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TheOriginalFAB · 21/07/2011 18:50

MNHQ - when posters give real names and addresses to enter competitions do you ever pass or sell them on to other companies?

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nojustificationneeded · 21/07/2011 19:11

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TheOriginalFAB · 21/07/2011 19:20

Right. Do you know if there is anywhere I can read that it says they will do this?

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thisisyesterday · 21/07/2011 19:22

ohhhh..... is THAT why I am inundated with junk mail now??

if it is I will be very, very, very cross!
i'd been blaming new soft play place round here

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DuelingFanjo · 21/07/2011 19:25

really nojustification? So someone was sent a list of names with user names next to them!

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Tee2072 · 21/07/2011 20:01

That had something to do with a contest those posters had entered, though. I don't know that they give or sell our details except in cases of contests.

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Tee2072 · 21/07/2011 20:04

Here:

"Privacy policy

It is Mumsnet's policy not to make our mailing list available to any other parties and we would only pass on your email address if we received specific permission to do so from you, or if we are asked for information by the police, in line with the Data Protection Act.

The only mails you will receive from us are a single registration confirmation, our weekly parenting news round-ups, which give a brief summary of newsworthy items that you may have missed plus some suggestions for weekend places to visit, plus our individually-tailored developmental emails charting your child's progress (roughly every 3-6 months). We also very occasionally may contact you with an important piece of news about the site or a mail with topical tips based on members contributions to the site but we recognise that you don't want your mailbox clogged up and we keep contact to a minimum.

After registering, you may subscribe and unsubscribe from our newsletters individually."

From The registration page

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TheOriginalFAB · 21/07/2011 20:33

Thanks Tee.

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thisisyesterday · 21/07/2011 20:34

oh phew!

will carry on blaming soft play!

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FruStefanLindman · 21/07/2011 20:40

nojustificationneeded is correct, this happened about about a month ago, here's the thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/1239292-Naturespath-comp.

Hopefully MNHQ have slapped the appropriate wrists.