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GDPR - US Company

  • 03-03-2019 10:03pm
    #1
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I am getting emails from a US car company about a PCP plan that some one over there is in.

    The email contains a lot of personal information.

    I’ve emailed the company, added email to spam but keep getting them. The only thing they haven’t shared is her email address.

    Can GDPR help me here?


Comments

  • #2
    vkus6mt3y8zg2q
    Closed Accounts Posts: 197 ✭✭vkus6mt3y8zg2q


    It's an EU Regulation so I doubt it


  • #3
    Iwouldinmesack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 180 ✭✭Iwouldinmesack


    Think the GDPR will be different if it originates from the US rather than Ireland or the EU.


  • #4
    Trampas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,987 ✭✭✭Trampas


    Iwouldinmesack wrote: »
    Think the GDPR will be different if it originates from the US rather than Ireland or the EU.


    Gdpr is same for all companies who deal with European customers.

    I assume you gave a European address.

    My guess USA company and the hell with Europe


  • #5
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Email send from America to an address here.


  • #6
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,190 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    godtabh wrote:
    Email send from America to an address here.


    The data is about a US resident though. GDPR only covers the person who's data is being held if they are or their account is in the eurozone. Sending US data to you in the eurozone by mistake isn't a GDPR breach. It's a pretty big mistake for them to make though and I would expect a legitimate company to do everything they can to protect their clients data with or without GDPR


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  • #7
    Victor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78,580 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    While there is no federal GDPR-style law in the USA, there are similar laws in individual states.


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