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PAIA manual
This manual is published for What do you do!? as a small private body / sole proprietorship in terms of section 51 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000. Last updated: 12 April 2026.
1. Private body details
Who this manual applies to
- Private body: What do you do!?
- Website: https://whatdoyoudo.co.za
- Organisation type: Sole proprietorship / private body
- Sector: Information and communication
2. Information Officer
Contact details for access to information
- Role: Owner / Information Officer
- Email: hello@whatdoyoudo.co.za
- Telephone: available on formal written request pending update to the public PAIA contact details.
- Fax: No fax number is currently used.
- Street and postal address: available on formal written request pending update to the public PAIA contact details. Requests for current correspondence details may be made in writing to the email address above.
3. PAIA guide and forms
How to use PAIA
The official PAIA guide and PAIA forms are made available by the South African Information Regulator.
4. Records available without a request
Publicly available information
- public pages published on the website;
- career, study, funding, and demand pages made openly available on the site;
- contact details published on the site;
- the privacy notice, terms of use, and this PAIA manual; and
- other information intentionally made public on the site from time to time.
5. Categories of records held
Records that may be held by the private body
- website content, design, and publication records;
- career dataset, source, and reference material used to operate the tool;
- analytics and product-usage records used to understand site usage;
- technical, hosting, delivery, and security records relating to the operation of the site;
- email correspondence, feedback, corrections, and support messages; and
- administrative, compliance, and legal records.
6. Processing of personal information
Summary of current processing
The site currently processes very limited personal information. This mainly relates to usage analytics, browser-side local storage used for functionality, correspondence sent by email, and routine technical operation of the site.
A fuller explanation appears in the privacy notice.
7. Request procedure
How to request access to records
Requests for access to records should be made in writing to the Information Officer using the applicable official PAIA form, currently Form 02.
A request should include enough detail to identify:
- the record being requested;
- the requester and how to contact them;
- the right the requester seeks to exercise or protect, where required; and
- the format in which access is sought, if applicable.
Requests may be sent to hello@whatdoyoudo.co.za.
8. Fees, refusal, and remedies
Important notes
Request fees, access fees, grounds for refusal, and remedies are governed by PAIA and the applicable regulations. Where prescribed by law, fees may apply.
If a requester is dissatisfied with the handling of a PAIA request, they may use the remedies available under PAIA, including complaint mechanisms through the Information Regulator where applicable.
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