Hi all,
Can anyone shed any light on this?
A participant in one of my training courses last week reported having heard
a staff member from the Commissioner's Office, in public, stating
categorically that an opt out from marketing was not sufficient, and that an
opt in was the only way to comply with the DPA.
I have just received an e-mail from a different client saying that a
colleague has been told that the law is changing soon to require an opt in.
Both are from voluntary organisations, so the marketing in question is
likely to be mainly fundraising appeals.
There is nothing on the Commissioner's web site to indicate a change in
policy, and there has been no mention in this group. Therefore I am
assuming that this is a misunderstanding of some kind. But my first
informant was adamant that she had heard correctly, and now to get the same
thing from a different source suggests that something has been said
somewhere.
Any thoughts?
Paul Ticher
0116 273 8191
22 Stoughton Drive North, Leicester LE5 5UB
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