Members listed in the Directory may be registered with the TPS. We would advise anyone wishing to make sales calls to businesses listed to check the TPS register before contacting them, as unsolicited calls to businesses registered with the TPS could result in fines of up-to £5000.
The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations state that you can only sell or promote to personal e-mail addresses where they have 'opted-in' to receive marketing communications. You should therefore assume that none of these individuals have opted-in to receive e-mail communications from your company. Your rights to use the data in the membership directory Please note that inclusion in the Members' Directory does not imply that a member has agreed for their data to be available for inclusion in other databases. Therefore in accordance with Data Protection regulations you are not at liberty to copy data from this Directory into your own database, except in respect of those businesses which subsequently become your bona fide customers as a result of your marketing activity.
On joining, Members automatically have their basic company details (Name, Organisation, Telephone Number and Address) listed on this web site, free of charge. Members can apply for enhanced membership at any point. This will then give them a link through to their web site, email address and a business profile. Other enhancements are planned for later.
Members also benefit from having their company profiles listed on this website by appearing high up on search engine results. For example, when an individual runs an external search on your business name, the search engine will often locate your business through this web site and appear high on the list.
Plus, if you don't already have a website, your company profile within the online members' directory is a great way to create a 'mini-website'.