Is selling or purchasing consumers' leads illegal?

[GLZT]

As per topic, I understand that selling and purchasing of coporate leads is not illegal, but what about leads on individuals? Can we sue company that sell our particulars to other company that keep calling us?

[Freestylers09]

iirc is fair trade unless items are ur companies own product? like the A fruit brand?

 

or also unless ur are sole distributors here,however if they got it worldwide agent,still okay iirc

 

hmm if so,alot electronic shops kana liao lor

[Jlyb86]

every lucky draw/signing up behind has a small clause that read " with submission of this event you allow the organiser to use it for other marketing events" something like that.

 

Basically all sold leads came from somewhere that you submitted your information.

[Freestylers09]

i think i know what ur lead means..not my usual lead to find stuffs..haha!

 

but in first place,how we know who has our particulars?

[Darryn]

Privacy laws in Singapore are pretty lax.

 

However in general, a company should only use information for the express purpose for which it was collected, UNLESS they get your permission in writing.

 

Few people adhere to this, even the bank will pass your info to third parties for profit (there has been many cases of this) so companies are really only bound by how consumers will react.

 

 

[Csnewbie]

The last time a financial institution called me,they said they got my number by randomly keying nos.

 

Don't know how true.

[Jlyb86]

Privacy laws in Singapore are pretty lax.

 

However in general, a company should only use information for the express purpose for which it was collected, UNLESS they get your permission in writing.

 

Few people adhere to this, even the bank will pass your info to third parties for profit (there has been many cases of this) so companies are really only bound by how consumers will react.

 

You are right, 3rd party credit company calling and knowing your credit card lines and address..

[Jamesc]

If you are fed up with companies calling you,

 

then just tell them if they call you again,

 

you will report them to the police.

 

Also get the manager's name and handphone

 

number and then give it to insurance agents,

 

time share etc.

[GLZT]

I see. Thanks for all the input here, I always have this perception that collecting your leads through particular medium like lucky draws and some kind of suscription for the own company use is different from collecting then selling them to other companies for their database.