OLD THREAD - Take a Break Puzzle Magazines

chickadee_cymru

grumpyoldwoman wrote: »

That's a bit of a palaver isn't it? For each comp you have to enter your name, address, email, choose whether to opt in to things, agree to the terms and conditions. It'll take forever when there are a lot of comps to enter. :eek:

Sorry to bump but I think this is relevant to all regular compers. The reason for this and also why a lot of regular email subscriptions are getting you to confirm your details is that new data protection laws come in next month.

The Data Protection Act (DPA) will be replaced by the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a framework with greater scope and much tougher punishments for those who fail to comply with new rules around the storage and handling of personal data. Therefore I suspect in order to comply a lot of firms will be changing entry methods.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation

I'm sure Martin and the team will be a lot more clued up on this, but hopefully this will help people understand why they are changing competition entry forms.

gorgeouscrystal

E: 03/05 T.A.B. SU-DOKU Issue 4

https://www.puzzlemagazines.co.uk/competitions-entry/issue-04-su-doku

Prize £500

Answer =569847213

grumpyoldwoman

Direct link for comp above if you're already logged in ...
https://competitions.puzzlemagazines.co.uk/competitions/SUT1804

It seems that if you're already logged in and you look for the comp in the list it will take you to the page where you just have to enter the answer rather than having to enter all your details again. What the new instruction seem to mean is that you don't have to log in to enter the comps you can just enter your details without logging in, but if you are logged in then you can enter the same way as you did before.
I hope that's the case for everyone anyway, and not just for me when I tried this morning.

compingtinkertink2010

E: 19/04 TAB Wordsearches Collection Issue 3

Win £3000

https://competitions.puzzlemagazines.co.uk/competitions/WOC1803

Answer: EXCELSIOR, THE WITCHES

compingtinkertink2010

E: 17/05 TAB Wordsearches Collection Issue 4

Win £3000

https://competitions.puzzlemagazines.co.uk/competitions/WOC1804

Answer: BUCKINGHAM PALACE

fire**fly

T-A-B Mini Puzzle Mix Issue 88 Win £750 cash.

answer - FRINGE
enter..
https://www.puzzlemagazines.co.uk/competitions-entry/issue-88-mini-puzzle-mix-collection

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fire**fly

T-A-B Mini Wordsearch Collection Issue 88
Win £750 cash.

answer - BRUNO MARS
enter..
https://www.puzzlemagazines.co.uk/competitions-entry/issue-88-mini-wordsearch-collection


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Tammyset*4

Agree with Grumpyoldwoman's post - it's going to take a lot longer to enter competitions with the new entry system!

fire**fly

Tammyset*4 wrote: »

Agree with Grumpyoldwoman's post - it's going to take a lot longer to enter competitions with the new entry system!

hi, personally I find it quicker & easier to enter them without
logging in as RoboForm fills in all details & just have
to tick the t&c's.

huttle

I agree, much quicker the new way :T