Thursday, 12 April 2018
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Compliance with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation requirements (effective 25th May 2018).

To most people this will be incredibly boring information but I felt that some explanation might help in understanding how & why changes on the website are being made for YOUR benefit.

In order for ANY website to run that involves others' involvement it is normal for that website to record information that can uniquely identify an individual (for example: names, photos, email addresses or IP address). It is necessary for Club Motorhome to comply to the new standard.

These required standards are extremely lengthy but for the purposes of this post include the following:

Explicit Consent:
Users need to give explicit consent for the website to collect their information. This consent cannot be masked in a lengthy 'Terms and conditions' text, but needs to be separate and very clear to the user.

Access to information:
Access to the offered information: it is necessary to allow users to view the information collected from them on the site.

Allow option to remove information:
Option to remove the information: it is necessary to offer users an easy way to withdraw their consent and remove their information from the site.

Up until GDPR it has been acceptable to make clear that a website collects 'cookies' and users have had to click 'accept' to make that message go away - not any more!

There is a mountain of work required to comply with the new requirements and this will all take place prior to the regulations coming into effect.

Initially, any submission forms (pubs, stopovers, photos, contact etc) now have another tick box so that the person submitting the form can explicitly consent to Club Motorhome receiving and therefore collecting their inputted information. Some might say Bonkers! But there you go - as of today this is already in place on Club Motorhome. Together with the ability to see what forms the user has previously submitted which can be edited or deleted by that user.

I'll be working through the rest of the software from now on and if you see, what seem to be pointless, extra tickboxes and the like don't blame me, just say thanks to the Eurocrats!

If it ain't broke..... Don't fix it!

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6 years ago
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I really don't envy your job ... but thanks for doing all the work to comply ... a tickbox or two is a small price to pay to have CM come in line with the Eurocrates ... :)

Kathy and Max dog

“We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment to animals.”

6 years ago
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I have been getting a steady increase in number of E Mails this week specifically asking me to give consent. Some I have and some I didn't even know I was registered with...or had forgotten I'd used their site.
It has given me the opportunity to decline some.
So, it's not a problem Neil...although as Katmax says, it appears to be a lot of work for you.
I'm happy to tick the boxes.
6 years ago
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Job! He doesn't work for a living Katmax, he is just like that Mark suckaburger :)

Rolling on and enjoying life on the road

6 years ago
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Neil is my hero really. Thank you for CM! :3

Rolling on and enjoying life on the road

6 years ago
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Hi ,not related to above topic...new on here today...can anyone tell me how I can prove my membership to my insurer please.thanks in advance
6 years ago
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Hi bob123 ... if you message NEILMAC he will give you your membership proof/number ... and you can then let your insurance know :D

Kathy and Max dog

“We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment to animals.”

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Hi ,not related to above topic...new on here today...can anyone tell me how I can prove my membership to my insurer please.thanks in advance


Hi Bob123, I've emailed you directly with your membership number :)

If it ain't broke..... Don't fix it!

6 years ago
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Hi all, Thanks for the reply(belated) I know,Thanks for the welcome.
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gdpr may have some good points. dvla will no longer be able to sell your personal details to supermarket car park cameras
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