Re: Re: protecting email addresses on a web site

On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 09:46 +0100, Ian wrote: > On 14/06/2010 22:51, Ashley Sheridan wrote: > > <snip> > > > It's not my requirement, it's been a legal requirement in the UK for 3 > > years now. > > > > > > http://www.calmdesign.co.uk/articles/Website_legal_requirements/?id=16 > > > > > > Thanks, > > Ash > > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > Hi, > > Further to this the actual regulation is here: > > http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20022013.htm > > The relevant line from this: > > 6(c) the details of the service provider, including his electronic mail > address, which make it possible to contact him rapidly and communicate > with him in a direct and effective manner; > > > > It must be stressed that these laws were written before spam became 90%+ > of all email communication (2002). So I suspect it could be argued that > a contact form can be allowed to bypass your normal email spam checking > and is therefore a quicker way to communicate effectively. > > IANAL ;) > > Regards > > Ian > -- > The link you gave is indeed 8 years old, whereas the one I gave is a lot more current (3 years) and well after what you call the period of spam (which really started kicking off big-time before 2002 anyway) Either way, I don't think you can 'argue' with a law if you're a business. A personal website is not under such restrictions, but there are lots a business has to go through, and a business potentially faces more repercussions from breaking laws, however daft or imposing they may be. You could, I guess, claim ignorance, but that doesn't offer much protection on a law that's 3 years old... Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk