Burger King 2for1 offer

Bilbobiggin

The point is you there is no option to say no to the question.
If you do not agree you don't not get the burger.
My understanding of the DPA is you have to have the option to say yes or no !!

scheming_gypsy

not if the offer is only available to people who let them share your details.

pulliptears

Bilbobiggin wrote: »

The point is you there is no option to say no to the question.
If you do not agree you don't not get the burger.
My understanding of the DPA is you have to have the option to say yes or no !!

The option to say no is located in the back button of your browser.

To get the free burger you need to agree to their T&C's, if you don't agree you leave the site. Simples.

aldredd

Bilbobiggin wrote: »

If you do not agree you don't not get the burger.

Exactly - nothing wrong here at all.

Why do you think they're offering a free burger? It's not to be nice, but because they think your name & address is worth more than the 99p they're giving you!

Bilbobiggin

wealdroam wrote: »

While we are talking about the Data Protection Act...

What do you intend doing with the results of the poll?

Join the Facebook campain!!
I don't know who voted, just the numbers.

Bilbobiggin

pulliptears wrote: »

I think if you don't want to provide details you don't get the burger. Fair trade to me, they want to mail you offers in exchange for the deal. Nobody is FORCING you to sign up for anything.

A campaign on Facebook for a free burger is a little OTT I feel.

You are unable to say no to the question, so no yes = no burger.

Facebook campaign is not OTT, it's what Facebook is good for !!

pulliptears

Bilbobiggin wrote: »

You are unable to say no to the question, so no yes = no burger.

Facebook campaign is not OTT, it's what Facebook is good for !!

Of course you are able to say no, you refuse to agree to it, thus you say no!

Agree and get a free burger for your troubles
Disagree and dont.

Where is the problem in that?!

aldredd

Bilbobiggin wrote: »

no yes = no burger.

Exactly - that's the whole point

You give them your details in exchange for a burger. Simple business transaction - no one is forcing you to 'sign up' for it are they?

fluffnutter

I'm not sure that this burger offer is necessarily the best example of it, but in defence of the OP, I did think that any business that you deal with does have to, by law, offer you the opportunity to opt out of marketing.

scheming_gypsy

Errrr, hang on....

Bilbobiggin wrote: »

Now here is a thing

To claim the Burger King 2 for 1 offer you have to register on there web site.

The last thing you HAVE to agree to is:

"Please add my details to the BURGER KING database so that I can be informed about news and future promotions. BURGER KING will not pass on your details to any other organisation or 3rd parties. (Please see full Privacy Policy below) "

To FORCE you to do the above, I would think, is breaking the Data Protection Act.

I for one will NOT be getting the offer.

What do you think.

A campain on Facebook to get the offer changed !!!

Cheers

Bilbo Biggin

so if they're NOT passing on your information, how can signing up to their database, which you do when you register with a site anyway, be a breach of data protection?