POPIA compliance
Replai is designed to help South African businesses meet their obligations under the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA). This page summarises the measures we take and the responsibilities that remain with you.
Last updated: 19 May 2026
Our approach
We follow a “POPIA-aware by default” approach: data is minimised, encrypted in transit and at rest, access is role-restricted, and conversation content for one business is never used to train or answer for another.
Operator relationship
When your customers’ personal information flows through Replai, you are the responsible party and Replai — operated by Bila Automation (Pty) Ltd(registration number 2026/360669/07) — is your operator. We process that information only on your documented instructions, under our Data Processing Addendum, which we will sign with businesses that require it.
The eight conditions
- Accountability & processing limitation — we process only what is needed to run the service.
- Purpose specification & further processing — data is used for the purposes you authorise, not repurposed.
- Information quality — you can correct and update records from the dashboard.
- Openness — see our Privacy Policy for full detail.
- Security safeguards — encryption, access control, monitoring and breach procedures.
- Data subject participation — access, correction and deletion on request.
What stays your responsibility
POPIA compliance is shared. As the responsible party you must still obtain a lawful basis for contacting your customers, provide your own privacy notice, honour data-subject requests, and configure Replai (retention, broadcasts, consent) appropriately for your business.
Requests and breach reporting
For data-subject requests, DPAs, or to report a suspected incident, contact privacy@replai.co.za. We will assist you within the timeframes required by POPIA.