GDPR Subject Access Request

user1977

GaryBC said:

mikb said:

GaryBC said:

born_again said:

Can you copy & paste the output into word or such & reformat it?

Any reason not to email it to them?

I got to the stage where to press the go button would have sent the email so it would appear no, I can't copy it out. 

Email doesn't give me confirmation that it's been delivered. A recorded delivery letter gets a signature. 

Can you select the email address the request goes to? If so, put yourself in there, and receive the request by email, then copy/paste/edit/print as needed?

Sender and receiver email addresses that are the same.... Tilt!
Nice idea though. 

Use one of your other email addresses...

GaryBC

user1977 said:

GaryBC said:

mikb said:

GaryBC said:

born_again said:

Can you copy & paste the output into word or such & reformat it?

Any reason not to email it to them?

I got to the stage where to press the go button would have sent the email so it would appear no, I can't copy it out. 

Email doesn't give me confirmation that it's been delivered. A recorded delivery letter gets a signature. 

Can you select the email address the request goes to? If so, put yourself in there, and receive the request by email, then copy/paste/edit/print as needed?

Sender and receiver email addresses that are the same.... Tilt!
Nice idea though. 

Use one of your other email addresses...

I don't have any. 

MacPingu1986

If you want additional comfort your email has been delivered then you add your email as an *additional* addressee, not in replacement of the companies contact email. You don't need to use a different personal email address.

This is all getting massively over-complicated. Sending an item by recorded post gives no practical greater security than an email and email correspondence gives you a quicker, better, time-stamped audit trail.

If the company wants to be difficult or doesn't plan to respond they will behave in that way regardless of whether they receive a letter or an email.

Alderbank

GaryBC said:

user1977 said:

GaryBC said:

mikb said:

GaryBC said:

born_again said:

Can you copy & paste the output into word or such & reformat it?

Any reason not to email it to them?

I got to the stage where to press the go button would have sent the email so it would appear no, I can't copy it out. 

Email doesn't give me confirmation that it's been delivered. A recorded delivery letter gets a signature. 

Can you select the email address the request goes to? If so, put yourself in there, and receive the request by email, then copy/paste/edit/print as needed?

Sender and receiver email addresses that are the same.... Tilt!
Nice idea though. 

Use one of your other email addresses...

I don't have any. 

You might without realising it!

For example if you are GaryBC@gmail.com, you are also GaryBC.new@gmail.com, GaryBC.anothernew@gmail.com and anything else you choose to put after the dot.

GaryBC

MacPingu1986 said:

If you want additional comfort your email has been delivered then you add your email as an *additional* addressee, not in replacement of the companies contact email. You don't need to use a different personal email address.

This is all getting massively over-complicated. Sending an item by recorded post gives no practical greater security than an email and email correspondence gives you a quicker, better, time-stamped audit trail.

If the company wants to be difficult or doesn't plan to respond they will behave in that way regardless of whether they receive a letter or an email.

I agree - massively over complicated! But I'm going to stick with my preference for a secure, confirmed, time stamped letter as none of those are available via email. 

GaryBC

Alderbank said:

GaryBC said:

user1977 said:

GaryBC said:

mikb said:

GaryBC said:

born_again said:

Can you copy & paste the output into word or such & reformat it?

Any reason not to email it to them?

I got to the stage where to press the go button would have sent the email so it would appear no, I can't copy it out. 

Email doesn't give me confirmation that it's been delivered. A recorded delivery letter gets a signature. 

Can you select the email address the request goes to? If so, put yourself in there, and receive the request by email, then copy/paste/edit/print as needed?

Sender and receiver email addresses that are the same.... Tilt!
Nice idea though. 

Use one of your other email addresses...

I don't have any. 

You might without realising it!

For example if you are GaryBC@gmail.com, you are also GaryBC.new@gmail.com, GaryBC.anothernew@gmail.com and anything else you choose to put after the dot.

This has become complicated enough without setting up new emails just for this one purpose! 
Sticking it in an envelope is far simpler. 

mikb

GaryBC said:

mikb said:

GaryBC said:

born_again said:

Can you copy & paste the output into word or such & reformat it?

Any reason not to email it to them?

I got to the stage where to press the go button would have sent the email so it would appear no, I can't copy it out. 

Email doesn't give me confirmation that it's been delivered. A recorded delivery letter gets a signature. 

Can you select the email address the request goes to? If so, put yourself in there, and receive the request by email, then copy/paste/edit/print as needed?

Sender and receiver email addresses that are the same.... Tilt!
Nice idea though. 

Oh okay -- so if you have an alternative address (e.g. a throwaway/temp address ...) then send it From: You1 to You2 ... either way, it's all you and they are different. Second thought, if you are with gmail (or some other providers), you can create "extra, unique" emails by adding +something, so yourname@gmail.com becomes yourname+1@gmail.com and those are different, but both come to yourname@gmail.com. A handy trick to know for other situations too. Google and see if your provider supports this, or cautiously test it with something non-private

It's not setting up an EXTRA address, by the way, the feature has probably been there all along without you ever needing it. Until now.

Alderbank

@mikb, look at my post just above yours and GaryBC's reply to it!

cbrown7

Jesus, this appears to have become way more complicated than it needs to be.

But if a hard copy letter is what is desired and the OP can access the email template, I assume they can. And assuming they have a modern'ish Android mobile phone. Screenshot the template, open the screenshot in Photos, use Google lens to select and copy the text and paste into a document of your choice.

I guess the OP will have an Apple phone! 

GaryBC

cbrown7 said:

Jesus, this appears to have become way more complicated than it needs to be.

But if a hard copy letter is what is desired and the OP can access the email template, I assume they can. And assuming they have a modern'ish Android mobile phone. Screenshot the template, open the screenshot in Photos, use Google lens to
 select and copy the text and paste into a document of your choice.

I guess the OP will have an Apple phone! 

Over the course of the many different and complementary posts I think I've probably got what I need now thanks.

Complicated? Hmmm.... 😁