Bord Gáis in court over charity fundraising email

Bord Gáis was prosecuted yesterday by the Data Protection Commission for sending an email promoting a charitable fundraiser which ended up netting €150,000 for St Vincent de Paul.

Bord Gáis in court over charity fundraising email

The man who received the email complained to the commission that it was unsolicited and therefore in breach of privacy and electronic communications regulations.

The receiver of the email first complained to Bord Gáis Éireann and then went on to complain to the commission.

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