Many companies find the exchange of personal data that they hold with other organisations necessary.

The transfer may be accomplished through complementary agreements to support normal processes or through ad hoc arrangements.

Data protection laws do not generally prohibit data transfers. Its however important to review individual African county data protection regimes to establish individual country positions on data transfers as we have noted critical distinctions per country in this regard.

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Africa data protections laws generally require that when transfers occur, the transfer of data is undertaken lawfully and that transparency considerations are baked into the process.

Additionally, other data protection principles as outlined in specific Africa country data protection laws, such as data minimisation and data security, must be considered as part of the transfer process.

Here are some key considerations before sharing personal data:

Necessity:

You should be able to demonstrate that sharing the personal data is necessary.

• Do you really need to share the data?
• Could you achieve the same objective through other means?
• Can the data be anonymised?

Transparency:

There should never be any surprises!

• Are your customers aware that their data is being shared with third parties?
• Have we told them that we will be sharing their data?
• Did they consent to their data being transferred? Reminder to check individual country positions on consent to transfers.
• How did we inform them and is this notice sufficient?

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Lawful basis: