New Posts For Thread: If I ask an online bookmakerhttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27606681/if-i-ask-an-online-bookmakerthat trades in the UK to close my account - can they still keep information about me? Or am I within my rights to ask them to delete all information relating to me being as I no longer want to do business with them?best regardsThey are within their rights and also, I think, in the right.Someone asking to have their info deleted may well want to start betting again with a clean accnt.It wd be better from punters' point of view if bookmakers had a clear and publicised code ohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27606681/if-i-ask-an-online-bookmaker?post_id=495574689#495574689They are within their rights and also, I think, in the right.Someone asking to have their info deleted may well want to start betting again with a clean accnt.It wd be better from punters' point of view if bookmakers had a clear and publicised code oFri, 13 May 2011 09:46:25 -0500Even so, doesn't need to be kept for ever, as suggested by racingguruCoral: "On closure of your account, your data will be kept for a reasonable period for legal and accounting purposes and will then be removed from our system. "Bet365: "In order tohttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27606681/if-i-ask-an-online-bookmaker?post_id=495562481#495562481Even so, doesn't need to be kept for ever, as suggested by racingguruCoral: "On closure of your account, your data will be kept for a reasonable period for legal and accounting purposes and will then be removed from our system. "Bet365: "In order toFri, 13 May 2011 07:59:32 -0500It forms part of the accounting and tax records. It is ridiculous to suggest that it can be deleted.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27606681/if-i-ask-an-online-bookmaker?post_id=495551389#495551389It forms part of the accounting and tax records. It is ridiculous to suggest that it can be deleted.Fri, 13 May 2011 05:58:49 -0500Surely longbridge, for whatever reason your account was deleted, the layer needs to keep your details?For example, if you self-exclude, the layer needs to keep your details to prevent you re-registering, and if he closes your account because you're thttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27606681/if-i-ask-an-online-bookmaker?post_id=495547785#495547785Surely longbridge, for whatever reason your account was deleted, the layer needs to keep your details?For example, if you self-exclude, the layer needs to keep your details to prevent you re-registering, and if he closes your account because you're tFri, 13 May 2011 05:05:06 -0500@racingguru - don't see how they get that past UK Data Protection law - not holding data longer than necessary is a basic principle.A couple I looked at explicitly promise to delete all data after account closure.https://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27606681/if-i-ask-an-online-bookmaker?post_id=495547149#495547149@racingguru - don't see how they get that past UK Data Protection law - not holding data longer than necessary is a basic principle.A couple I looked at explicitly promise to delete all data after account closure.Fri, 13 May 2011 04:51:56 -0500that trades in the UK to close my account - can they still keep information about me? Or am I within my rights to ask them to delete all information relating to me being as I no longer want to do business with them?best regardshttps://community.betfair.com/general_betting/go/thread/view/94082/27606681/if-i-ask-an-online-bookmaker?post_id=495473417#495473417that trades in the UK to close my account - can they still keep information about me? Or am I within my rights to ask them to delete all information relating to me being as I no longer want to do business with them?best regardsThu, 12 May 2011 18:36:58 -0500