a website business has the contact address as my home address

booneruk

No, sorry. It seems lots of people think GDPR does things it really doesn't. You've now dropped in the word "potentially". You've changed from absolutely certain to not sure. 

powerful_Rogue

hpuse said:

Ergates said:

hpuse said:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-a-company-using-your-personal-details-without-your-permission#more-guidance-on-fraud-and-identity-theft

An address is not your personal details.   You do not own your address.

You might own the building situated at "your" address, but you do not own the address itself.  It is publicly available information.

This has been explained to you very clearly, multiple times, by multiple different people.   Which bit are you struggling to understand?

Would it help if we used smaller words?

Yes, In smaller words - 40 is a number that I do not “own”, but that is “my” age and it belongs to me.

Likewise, using “my” private address to form a company without “my” consent is against GDPR and potentially fraudulent, hence should be reported to action fraud as well.

Hope the above is easy to comprehend, now?

Nope, because it's incorrect.

hpuse

booneruk said:

No, sorry. It seems lots of people think GDPR does things it really doesn't. You've now dropped in the word "potentially". You've changed from absolutely certain to not sure. 

The reason for using the word ‘potentially’ is because it could be a genuine mistake (i.e while registering the company)

However, if the registration is carried our multiple  time by the same individual on the same address without consent, it is indeed fraudulent.

Personally, I love GDPR more, now ❤️ 

sheramber

hpuse said:

Ergates said:

hpuse said:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-a-company-using-your-personal-details-without-your-permission#more-guidance-on-fraud-and-identity-theft

An address is not your personal details.   You do not own your address.

You might own the building situated at "your" address, but you do not own the address itself.  It is publicly available information.

This has been explained to you very clearly, multiple times, by multiple different people.   Which bit are you struggling to understand?

Would it help if we used smaller words?

Yes, In smaller words - 40 is a number that I do not “own”, but that is “my” age and it belongs to me.

Likewise, using “my” private address to form a company without “my” consent is against GDPR and potentially fraudulent, hence should be reported to Action Fraud as well. (Context of this thread - it would help if the focus is on it, rather than the poster 😀!)

Hope the above is easy to comprehend, now?

What do you think Action Fraud would do? 

Action. Fraud take a note and if they get sufficient reports they will pass it on to the local police.
 

Otherwise they do nothing.

Grumpy_chap

hpuse said:

Yes, In smaller words - 40 is a number that I do not “own”, but that is “my” age and it belongs to me.

Likewise, using “my” private address to form a company without “my” consent is against GDPR and potentially fraudulent, hence should be reported to Action Fraud as well. (Context of this thread - it would help if the focus is on it, rather than the poster 😀!)

Hope the above is easy to comprehend, now?

You still seem to misunderstand GDPR, or wish it to achieve something that it does not.

"40" may be your age but it is not personally identifying you.
"40" is used in various brands, for example:
household product https://wd40.co.uk/
clothing https://fortyclothing.com/
These are not using your data.

Likewise, the address where you live is not personal data. 
Any number of people could live at your address. 
Any number of businesses could be registered at your address. 
The use of your address to register a company is not a breach of GDPR. 
The use of you address to register a company may be potentially fraudulent and / or against company law.
Your persistence on this being a breach of GDPR is incorrect.

hpuse

Grumpy_chap said:

hpuse said:

Yes, In smaller words - 40 is a number that I do not “own”, but that is “my” age and it belongs to me.

Likewise, using “my” private address to form a company without “my” consent is against GDPR and potentially fraudulent, hence should be reported to Action Fraud as well. (Context of this thread - it would help if the focus is on it, rather than the poster 😀!)

Hope the above is easy to comprehend, now?

You still seem to misunderstand GDPR, or wish it to achieve something that it does not.

"40" may be your age but it is not personally identifying you.
"40" is used in various brands, for example:
household product https://wd40.co.uk/
clothing https://fortyclothing.com/
These are not using your data.

Likewise, the address where you live is not personal data. 
Any number of people could live at your address. 
Any number of businesses could be registered at your address. 
The use of your address to register a company is not a breach of GDPR. 
The use of you address to register a company may be potentially fraudulent and / or against company law.
Your persistence on this being a breach of GDPR is incorrect.

A static address from Royalmail Postcode Address File (PAF) has nothing to do with the context of this post. Ignorance is bliss.

Once again, just to reiterate my assertion

If someone has used a personal address (in the context of OP)  without consent to register a company, he has done an act which could be deemed against 
a) Companies house formation rules
b) GDPR 

Feel free to keep challenging the bullbog or bark up the wrong tree😀

hpuse

For bedtime reading

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-66810106

https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/getting-companies-house-in-order-the-rise-of-fraud-on-the-uks-company-register-aAWfV5U6IpnD

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/03/crisis-uk-companies-house-fake-directors-fraud

hpuse

sheramber said:

hpuse said:

Ergates said:

hpuse said:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-a-company-using-your-personal-details-without-your-permission#more-guidance-on-fraud-and-identity-theft

An address is not your personal details.   You do not own your address.

You might own the building situated at "your" address, but you do not own the address itself.  It is publicly available information.

This has been explained to you very clearly, multiple times, by multiple different people.   Which bit are you struggling to understand?

Would it help if we used smaller words?

Yes, In smaller words - 40 is a number that I do not “own”, but that is “my” age and it belongs to me.

Likewise, using “my” private address to form a company without “my” consent is against GDPR and potentially fraudulent, hence should be reported to Action Fraud as well. (Context of this thread - it would help if the focus is on it, rather than the poster 😀!)

Hope the above is easy to comprehend, now?

What do you think Action Fraud would do? 

Action. Fraud take a note and if they get sufficient reports they will pass it on to the local police.
 

Otherwise they do nothing.

The government is bringing forth measures to reform Companies House in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.

booneruk

hpuse said:

For bedtime reading

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-66810106

https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/getting-companies-house-in-order-the-rise-of-fraud-on-the-uks-company-register-aAWfV5U6IpnD

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/03/crisis-uk-companies-house-fake-directors-fraud

I had little hope that these links would reference GDPR in any way, and that fear was confirmed. Why are you taking us in circles with this? Registering a company at a random's address may fall foul of company law, but there's nothing in GDPR about it. 

Please let us leave this loop, we all have lives to lead.

hpuse

booneruk said:

hpuse said:

For bedtime reading

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-66810106

https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/getting-companies-house-in-order-the-rise-of-fraud-on-the-uks-company-register-aAWfV5U6IpnD

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/03/crisis-uk-companies-house-fake-directors-fraud

I had little hope that these links would reference GDPR in any way, and that fear was confirmed. Why are you taking us in circles with this? Registering a company at a random's address may fall foul of company law, but there's nothing in GDPR about it. 

Please let us leave this loop, we all have lives to lead.

check the link, below
It appears  like there are even legal businesses established to claim home address use illegally based on GDPR.
https://www.accidentclaims.co.uk/gdpr-data-breach-compensation/faqs/home-address-breach-of-uk-gdpr