On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 03:22:03 +0100 "Joseph Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have looked a little further into the most interesting point made by > Bj. In fact, because of the way I intend to use the information and > that only my goods/services are involved I am exempt from registering, > though not from complying with the Act. > > This is a UK Act though I am sure there are similar provisions in the > US and other countries. It is worth studying these and noting the > (rather strange) special provision for advertising, marketing and PR. > It is clear > that wherever a third party is involved - employee or agent - there > must be registration. It is also unlawful to "Delete" data under the act. Data must be held for a certain amount of time, so if a person asks to be deleted from your system, you should have the ability to deactivate their account, but not delete it. My personal way around this is a field at the end of the user table/address table that is called "IsCurrent" and use it as a binary field, i.e. 1 = active, 0 = unactive. HTH, Matt ____ The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: [email protected] To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
