The opt-out mechanism from the advertising massages of Magticom and its partner organizations is altered

2015-07-16 13:08:31

On June 27, 2015 Personal Data Protection Inspector received information on the modification of the standard terms of the service contract of the company Magticom. According to the changes customers signing the contract provide their consent to receive advertising/informational massages from Magticom and its partner organizations. In order to opt-out from the service customers had to send SMS to the specially designated number with the name of the advertiser.

The Office of the Inspector launched inspection of the issue on June 29 and requested the related documentation from the company. During the inspection several meetings with the representatives of Magticom were held. The Company took into account the recommendations of the Inspector and since July 13 customers have the opportunity to opt-out from all direct marketing massages by sending a message to the number *182#.

For the customers of the company Beeline the same service is available on the number *297#.

Customers have the opportunity to block all advertising massages or select the category of the advertising which is not interesting for them.

In case of any shortcomings related to the opt-out mechanisms, customers can address mobile communication companies and the Office of the Personal Data Protection Inspector Address: 7 Vachnadze str. Tbilisi; Tel.: +995 32 242 1000.