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Personal image rights

  • 26-06-2012 2:53pm
    #1
    elnino23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 262 ✭✭


    Can a company use a picture of you to promote itself if you have asked them not too?
    An ex employer has a picture of me involved in an out of work activity with their name emblazed across it and is using it as a profile pic on the companies facebook page and also on their website.
    I left a good while ago and i even asked whilst working there for it not to be used.
    Ive asked about three times since leaving for it to be removed and its still there is there anything i can do?


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  • #2
    Departed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 306 ✭✭Departed


    elnino23 wrote: »
    Can a company use a picture of you to promote itself if you have asked them not too?
    An ex employer has a picture of me involved in an out of work activity with their name emblazed across it and is using it as a profile pic on the companies facebook page and also on their website.
    I left a good while ago and i even asked whilst working there for it not to be used.
    Ive asked about three times since leaving for it to be removed and its still there is there anything i can do?
    i cannot say for certain but what was the contract you were employed under? would that have allowed for that. would it be a data protection act issue? perhaps ask the dpc


  • #3
    elnino23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 262 ✭✭elnino23


    I had no written contract with that employer at all


  • #4
    Departed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 306 ✭✭Departed


    elnino23 wrote: »
    I had no written contract with that employer at all
    Then ask the data protection folk. in a course a friend of mine is on they were allowed to opt out of having promo pics taken in class. i think that may be data protection, could be wrong. So ask them. let us know what they say

    Also and this is not advice, if it were me i would send them a bill for use of my image......


  • #5
    elnino23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 262 ✭✭elnino23


    ah yes it mentions it on the data protection act thanks a million.

    How much will i charge for the picture? ha ha


  • #6
    Departed
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    elnino23 wrote: »
    ah yes it mentions it on the data protection act thanks a million.

    How much will i charge for the picture? ha ha
    charge em plenty and don't forget my fee:D:D

    i got a call recently from a service provider seeking my feedback, told em my feedback costs 50 euro.....


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