British Eventing

[humblepie]

I’ve just had an email confirming my associate membership of BE. Weird as not joined. Not jumped a fence for ten years and no intention to. Will contact them tomorrow but anyone else had unexpected email.

 

[Meredith]

I did but I haven’t opened it

 

[Annette4]

I had the same....not owned a horse for 8 years.

 

[humblepie]

interesting. I will see what I can find out tomorrow. Possibly something to do with BD database given the email it went to.

 

[SallyBatty]

I received one too. Never done eventing before and no intention of doing so in the future.

 

[LEC]

I received one too. Never done eventing before and no intention of doing so in the future.

You must be on their database for a reason?!? They can’t just email out indiscriminately as need to hold your data.

 

[Red-1]

You must be on their database for a reason?!? They can’t just email out indiscriminately as need to hold your data.

And that may be a whole different can of worms!

GDPR, anyone?

 

[ycbm]

Have British Dressage given them their email list to tell everyone they have free BE associate membership, which is free anyway and only consists of a login to the BE site?
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[Tiddlypom]

And that may be a whole different can of worms!

GDPR, anyone?

This! The e mails may been sent out accidentally, but BE has committed a major breach of GDPR by retaining and now using contact details without permission.

I haven't had an email from them. I am an associate member of BE, or whatever the free membership category is.

Anyone who has had an email, kick back at BE with a strongly worded letter and also report them for the GDPR breach.

If BD are sharing out contact details, report them too.

https://www.gov.uk/data-protection/make-a-complaint

 

[Goldenstar]

Life is just too short for the above .

 

[humblepie]

You must be on their database for a reason?!? They can’t just email out indiscriminately as need to hold your data.

No I have never been a member of BE either so it appears that using another society's database.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Life is just too short for the above .

You are of course free to feel like that. Misuse of contact details is something that seriously p1sses me off, and is not something that I ever ignore .

 

[LEC]

You are of course free to feel like that. Misuse of contact details is something that seriously p1sses me off, and is not something that I ever ignore .

If you have ticked the share with 3rd parties box then that will be how they are getting round it. I try not to tick that box but sometimes you cannot avoid it.

 

[Meredith]

I rang BE. They are updating something and inadvertently sent emails to dormant addresses. If you contact them your name can be removed.
I am still puzzled how they had my address as I have never been in contact with them in any way.

 

[EnduroRider]

I have one, in my maiden name from several years ago, with an address I have never lived at, and I have never been a BE member. Very odd and I have emailed to query it

 

[Lexi_]

Well I didn’t get the initial email, but I did get today’s “sorry if you received an email about associate membership” email ?

 

[teapot]

Well I didn’t get the initial email, but I did get today’s “sorry if you received an email about associate membership” email ?

Me too!

 

[Lexi_]

Clearly picking the right distribution list is not their strong point!

 

[humblepie]

Little update - I have found out that my email address used was from a competition I entered in 2014 (not a ridden one as never done BE but an online competition).