Belgium:
Privacy Commission Requires Cable Operator To Implement "Opt-In" Mechanism For Direct Marketing
28 November 2016
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Kevin Lyles
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
,
Richard Johnson
,
Anand Varadarajan
,
Nicole Perry
and
Alexa Sendukas
Jones Day
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On September 13, the Privacy Commission issued a press release
(source documents in French and Dutch) about an ongoing investigation
involving the direct marketing practices of a cable operator. Per
the release, existing customers must be provided an opt-in
mechanism, although the Privacy Commissions did not foreclose an
opt-out mechanism for new clients if appropriate transparency was
ensured.
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