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King v conference organiser

Posted on8, September 20209, September 2020

I settled out of court with this controller, via their solicitors, Clough and Willis. I’ve agreed not to identify the organisation as part of the settlement, so I’ve anonymised this article. In this case, I Read More …

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Holding Data Protection Officers to account

Posted on28, August 202028, August 2020

I settled this claim out of court by holding the DPO to account. I can reasonably say that all of the DPOs that I’ve dealt with over the years, are either incompetent, or they have Read More …

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Relying on tentative consent

Posted on26, August 202026, August 2020

I filed this claim with the court but later withdrew the claim. I’ve withheld the details of the controller for this reason. I received a direct marketing email from this controller out of the blue. Read More …

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The Service Message scam

Posted on19, August 202019, August 2020

What constitutes a service message has not been defined by law. Yet whenever I submit a complaint about being targeted with unlawful direct marketing to a controller, their Data Protection Officer (DPO) will often reply Read More …

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An exceedingly good case: King v Premier Foods PLC

Posted on2, August 202019, August 2020

The lesson learned from this case, is that the definition of direct marketing is so broad, that arguably any advertising or marketing material that is directed at an individual, will constitute direct marketing. To argue Read More …

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David King v DSG Retail Limited (Currys PC World)

Posted on2, August 202019, August 2020

In this case, the judge accepted that an abandoned-basket email is subject to R22 PECR, and that the controller failed to comply with R22 PECR prior to targeting me with this direct marketing. The judge Read More …

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ICO Assessment (RFA0851298): Does a car insurance renewal communication constitute direct marketing?

Posted on7, October 201919, August 2020

I don’t like having to renew my car insurance because I think the insurance industry is, as a rule, self-serving and corrupt. Take the “No Claims Bonus” (NCB) for example; why do some companies only Read More …

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ICO Assessment (RFA0858363): Understanding what constitutes a genuine customer survey

Posted on21, September 201919, August 2020

If you’re not already aware, I’m one of the many millions that hate unwanted direct marketing with a passion. Actually, it goes further than direct marketing because I don’t want to receive any unnecessary communications Read More …

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ICO Assessment (RFA0857688): What it means to obtain consent

Posted on15, September 201919, August 2020

Another flawed view by an ICO case officer. In this flawed Assessment, a Lead Case Officer demonstrated that not only does she not understand what it means to obtain consent, but that she doesn’t seem Read More …

CategoriesICO FLAWED ASSESSMENT

Claiming compensation for distress

Posted on28, June 201919, August 2020

We can all claim compensation for the distress caused by an infringement of our data protection rights but to win the case, you’ll need to demonstrate that you’ve actually suffered distress. Initially, under Section 13(2) Read More …

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