Do you want your personal information used for commercial prospecting or shared with affiliates?

hc0468
hc0468 Posts: 168 ✭✭

According to Section 14.2.6 of the Service Agreement, it already is, unless you opt out.
 
14.2. Conditions under which we may collect, use and retain your personal information
 
6. to engage in commercial or philanthropic prospecting by including your name, address and telephone number in our list of customer names and share such list with our affiliates for the same purpose. You can always request that your personal information be removed from the list by contacting our customer service department;
 
I contacted Fizz support by chat and they said my question would be escalated. The reply I got by email was to change the profile privacy setting in my account to "Incognito". However, that option is described as "I do not accept gifts and I cannot be added as a contact. I am incognito and cannot be found via search." which is not the same thing at all.
 
Did you know of this clause in the Service Agreement? Has anyone else tried to be removed from the list, and what response did you get from Fizz?

Answers

  • Toe
    Toe Posts: 60 ✭✭
    Yes should be removed
  • Olivier R. #3666
    Olivier R. #3666 Posts: 1,715 ✭✭
    Every ISP do that
  • Kevin .
    Kevin . Posts: 50 ✭✭
    Many other places do the same and we dont know about it
  • richard P. 41148
    richard P. 41148 Posts: 13 ✭✭
    Great find.. please keep us posted if you get to truly opt out.
  • hc0468
    hc0468 Posts: 168 ✭✭
    Thanks for the suggestion, Mike. I'll try emailing privacy@fizz.ca

    While it is common practice to use personal information this way, it does not mean everyone is doing it, nor does it mean it is acceptable (to me).
  • sman
    sman Posts: 4,217 ✭✭
    hc0468, thank you for sharing I did not pay attention to my service agreement, I will contact them
  • hc0468
    hc0468 Posts: 168 ✭✭
    You're welcome. The Service Agreement contains a lot of interesting information and it is easy to read.

    The more people contact them, the better chance we have of getting a definitive response.

    I emailed privacy@fizz.ca but let's see when they respond, given that we hit the weekend.
  • Jimmy N. #14505
    Jimmy N. #14505 Posts: 620 ✭✭
    I guess it is our era, Facebook, Whatsapp, name it.
  • hc0468
    hc0468 Posts: 168 ✭✭
    @Jimmy and.. that's a justification?
  • Kevin .
    Kevin . Posts: 50 ✭✭
    Holly Molly , serious!
  • AntonioMar
    AntonioMar Posts: 788 ✭✭