The Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999

Processing of billing data for certain marketing purposes by a telecommunications service provider

8.—(1) This regulation relates to the processing of such data as are mentioned in Schedule 2 which–

(a)are held by a telecommunications service provider, and

(b)constitute personal data whereof the data subject is a subscriber to that service or, in the case of a corporate subscriber, would constitute such data if that subscriber were an individual.

(2) Such data as are mentioned in paragraph (1) of that regulation, such data as are mentioned in paragraph (1) of this regulation may be processed by the telecommunications service provider concerned for the purposes of marketing telecommunications services which he provides if, but only if, the subscriber concerned has given his consent.