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How did Irish Water obtain my mobile number? Data Protection query.

  • 14-08-2015 2:03pm
    #1
    araic87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Irish Water text me today on my personal mobile number. I have never registered with them. I live in a house where we have a well.

    How did Irish Water obtain my personal data without my consent, and without my having any contract or agreement with them?


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  • #2
    BuffyBot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    araic87 wrote: »
    Irish Water text me today on my personal mobile number. I have never registered with them. I live in a house where we have a well.

    How did Irish Water obtain my personal data without my consent, and without my having any contract or agreement with them?

    First thing that springs to mind is a customer with a similar number may have registered and entered the digits wrong. Happens to businesses all the time.

    I'd imagine the reps will look into for you :)


  • #3
    testicle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,429 ✭✭✭testicle


    araic87 wrote: »
    Irish Water text me today on my personal mobile number. I have never registered with them. I live in a house where we have a well.

    How did Irish Water obtain my personal data without my consent, and without my having any contract or agreement with them?
    As an aside, are you aware that you do need to register with them, as a non-customer, even though you have a well (and probably a septic tank) to avail of the €100 grant ? It's too late for this year of course.


  • #4
    Irish Water: Niall
    Closed Accounts Posts: 310 ✭✭Irish Water: Niall


    Hi araic87,

    Thank you for your query.

    Would you mind providing the following details via private message and we can investigate this matter for you;

    - Name;
    - Contact Number and
    - Address.

    Thanks in advance.

    Kind regards,
    Niall


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