I agree, this was not handled very well at all. Since we did not agree to this, how does this fall under the Do-Not-Call registry, from the FCC's perspective?
On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 4:04 PM Stephen Fleming <[email protected]> wrote: > It is a marketing thing authorized by the NSS. > > The NSS says it is costing the organization no money and the contractor > funds the effort from sales of the rather pricey merchandise. > > However, the NSS will get a cut of proceeds: "This is NOT a significant > fund raiser for NSS, thought [sic] we do get a small commission on sales." > > The percentage of return is not stated, and the postcard is disingenuous > in not revealing this financial arrangement. You have to search the NSS > website to find that tidbit. > > Regardless, I won't be calling or participating; the NSS knows how to > contact me and they already have everything they need to know. > > Allen's listing of the questions asked goes way beyond basic caver info > and seeks information the NSS has no business collecting. > > I put this thing in the same category as telemarketers. Unwelcome and not > tolerated. > > I did not opt-in for the NSS to release my contact information, even to a > contractor, for such a use. The fact that I can decide not to participate > pales beside the NSS misusing my personal data. > > Stephen > 13727 RL FE > > > > > On 7/19/2018 14:25, Steve Peerman wrote: > > Allen, > It’s not a scam, but you are under no obligation to buy the product that > they are making. It is supposed to be an NSS directory of all NSS members > past and present. I submitted my information, but I didn’t buy the book. > It seems rather pricey to me. > > > On Jul 19, 2018, at 2:22 PM, Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey all, > Just received a postcard from some publishing company about the NSS > members manual. Anyone else receive one? Its a yellow postcard with the > NSS logo on it. It has a title of "Verification of caver data" in all caps, > and a Po Box in Dallas Tx. > > I called the number on the card and the phone operator started asking some > odd questions about place of employment, phone numbers, email, marital > status, name of spouse, name of kids, grotto affiliation. Then at the end > they want you to send them a color picture of yourself, a bill would then > be sent out for two payments of $50 for the hard bound book. Or because I > am a member, would bundle a sweatshirt, and book bag, and a digital copy, > for two payments of $75... I didn't provide much info, but started > questioning it by the end. > > Anyone know anything about this? Is it a scam? Is the NSS publishing > the members manual in hardback? > Allen > > > > > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > Virus-free. > www.avg.com > <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> > <#m_3874256519059818729_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Southwestern Cavers of the National Speleological Society" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/swrcavers. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/swrcavers/d8131c59-3d47-b457-e99e-faef8239cc70%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/swrcavers/d8131c59-3d47-b457-e99e-faef8239cc70%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >
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