>>Does this mean that it is now, or has always been, entirely permissible
for employers to 'direct market' their employees, to their desktop, with all
sorts of offers<<
Yes
>>ignoring opt in/out requests? <<
No
Perhaps the most relevant point about 'payslip marketing' is compliance with
principles 1 and 2 Data Protection Act 1998. The personal data used i.e.
employee details is typically NOT collected for the purpose of direct
marketing, therefore cannot be used for such.
If however you told people at the outset (fair processing etc) that their
data would be used for direct marketing AND gave them an opt-out mechanism
which you rigorously honoured - get on with it.
>>'The Regulations (Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulation 2003) do
not apply to emails sent to a corporate subscriber<<
It is important to remember that the Privacy and Electronic Communications
(EC Directive) Regulations 2003 co-exist with the Data Protection Act 1998,
the former referring back to the latter.
>>I am confused by the IC's contradictory legal guidance on the DPA 1998<<
I think they make a living out of this <G>
Duncan
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