The research participant or potential research participant (hereafter refer to as participant) must take note of the following fact when supplying personal information to Tiervlei Trail Centre or their authorised agent during the course of the relationship between the parties:
a) All the information supplied by the participant will be recorded and processed regardless of form or medium in which the information was supplied.
b) Compliance with the POPIA is mandatory for all organizations in South Africa. POPIA makes it illegal to collect, use or store the personal information of consumers and businesses unless it is done in accordance with the laws and regulations prescribed in the Act.
c) The Personal Information is collected for the following purpose:
– The conducting of clinical trials and healthcare research for the advancement of healthcare, science and development. Clinical trials and research, for example, ensure that new treatments are tested, or the effectiveness of existing treatments are compared. Some types of research also look at healthcare behaviour, i.e. what patients do, or don’t do in healthcare.
– Tiervlei Trial Centre are continuously conducting research and are always looking for potential research participants therefore your information may be placed on a database to be contacted by Tiervlei Trial Centre as a potential research participant.
d) The Personal Information supplied is voluntary and if applicable authorised or required by the following Acts: Protection of Personal Information Act and National Health Act of 2003, Sections 15, 16 and 17
e) The Personal Information processed by Tiervlei Trial Centre may be transferred to a third country or International organisation namely age, gender and ethnicity.
f) The participant has the right at any time to rectify the Personal Information collected, object to the processing of Personal information (subject to legislation) and to lodge a complaint at the Information Regulator.
g) Tiervlei Trial Centre may use the personal information collected from the participant for purpose of direct marketing of other trials to the participant, the participant may opt out at any time from such direct marketing.
h) The participant hereby authorizes the doctor or hospital/clinic that is in possession of information concerning the participants medical diagnosis, medical history, treatment as well as my personal particulars, to disclose such information to Tiervlei Trial Centre. Such permission is for the sole purpose of consideration for inclusion in an approved clinical research trial, or to verify my medical information whilst I’m participating in a study.
