New Data Protection Rules

mansey

I'm not sure how much this will affect us, starts in May.

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/?utm_source=z_Tempoary+list+pending+confirmation&utm_campaign=f36b8629ea-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_02_15&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_75c669ae61-f36b8629ea-226145341

hamsterfan1

well that's clear as mud. I think it means we must be asked if we want to opt in to communications annd they should tell us who it will be shared with (not just comps)

mansey

hamsterfan1 wrote: »

well that's clear as mud. I think it means we must be asked if we want to opt in to communications annd they should tell us who it will be shared with (not just comps)

Yes, that's how I read it so hopefully no more "if you enter this competition you will automatically be added to our mailing list"

It also looks like there is going to be a crack down on age limits too.

I have no idea how they are going to enforce or regulate this though the same as the "we can't ask you to share, but sharing is caring" on FB

mansey

The GDPR includes the following rights for individuals:
!!!61623; the right to be informed;
!!!61623; the right of access;
!!!61623; the right to rectification;
!!!61623; the right to erasure;
!!!61623; the right to restrict processing;
!!!61623; the right to data portability;
!!!61623; the right to object; and
!!!61623; the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including
profiling.

Zanzib

I've been asked by intu this week (by email) if I still want to receive communications and was able to check or change any choices of the type of info sent.

I had one other a few weeks back but can't remember who it was from.

But they've been the only ones so far.

Moneybot

Funny enough I read this thread and then got this email

Hello Moneybot

Much like The Clash back in 1982 ; we need you to decide whether you should stay or go.

In May 2018 a brand new regulation is coming into place in the UK. Known as the General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR for short), this extends ultimate control to you over which companies you hear from in a marketing capacity.

SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ME?

At Cyclescheme we love sending you the latest cycling news, offers and competitions direct to your inbox. So you can keep receiving these digital delights !!!8211; we need your say so ('your explicit consent' - a phrase you will be hearing alot in the near future!).


So it looks like we are going to get a lot of these emails shortly as firms have to get our consent to being on their lists.

(ps this is also a massive pain in the bum where i work as we have over 30 different systems where we store data which is covered by the new rules)

tranmereforever

Moneybot wrote: »

Funny enough I read this thread and then got this email

Hello Moneybot

Much like The Clash back in 1982 ; we need you to decide whether you should stay or go.

In May 2018 a brand new regulation is coming into place in the UK. Known as the General Data Protection Regulation (or GDPR for short), this extends ultimate control to you over which companies you hear from in a marketing capacity.

SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR ME?

At Cyclescheme we love sending you the latest cycling news, offers and competitions direct to your inbox. So you can keep receiving these digital delights !!!8211; we need your say so ('your explicit consent' - a phrase you will be hearing alot in the near future!).


So it looks like we are going to get a lot of these emails shortly as firms have to get our consent to being on their lists.

(ps this is also a massive pain in the bum where i work as we have over 30 different systems where we store data which is covered by the new rules)

Tell me about it

I work as a fundraiser in a Hospice and it is causing a massive amount of work in preparation of it coming in

mjm3346

tranmereforever wrote: »

Tell me about it

I work as a fundraiser in a Hospice and it is causing a massive amount of work in preparation of it coming in

I suspect this is creating much more work for genuine sites than it is spammers who will just ignore it anyway.

tranmereforever

mjm3346 wrote: »

I suspect this is creating much more work for genuine sites than it is spammers who will just ignore it anyway.

Fully agree

And it is going to be so hard to police it properly

2013yearofthehouse

I have had 20+ emails so far (over the last few months) asking me to confirm if I want to stay signed up to their newsletter (and quoting the new rules that start from May) and saying that if I don!!!8217;t confirm then I will be removed. A few have been from companies I use or have purchased from in the past, but the majority have been from mailing lists I was added to by entering comps. Most have been companies that run ongoing comps or recent ones I know I need to be subscribed to, so I have selected confirm to stay subscribed. A few that I didn!!!8217;t recognise and/or I know were for one-off comps from a while ago, I have left and not bothered with, so they can remove me if they wish. I do actively unsubscribe from some too.

I expect to get hundreds of these emails in the coming months!

SammyT73

*Sorry for the following long post/reply!*

I too work for a not-for profit, and one of my main tasks at the moment is to work towards GDPR compliance.

It is all very confusing and a lot of information is available for (mis)interpretation.

Pre-ticked opt-ins are not allowed. It has to be a conscious choice.

I am not sure where the standing is on offering an incentive to opt-in - i.e. a prize - but you must have demonstrable consent to market to people. This is not just for post-25th May, but for any historic signups, and you have to demonstrate that signees were very aware of what they are signing up for, and how you will use their data. Hence all the re-consenting emails people are receiving.

The ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) will be "policing" it. I don't feel that they will be monitoring activity to to catch people out, but rather they will be responding to complaints. (Every company should have a privacy policy explaining how data is used, and also informing the data provider (you!) how you can complain if you feel that your privacy has been violated.)

Unsubscribing to mailing lists should be as easy as signing up, and I have certainly noticed that a lot of newsletters now lead with an "unsubscribe" link at the top of the email, and indeed a lot of bulk mail tools support this.

Fines are humungous if data has been used for purposes where the data provider has not agreed to such use, and those under investigation have to respond to complaints very quickly, and indeed have to inform the ICO of data breaches in a much shorter length of time.