[thelist] Opt in out.. etc...

Chris Hayes chris at lwcdial.net
Wed Oct 3 17:36:59 CDT 2007


From: "Lee Kowalkowski" <lee.kowalkowski at googlemail.com>
> On 03/10/2007, Tris <beertastic at gmail.com> wrote:
>> We've a form (UK based)
>> Do we have to say opt in, and have the check it, or opt out and have
>> them uncehck it...?
>
> Hmm, it depends, see for yourself here:
> http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/privacy_and_electronic/introductory/rules_~1.pdf
>

>From that PDF:
     "Opt-out is where you are told that you will get marketing unless you 
say you don't want them. Organisations can collect only your email address 
on an opt-out basis if they can satisfy the exemption criteria. "

Is there an error above or can orgs only collect your email address and no 
other data from an opt-out?






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