Data Protection Act

[Sam Michel]

Mornin' all...


Following on from this discussion...I was watching the Mark Thomas Product a

couple of weeks back when he concentrated on CCTV, the Data Protection Act

and individual's rights to ask for footage from cameras. See:


http://www.mtcp.co.uk/


Perhaps you can help me out on this one. I asked the people I watched the

show with, and friends/collegaues/passers-by if anyone has ever been

prosecuted or even warned about the Data Protection Act?


My gut feeling is that this year is going to make this even more of a hot

potato than it was last year. The huge growth in opt-in email marketing, as

well as it's more nefarious cousins (opt-out email marketing and spamming)

is going to cause more problems as they fill up your inbox...and then

there's spurious SMS marketing...do I remember rightly that Vodafone (I

think) have been sending out promotional SMS...it'd be interesting to hear

from the folks involved in that.


Toodle Pip


Sam

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> -----Original Message-----

>

From: Silas Denyer [silas [dot] denyerturns [dot] net (mailto:silas [dot] denyerturns [dot] net)]

> Sent: 19 January 2001 14:16

> To: uk-netmarketing from chinwag

> Subject: [uk-netmarketing] RE: Successful FMCG online marketing

> campaigns?

>

>

> Re the Data Protection issue, and noting that you have to register for the

> "Peanut Challenge" (below), see rule 21 of the Challenge's T&Cs:

>

> "21. Data Protection Notice: The Promoter will be collecting and

> processing

> your personal data for the administration of the promotion and may wish to

> send you further information about its' products. If you do not wish to

> receive marketing information please advise us in writing."

>

> It's not just a name collector, honest guv...

>

> Silas Denyer

> Director, Turns Ltd

>

e. silas [dot] denyerturns [dot] net

> t. 07956 661902

>

> [Sam says: msg chopped]