Competitions Discussion Thread Part 12

LizB62

djt1983 wrote: »

Thanks Rainey, hopefully somebody will move this then.

They won't know to, unless you ask them to

Sending a PM to one of the Board Guides to ask them to move this to Discussions....

** Update - Glad is on so have sent a PM

dobbiesloan

They also pass on mobile numbers.

ClosingTime

Obviously been drinking the Pond Water

roh999

yeh think u should lay off the pondwater

angelflower_2

Swanlander wrote: »

Does anyone think just putting a mobile number instead of a landline telephone number puts you at a disadvantage over people who do put in a landline number? After all I guess the people hosting competitions want landline numbers to pass on to call centres and they would no doubt rather have a landline number to ring.

I dont have a landline and use an old PAYG mobile which I keep specifically for all my comp entries which means I can filter out the crap! Doesn't seem to have hampered my chances of winning anything so far.

PinkPeach

Hi, I've just had a look at the OK website and noticed that their comps are run by TopFox, which is listed on MSE as being spammy. Once you log in to enter a comp there is a notice at the bottom of the page to say that they comply with European anti-spam laws, do you think this willl still generate a lot of spam?

I'm just curious as I think they must have changed the comps on their website - a month or so ago I posted an OK comp for a camera which another member of MSE won. At the time of posting the comp no-one mentioned to me about TopFox so I wonder if they've recently started using them instead of running the comps themselves.

Amilucky?

PinkPeach wrote: »

Hi, I've just had a look at the OK website and noticed that their comps are run by TopFox, which is listed on MSE as being spammy. Once you log in to enter a comp there is a notice at the bottom of the page to say that they comply with European anti-spam laws, do you think this willl still generate a lot of spam?

I'm just curious as I think they must have changed the comps on their website - a month or so ago I posted an OK comp for a camera which another member of MSE won. At the time of posting the comp no-one mentioned to me about TopFox so I wonder if they've recently started using them instead of running the comps themselves.

I think that this excerpt taken from Topfox's privacy policy may answer your question

Transfer of your Data to Third Parties

When you complete a survey your Registration and Profile Data and your Survey Responses will be supplied by us to the sponsor of the survey for their own marketing and promotional purposes.

Your data may also be provided to our clients to be added to information they already hold about you for the purposes of contacting you with information about their products and services. When they contact you these clients will seek your appropriate consent.

We occasionally allow other companies to promote special offers by direct mail and telephone to our customers who have given us the permission to do so during registration. If you do not wish to receive such offers, once you have logged on, click on the “My Account” link, then click the “Preferences” link. All of your personal information will be displayed. You can then update/amend the relevant details.

The information you provide to us may be transferred to countries outside of the European Union (“EU”). If we transfer your information outside of the EU in this way, we will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this privacy policy.

If you use our services while you are outside the EU, your information may be transferred outside the EU in order to provide you with those services.

We may transfer your personal information to a third party as part of a sale of some or all of our business and assets to any third party or as part of any business restructuring or reorganisation, but we will take steps with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected.

I have also read that the European Anti-Spam laws are not really enforcable see
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/01/23/eu_antispam_laws_are_ok/

I personally wouldn't touch them with a barge pole!

Best of Luck

PinkPeach

Thanks for your help Amilucky. Had a quick look at the comp I posted and it seems to have been one linked to FB.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2648783

Glad someone from here won it anyway I'll keep clear of the OK ones, it's hard to keep up with all the newsletter subscriptions I end up with as it is!

toniq

Daily mail dream cottage starts tomorrow, worth over £300,000 14 tokens they should have an online entry x

purplecatlover

djt1983 wrote: »

Hi all,

I hope this is in the right place, I didn't know where else to put it, but it is just a general enquiry.

I am a member of a few of the competition sites, like getmeaticket etc. and i was wondering if anyone had an opinion on whether or not signing up to the offers when entering the competitions made any difference to the chance of winning??

I am sure that officially it doesn't, I was just looking for opinions really, I have entered roundabout 500 competitions now in total on those sites, and I haven't won a thing!

I never sign up to the offers, but wondered whether or not maybe doing this would make a difference.

Thanks in advance for your opinions

David

gte me a ticket, the various my offfers once....lots of spam generated, no winners that ive heard of. waste of time. stick with the comps on here

becca_wecca wrote: »

For those of you who have won competitions and had them delivered without a telephone call or email do the arrive with your normal post or special delivery??

I'm really hoping that one day something will just appear!

Positive thinking!

ive had stuff turn up just with normal postie, needing signed for as recorded/special delivery and also by various couriers. in other words they arrive any which way lol

Swanlander wrote: »

Does anyone think just putting a mobile number instead of a landline telephone number puts you at a disadvantage over people who do put in a landline number? After all I guess the people hosting competitions want landline numbers to pass on to call centres and they would no doubt rather have a landline number to ring.

i never enter my landliine number, except in bt comps as im a bt customer and they sometimes ask. comp mobile is payg..made no difference to me regards winning, ive won a fair ammount this year.