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To be pissed off with myself re Bounty - help me take action

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WhatWillSantaBring · 28/02/2014 10:43

I knew it was coming! I know my rights! I'm a lawyer, FFS, and I still got conned into giving my bastard details to the bounty woman in hopsital following the birth of my DC2.

However, I was sufficiently lucid to clearly think - "it's ok, I have not been asked to consent to marketing". My sketchy knowledge of the DPA is that they are now therefore in breach of it, as my details have been sold to third parties. Anyone want to help me with how I make a complaint to the ICO? Or maybe this is a campaign for Which? (I'm a member)

Or will a complaint do nothing. These bastards must be stopped!

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RowanMumsnet · 01/03/2014 11:11

Hi there WhatWillSantaBring

Congratulations on your baby Flowers

As you're finding out, this is a long-running issue on Mumsnet - and we have a Bounty Mutiny campaign about it.

The absolutely key thing is that parents in these situations need to complain, loud and long, to the hospital concerned. All our anecdotal evidence suggests that women find Bounty reps massively intrusive, but almost every single hospital we've spoken to about it says 'well, nobody ever complains'. (And of course it's understandable that parents of newborns have other things to do!)

Bounty's contracts are with individual hospitals, so that's where we need to apply pressure.

Please complain - feel free to copy us in on [email protected]! - and we will watch with interest.

MNHQ

RowanMumsnet · 03/03/2014 09:35

@WhatWillSantaBring

> I've made DOTD!!!!

Thanks MNHQ - I will definitely take this further, as I know they are in breach of the DPA by selling my details without my consent. Regardless of their arguments for having reps on wards (I think it's utterly wrong, but I can see that is just my opinion) breaches of the DPA are facts that can't be denied!

Do let us know what happens WhatWillSantaBring

And anyone else who has had a relatively recent experience with Bounty that you think was out of line - do please complain to the hospital. It's the hospitals who have individual contracts with Bounty, and the hospitals who decide whether to renew these contracts - so that really is (we think) the best way to get something done. And please do copy us in on any correspondence if you'd like to - [email protected].

MNHQ

RowanMumsnet · 10/03/2014 12:35

@RedToothBrush

Saucy, I know you are very busy, but PLEASE try and write a complaint to the hospital.

Seconded! And do feel free to copy us in - [email protected] - if you'd like to.

Congratulations on the new baby Flowers

MNHQ

RowanMumsnet · 18/03/2014 14:31

Just to let you all know: Justine and KatieMN had a rather productive meeting with health minister Dan Poulter today - you can see the details here.

Hope you're all getting on well with your complaints Wink - we need your examples of recent bad practice, so Santa and others, if you'd like to submit your examples of your experiences for us to take up with the trusts concerned, do please email us at [email protected].

Thanks and hope the new babies are all thriving Flowers

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