PECR: Directories of Subscribers (Regulation 19)
Directories of Subscribers [Reg 19]
Rule: Individuals must consent to being listed in directories and must be able to verify, correct, or remove their entries.
Requirements
| Requirement | Details | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Inform of purpose | Tell subscribers purpose of directory | Reg 19(1) |
| Inform of options | Including right not to be included | Reg 19(1) |
| Consent required | Must obtain consent before inclusion | Reg 19(2) |
| Verify and correct | Subscribers can verify and correct entries | Reg 19(3) |
| Remove on request | Must remove on subscriber request | Reg 19(3) |
| Free of charge | Verification, correction, removal must be free | Reg 19(3) |
Source Text
19.—(1) The provider of a public electronic communications service shall ensure that any subscriber, whether an individual or a corporate subscriber, is informed, free of charge, of the purpose or purposes of any directory in which that subscriber’s details are to be included, and of any further use to which the information may be put, before that subscriber’s details are included in that directory.
(2) The provider of a public electronic communications service shall ensure that a subscriber is given the opportunity to verify, correct or withdraw their details in a directory before those details are included in that directory and that this shall be free of charge to the subscriber.
(3) The provider of a public electronic communications service shall ensure that a subscriber who is an individual is given the opportunity to limit the use to which the data included in a directory may be put, before those details are included in that directory.