General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

[DL.]

From now on this can be known as "The great full-bore member cull of 2018"

Years from now people will be signing up saying in their intro "I used to be a member but..."

[Richie69]

Thanks I have just replied.
Cheers
Rich

[ovenpaa]

From now on this can be known as "The great full-bore member cull of 2018"

Years from now people will be signing up saying in their intro "I used to be a member but..."

The perils of having a woman in charge :)

[Christel]

Yup, cull alright.

Yahoo is rejecting mails...

[DL.]

From now on this can be known as "The great full-bore member cull of 2018"

Years from now people will be signing up saying in their intro "I used to be a member but..."

The perils of having a woman in charge :)

Its the price of compliance. I blame Junker, Barnier and all that lot.

[Geek]

Nothing received at my end. I've checked Inbox and Spam/junk folders and cant find anything.

Me too, I don't recall receiving an e-mail.

[Rockhopper]

I have to say that I’m a member of many other forums, probably in excess of 100 and this is the only one that’s interpreting the rules in this way. Not a single one of the other forums has even contacted me.

[Christel]

An IP address is now deemed personal data hence having to ask for user permission.

From when we started the forum back in 2010 I have made accounts with more than 6 months inactivity inactive, then a few months later if I had heard nothing deleted them.

Please be aware that we will at any time delete your account if requested.

[mag41uk]

At my HO club so far we have one member who has refused to agree to this.
He will lose his membership and everything that entails.
There isn't anything new - details wise - that will have changed.

[sysreq]

Within the DPA and GDPR there is an allowance for lawful business interest (which include charities, non-profits etc), and the holding of member personal information on the forum would be viewed as such. Therefore, as long as a forum has a suitable privacy policy in place, there isn't a need for explicit consent.

However, it is recommended that as good practice you do obtain consent.....

Unfortunately, trying to get a straight answer from anyone, including the ICO, has been a nightmare. I can't wait for the 25th to have come and gone!