Burger King 2for1 offer

texranger

fluffnutter wrote: »

I'm not sure that it's legal to insist that you accept marketing. That's my point.

where do they INSIST you accept marketing.
the way i read it is we will allow you a free 99p burger if you OPT IN to have your details on our database.

the DPA says that you must have the oportunity to OPT in and OPT out. by accepting the burger you are OPTING in. if you dont accept the offer then you have opted out. after getting the burger, just send them a notice in writing to tell them you want your details removed from their database and then they must comply with the DPA and remove your details.

DCFC79

You either register and get the offer or you dont register, simple as.

Bilbobiggin

fluffnutter wrote: »

Perhaps I'm being pedantic but I'm still not so sure. There's a difference between saying 'You've advertised a deal to an unedited audience, i.e. everyone. Can I take advantage of that deal please?' 'Only if you agree to accept marketing' and not hearing about a deal because you're not emailed the offers.

The latter is, of course, more fool you. The former..? I'm not so sure if that's not merely circumventing the law which states that you must be able to decline marketing (and still get the service on offer).

Companies can impose conditions on their offers ("Spend £50, get a £5 voucher") but these conditions can't be used to circumvent consumer law ("Spend £50, get a £5 voucher, but only if you sign this piece of paper agreeing to waive your statutory rights, for example, you're not allowed to return the item that you spent the £50 on should it turn out to be faulty").

TBH, I don't really care that much. Whenever I feel like a dirty burger, I go to MuckDonalds not BK.

WELL DONE to Fluffnutter and Texranger as they are the ONLY people who seem to have got the point so far.

ALL the rest, who don't get the point, should go and register for the burger and you will, I am sure, get the point. Tee Hee

arcon5

I guess this "free" burger isn't "free" afterall

The act of giving your information is payment for the burger. If you don't want to give your information, you are not forced to do so -- you simply don't trade with them (ie get the burger). I'm guessing their marketing actually has opt-out links in them anyway. I can't see what all the fuss is about, nobody is forcing you to do business with them.

texranger

arcon5 wrote: »

I guess this "free" burger isn't "free" afterall

The act of giving your information is payment for the burger. If you don't want to give your information, you are not forced to do so -- you simply don't trade with them (ie get the burger). I'm guessing their marketing actually has opt-out links in them anyway. I can't see what all the fuss is about, nobody is forcing you to do business with them.

it is free in the fact you are not paying the queens currency for the burger, but you are opting into their marketing system as payment

arcon5

texranger wrote: »

it is free in the fact you are not paying the queens currency for the burger, but you are opting into their marketing system as payment

Therefore it is not free, you are offering your details as payment as opposed to monetary value.

To be free they would need to give them to you without consideration on your part, samples for example are free.

unholyangel

Bilbobiggin wrote: »

WELL DONE to Fluffnutter and Texranger as they are the ONLY people who seem to have got the point so far.

ALL the rest, who don't get the point, should go and register for the burger and you will, I am sure, get the point. Tee Hee

Btw, you've quoted tex and fluff as the only 2 who understand, yet they both have contradictory points of view on the subject....perhaps you need to read over their posts again.

unholyangel

arcon5 wrote: »

Therefore it is not free, you are offering your details as payment as opposed to monetary value.

To be free they would need to give them to you without consideration on your part, samples for example are free.

No such thing as a free lunch/there are always strings attached

Even on "buy 1 get 1 free", you still need to fulfill requirements to be eligible. Have to say, the above is pretty much the reason I would never let guys I hardly know buy me drinks. Whether I feel that something is owed (or not) in return is irrelevant. I just didnt want them thinking there was

If you think my view is cynical, you should hear my mate....he thinks everyone in the world either wants to a) screw you or b) screw you over :rotfl: