URL

Standard

✓

Verified

✓

Sprint

✓

Embeddable badge

Standard

✓

Verified

✓

Sprint

✓

Certificate PDF

Standard

✓

Verified

✓

Sprint

✓

QR verification

Standard

✓

Verified

✓

Sprint

✓

Directory listing

Standard

✓

Verified

✓

Sprint

✓

Internal review

Standard

✓

Verified

✓

Sprint

✓

Legal partner review

Standard

✗

Verified

✓

Sprint

✓

Evidence audit trail

Standard

✓

Verified

✓

Sprint

✓

"Verified ✓" badge

Standard

✗

Verified

✓

Sprint

✓

Dedicated consultant

Standard

✗

Verified

✗

Sprint

✓

How it works

For vendors (getting the badge)

1Start your free assessment (15 minutes)
2Upgrade to Pro to unlock badge features
3Achieve 70%+ compliance score
4Badge auto-issued when criteria met
5Embed badge on your website
6Share trust profile URL with buyers
7Renew annually

For enterprise buyers (verifying a badge)

1Receive trust profile URL from vendor
2View live compliance status (no login needed)
3See score, evidence count, IO status, 8 POPIA conditions breakdown
4Verify certificate authenticity via QR code
5Distinguish Standard vs Verified badges

Why it matters

The Information Regulator is now sending 14-day compliance monitoring notices to SA businesses. Can your vendors prove compliance?

R10M

Maximum POPIA fine

14 days

IR compliance notice deadline

72 hours

Breach notification deadline

R44.1M

Average SA breach cost (IBM 2025)

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Prove your POPIA compliance. Get your SA Trust Badge.

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