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We were fortunate to have the founder of Creative Contracts, Robert de Rooy, join us on our Plain Talk Show recently to discuss the origin story of comic #contracts and how better access to #information leads to more accountable employees. “Understandably, people do not feel morally bound by a contract that they sign without understanding it. On the other hand, if someone really understands what they are being asked to do, they are far more willing to abide by an agreement,” he says. For more wisdom from Rob: https://lnkd.in/dv2gMepS Who would you like to see next on the Plain Talk Show? Leave your wishlist in the comments, please 🥸 #plainlanguage #legaldesign #funlaw

The new direct marketing guidelines are out, and just in time for the holidays too! Sarcastic 🥳 . If you need help making sense of them, we have written two articles that might help: ☎️ The one where the Information Regulator decides that telephone calls are electronic communications. The rules for telemarketing will be the same as for SMS and email. 🍪 Cookies are explicitly regulated too. Check out the links in the comments. If you need more help, get hold of Ilze Luttig Hattingh at ilze@novcon.co.za Eduardo Ramos on Unsplash.

Did you know that we have an award winning Service Agreement? We were awarded a Better Contract Design Mark by World Commerce & Contracting. Bucket list stuff. If you want to see what it looks like, ask us to help you make your contracts user friendly, clear, visual, inclusive, and good for business. 😜 Get in touch with Ilze Luttig Hattingh!

One of the easiest ways to attract the attention of the Information Regulator is to ignore data subject rights. This is how it unfolds: Step 1: A data subject tries to exercise their rights Step 2: You ignore them or don't handle the request correctly Step 3: The data subject complains to the Information Regulator Step 4: The eye of Sauron 👁️ is upon you Here are the most commonly used rights data subjects have: 🧐 The right to access their information 🫥 The right to delete their information (within reason) ✔️ The right to have their information corrected ⛔ The right to withdraw consent or to object to processing Check out our no bullsh*t guide to winning at #POPIA for some more tips: https://lnkd.in/dX9Utf4U Image: Ave Calvar on Unsplash

What do we tell people at parties that we do for a living? Sometimes some of us lie and say we are cattle inseminators (nobody wants to talk about their divorce to a cattle inseminator). In reality, this is what we can do for you: 🤬 If you have complicated contracts or terms & conditions and you want to transform them into plain language, we are your people. 💤 Are your company policies so boring that people don't read them, much less comply? We can fix them and Ann Jarvis Smith, our resident change manager, will help you implement them. 😩 Are you tired of stuffy legal opinions? Is your in-house team overwhelmed? We give common sense legal advice in a variety of sectors. 🍌 #POPIA getting you down? On South African privacy law we literally wrote the book. You can get your copy here: https://lnkd.in/dWC6iWKs or you can sign up for our POPIA portal: https://lnkd.in/dtFjgnBE Need our help? Give ilze@novcon.co.za or ann@novcon.co.za a shout.

Many people think of plain language as a nice-to-have or a-thing-to-do-when-you-have-some-spare-time-and-budget. Aside from the benefits of using #plainlanguage (like avoiding unnecessary disputes), it is the law! Wondering whether you are legally required to use plain language? Find out in our latest article: https://lnkd.in/ddE3Ft45

Workplace monitoring is a hot topic since #POPIA (and even the #GDPR) came into effect. Employers are allowed to do it, but they don't have carte blanche. Check out Charlene Warden's new article called 'Why workplace monitoring is okay'. She also invented a new reality show called Survivor: Toxic Workplace Island. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/dckweXRY

The #Funlaw Chronicals hit the newsstands. If you missed it, here you go: https://lnkd.in/d88xE3AV If you never want to miss it again, sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dsnUgAKq

Our newsletter is going out tomorrow. It is jam-packed with goodies like, 😎 Plain language is not just a good idea; it is also the law 🤓 We will drop some wisdom on workplace monitoring 😍 Check out what we did when we drafted our Service Agreement (there are zombies) 👿 Get to know Charlene Warden a bit better Subscribe before it is too late! https://lnkd.in/dsnUgAKq Photo by Alex Lee on Unsplash

This is the inaugural edition of The Plain Talk Show, where Elizabeth de Stadler 🎈 and Liezl van Zyl shoot the breeze about everything plain language. Think of it as riding in cars (or getting coffee) with an information designer and a lawyer. Our first guest will be Robert de Rooy of Comic Contracts fame. His work is mentioned in almost every workshop or conference about legal design. Join us! Novcon Hey Plain Jane #contractdesign #contractvisualisation