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PAIA manual

How to request records we hold, under the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (PAIA). Last updated 7 November 2026.
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This page has not been reviewed by an attorney yet and may change before launch.

About this manual

This manual is published by [Business name] under section 51 of PAIA. It explains which records we hold and how to ask for them.

Contact details

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Business: [Business name]
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Registration number: [registration number]
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Address: [physical and postal address]
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Information Officer: [name], support@fieldcompetent.com

The Information Regulator’s guide

The Information Regulator publishes a guide on how to use PAIA and POPIA. It is available at inforegulator.org.za, or from the Regulator: JD House, 27 Stiemens Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg.

Records we hold

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Account records: email address, country, sign-in method, account dates.
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User records: what each user records in the app (firearms, licences, ammunition, sessions, hunts, maintenance, photos, notes).
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Subscription records: Premium subscriptions, renewals, cancellations and refunds (no card details).
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Feedback records: messages users send through Feedback and ideas, and our replies.
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Business records: company, tax and accounting records; contracts with service providers.
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Technical records: security and error logs.

Records available without a request

This manual, the privacy notice and the terms of use, on this website. Your own records: Settings → Export my data.

Personal information we process (POPIA section 18)

The purposes, categories of information and people, recipients, cross-border transfers and security measures are described in the privacy notice, which forms part of this manual.

How to make a request

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Complete Form 2 (Request for access to record), available from the Information Regulator, and email it to support@fieldcompetent.com.
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Say which record you want, how you want to receive it, and, if you ask on someone else’s behalf, in what capacity.
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We reply within 30 days. Fees, where they apply, are those set in the PAIA regulations.
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We may refuse a request on the grounds set out in PAIA, for example to protect another person’s privacy. We will give reasons.
Privacy notice
Terms of use