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Guide to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations

Guide to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations

Rules on marketing

  • Key definitions
  • Automated calls 
  • Telephone marketing 
  • Fax marketing 
  • Electronic mail 
  • Viral marketing 
  • Appending email addresses/ mobile numbers 
  • Loyalty schemes
  • Pan European marketing 
  • Marketing to more than one medium

Other rules

  • Security of services
  • Security breaches 
  • Cookies
  • Traffic data
  • Location data 
  • Itemised bills 
  • Calling or connected line identification (CLI) 
  • Directories of subscribers 
  • Contracts 
  • National security 
  • Legal requirements


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