11-08-2013, 11:49 AM
it's not just the data protection act but also the freedom of information act and privacy and electronic regulations 2003 (see article below) which may come into play
Please see article below
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My understanding is that if you receive an unsolicited email then there should be an option to unsubscribe from future emails. Also if you give your email to Chess Scotland then Chess Scotland and their officials are responsible for that information and should offer a disclaimer or opt out facility. I also think if you disclose your email on a discussion or use it to get email entries for a tournament etc then you haven't a leg to stand on as your email becomes part of the public domain. However if your email is harvested from the grading program without your permission, then there may be issues . It's all down to how you submitted your email address (I think!) If you submit your email for say to contact you regarding your chess club, then again its a grey area since you volunteered your email address
Please see article below
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/libertycentral/2010/apr/26/email-data-protection-breach">http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... ion-breach</a><!-- m -->
My understanding is that if you receive an unsolicited email then there should be an option to unsubscribe from future emails. Also if you give your email to Chess Scotland then Chess Scotland and their officials are responsible for that information and should offer a disclaimer or opt out facility. I also think if you disclose your email on a discussion or use it to get email entries for a tournament etc then you haven't a leg to stand on as your email becomes part of the public domain. However if your email is harvested from the grading program without your permission, then there may be issues . It's all down to how you submitted your email address (I think!) If you submit your email for say to contact you regarding your chess club, then again its a grey area since you volunteered your email address