GDPR what does it mean for parenting forums

[houseproudme]

Im just interested in what the GPDR regulations means for the parenting forums?
Im only asking because I was permanently banned for life ( petty reason lol) and I'm wondering whether I could no rejoin because they are no longer allowed to store data that identifies someone which in the past they used IP address and location to ban someone?

doesn't that mean they have a valid reason to keeep enough data to keep you banned?

They can store whatever data they need to store in order to carry on their legitimate business, in this case running a site which has the need to ban people, petty reason or not.

they are no longer allowed to store data that identifies someone

That is not true.

There are a number of justifications for processing personal data. One of them is legitimate interests. They do not need the data subject's consent if the processing is justified on these grounds. I believe that a forum implementing a lifetime ban on a poster gives them a legitimate interest in processing the relevant personal data. So no, GDPR does not mean you can rejoin.

GDPR doesn't provide some kind of loop hole for people, it's to stop personal data being used without permission. A company can hold any data they have on you providing it's with legitimate interest. You were banned, GDPR doesn't mean you can be anonymous and continue doing whatever you were doing in the first place to be banned. In fact, GDPR gives the company more of a reason to hold your details since you were banned.

I have no idea why so many people believe that they can now be erased from everywhere, it doesn't work like that!

Thanks everyone
It was a life time ban over my defending myself on the forum.. honestly it really was a Pety reason. I just assumed they were not allowed to keep data like my location as that's personal data without my consent as I'm no longer registered in their forum..

@LotsToThinkOf I don't want to join to 'carry on what I was doing to get banned'
I simply wanted to rejoin to get advice on a situation that this forum provides. I asked to rejoin apologising for the one incident where i was defending myself ( other user insulted me and my child) and they ignored me