Re: Sharing of personal information

From: Developers Conference 2017 <conference_at_mscc.mu>
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2017 13:03:55 +0400

Hi Yusuf,

Thanks for your inquiry and your concerns.

Unfortunately, the organisation and the possibility to offer a
3-full-day conference isn't free of charge and we have to find means to
cover all expenses. I can understand your concerns and problem of
compulsory clause.

I'm open to your ideas and eager to find monetary solutions for future
events that would allow attendees to opt-out of this clause.

PS: The conference email account is not a subscriber of the MIU mailing
list but we kept it CC:

-- 
Kind regards, Jochen
Founder of Mauritius Software Craftsmanship Community
http://www.meetup.com/MauritiusSoftwareCraftsmanshipCommunity/
On 27/03/2017 11:23, Yusuf Satar wrote:
> Hello,
>
> While trying to register for the DevCon, I came across the following clause in the sign up form [ https://goo.gl/Un2cuj ]
>
> -- BEGIN [1] --
>
> Sharing of personal information *
> [] I hereby agree that my personal information entered will be shared with the officially listed sponsors of the Developers Conference 2017. I give my
> consent that a representative of said sponsors is allowed to contact me.
>
> -- END --
>
> Furthermore, there has been quite a number of registrants, given that today registration has been closed with the following message (excerpt):
>
> -- BEGIN [2] --
>
>> Registration for Developers Conference has been closed.
>> Thank you very much for your interest.
>> Unfortunately, we won't be able to accept any further registrations. Sorry... we're full. Actually, we're even over-booked.
> -- END --
>
> I find it appalling that this clause was mandatory* and even more so that so many people actually agreed to it, willfully or otherwise.
> There is no clear indication of what the data will be used for, where it could be stored and for how long it will be preserved.
>
> There is adequate ground to believe that the whole process is not only a violation of fundamental privacy principles but also numerous provisions of
> the Data Protection Act [https://www.icta.mu/documents/laws/dpa.pdf].
>
> Would it be possible to have clarification on the above please?
>
> Kindly note that I have copied the Mauritius Internet Users mailing list in the email for their views on the matter.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> P.S Please find attached screenshots of the above excerpts:
> [1] 1-share-clause.png
> [2] 2-registration-closed.png
>

Received on Mon Mar 27 2017 - 09:04:53 PST