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Re: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 2:06 pm
by DL.
From now on this can be known as "The great full-bore member cull of 2018"

Years from now people will be signing up saying in their intro "I used to be a member but..."

Re: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 2:08 pm
by Richie69
Thanks I have just replied.
Cheers
Rich

Re: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 2:10 pm
by Ovenpaa
DL. wrote:From now on this can be known as "The great full-bore member cull of 2018"

Years from now people will be signing up saying in their intro "I used to be a member but..."
The perils of having a woman in charge :)

Re: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 2:12 pm
by Christel
Yup, cull alright.

Yahoo is rejecting mails...

Re: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 2:14 pm
by DL.
Ovenpaa wrote:
DL. wrote:From now on this can be known as "The great full-bore member cull of 2018"

Years from now people will be signing up saying in their intro "I used to be a member but..."
The perils of having a woman in charge :)
Its the price of compliance. I blame Junker, Barnier and all that lot. lol

Re: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 6:52 pm
by Geek
Mike357 wrote:Nothing received at my end. I've checked Inbox and Spam/junk folders and cant find anything.
Me too, I don't recall receiving an e-mail.

Re: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 7:16 pm
by Rockhopper
I have to say that I’m a member of many other forums, probably in excess of 100 and this is the only one that’s interpreting the rules in this way. Not a single one of the other forums has even contacted me.

Re: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 6:46 am
by Christel
An IP address is now deemed personal data hence having to ask for user permission.

From when we started the forum back in 2010 I have made accounts with more than 6 months inactivity inactive, then a few months later if I had heard nothing deleted them.

Please be aware that we will at any time delete your account if requested.

Re: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 8:01 am
by mag41uk
At my HO club so far we have one member who has refused to agree to this.
He will lose his membership and everything that entails.
There isn't anything new - details wise - that will have changed.

Re: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Posted: Thu May 24, 2018 9:31 am
by sysreq
Within the DPA and GDPR there is an allowance for lawful business interest (which include charities, non-profits etc), and the holding of member personal information on the forum would be viewed as such. Therefore, as long as a forum has a suitable privacy policy in place, there isn't a need for explicit consent.

However, it is recommended that as good practice you do obtain consent.....

Unfortunately, trying to get a straight answer from anyone, including the ICO, has been a nightmare. I can't wait for the 25th to have come and gone!