King v conference organiser
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
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 …
Relying on tentative consent
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 …
The Service Message scam
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 …
An exceedingly good case: King v Premier Foods PLC
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 …
David King v DSG Retail Limited (Currys PC World)
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 …
ICO Assessment (RFA0851298): Does a car insurance renewal communication constitute direct marketing?
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 …
ICO Assessment (RFA0858363): Understanding what constitutes a genuine customer survey
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 …
ICO Assessment (RFA0857688): What it means to obtain consent
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 …
Claiming compensation for distress
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 …