From: Alex Heney 
Newsgroups: uk.legal uk.finance
Subject: Re: Unacceptable HBOS Marketing
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 23:00:26 +0100

On Tue, 22 May 2007 17:00:36 +0100, banker  wrote:

>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.
>

Why do you think they might have done either?


>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?

If the company is part of the same group, then you will have done so
automatically.
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