From: "Jon Borg" <3of9@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups: uk.legal uk.finance
Subject: Re: Unacceptable HBOS Marketing
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 17:19:59 +0100


"banker"  wrote in message 
news:m34653ptt6it5em9i4pln4udmj3lca1jrv@4ax.com...
>I have a number of accounts with HBOS - as far as I am aware I have
> always withheld permission to pass on my details for any reason.
>
> Today I took a call from a company called TSC  - "on behalf of the
> Halifax" wanting to sell me a credit card.  For "security reasons" -
> they asked me my date of birth.  (I think they meant so that they can
> say it has been checked when they sell the details in the pub tonight)
>
> I am appalled that HBOS have given my name and telephone number to a
> third party - but to pass on my date of birth is totally unacceptable.
>
> Have they broken any law of code of practice here?
>
> Will it do any good asking for proof that I have given permission to
> pass on details for marketing purposes - I am adamant that I haven't;
> if they have passed on details surely they should be able to provide
> proof that I have agreed to this?


Perhaps they have altered their terms and conditions without telling you, it 
seems from other posts, that sort of activity is not uncommon with 
commercial entities.