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Dablikeacrap · 14/07/2020 19:42

Just received a nasty email from my ex.
Will obviously ignore and not rise to it but am curious.

He has has to share his address with me as part of a court order. And this is what he has written

The address is XXXXXX. If I'm honest XXXXXXXXX, I am only giving you this address out of obligation. That is because giving you this address fills me with anxiety and concern. This is because you have been complicit in the illegal sharing and distributing of my private personal data which in itself was a breach of Data Protection laws. Something for which XXXXXXXXX (Ex wife) received a reprimand from my solicitors with the promise of legal action if she did it again. Therefore, I would like you to keep this address to yourself. This applies to any other personal data of mine that you have by way of the issues surrounding XXXXXXX access to me or by any other means for that matter. I do not consent to you giving it to anyone else nor do I consent to you using it for any other purpose other than knowing where XXXXXXX is staying when he and I are at home. I also expect you to store it responsibly and take all reasonable precautions to prevent it becoming known by anyone else. I do not come to your property when I am not invited or it is not appropriate outside of the constraints of the court order and I would like you to extend the same courtesy to me.

I’m very confused with this; I’m an individual not an entity. The email address he is emailing isn’t my work email address either. His ex wife shared an address with me to give to the CMS. Is that technically illegal? I thought it was only organisations that the data protection act and GDPR apply to.

I’m not too rattled by it, it’s the usual sort of crap he sends me and he’s just annoyed as he can’t play games with sharing the address as it’s in the court order so he’s tried to assert his authority over it.

There’s no point even acknowledging what he’s said as it just adds fuel to the fire and will end up with him back and forth trying to ‘win’ so I’ll just put that fire out as it crops up.

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babychange12 · 14/07/2020 19:47

The GDPR can apply in virtually any context, except one.
Article 2 of the GDPR states that the GDPR doesn't apply to a "purely personal or household activity."
Recital 18 of the GDPR provides some examples of personal and household activities:
• Personal correspondence
• Keeping an address book
• Social networking (as a private individual)

mineofuselessinformation · 14/07/2020 19:50

'I can assure you that I will not share your details unless it is for legal purposes' should suffice to shut him up.

Dablikeacrap · 14/07/2020 20:11

I’m not even going to acknowledge it to be honest Grin

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Dablikeacrap · 14/07/2020 20:41

But just to clarify-

He is wrong in saying this:
This is because you have been complicit in the illegal sharing and distributing of my private personal data which in itself was a breach of Data Protection laws.

??

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ShellsAndSunrises · 14/07/2020 20:43

Yes, he’s wrong.

I’d caveat against pointing it out to him because he sounds unhinged, but he’s wrong.

BlueBirdGreenFence · 14/07/2020 20:46

What a knob jockey 😂😂 Nothing worse than an idiot full of self importance. I wouldn't waste words on a response but for your own peace of mind- he is talking out of his arse.

CeliaCanth · 14/07/2020 20:46

You can safely ignore him.

Dablikeacrap · 14/07/2020 21:09

@ShellsAndSunrises he is completely and utterly unhinged. This just scratches the surface!

@BlueBirdGreenFence you should have heard the self importance in family court 😂😂😂. He’s basically God and I’m Karen Matthews 😂

@CeliaCanth thought so!

Just so frustrating that responding will only open the door for him to respond again.

I’ll just stay smug in the knowledge that he is making himself sound a right fool 🙂

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Dablikeacrap · 20/07/2020 17:59

If anyone is interested in an update on this.

The address he gave me is purposely wrong 🤦🏻‍♀️

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mineofuselessinformation · 20/07/2020 20:39

'Could you provide your correct address as
per the court order. The one you gave me is wrong.'
Nothing else.
All in email of course, so if you wish to do so, you can take him back to court for non-compliance with a court order.

ChicCroissant · 20/07/2020 20:42

How do you know it's wrong OP?

Dablikeacrap · 20/07/2020 21:46

DS was there this weekend and I asked him to take note of the door number (as ex is so predictable).

DS has confirmed that the door number is on the front of the house as well as the bins out the front and it is X-1 rather than just X.

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