Telephone Preference Service

Greedyfly

Hello fellow compers

A little while ago I joined a telephone preference service using my mobile number knowing that I would get a lot of junk calls when I began comping.

Unfortunately I made no note of the service name.

I was wondering if having joined that I run the risk of missing phone calls when having won something?

Can anyone advise? I am sure that I am just having a dry spell but I wanted to check as my entering would be a waste of time if they tried to call me rather than write or email.

Thanks all

GF

monsieur_epargnant

No your name essentially gets added to the Direct Marketing Association's (DMA) block list. Marketing businesses should adhere to this list for marketing purposes. If you authorise them to contact you by entering a competition and NOT signing up to their marketing they can contact you through the authorisation you give them through providing a filled entry form, should you be fortunate enough to win.

If you later say yes (usually by a checkbox) to marketing from a company that is a later date than your TPS registration they DO then have your authority to start marketing contact. If you again later wish to remove them you would need to let TPS know.

From my understanding the DMA is self regulating and membership is not required by law. So there may always be those operating outside of recommendations seen as industry standard.