Social Consultation 2011: Data Processing Ruled Illegal

Post published:2011/08/21
Post category:Hungary

The Hungarian Government – in the name of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán – has launched a public opinion survey in May 2011 under the name “Social Consultation 2011” which case recently gained major attention in the Hungarian media and same exposed the Data Protection Commissioner to heavy political attacks on the part of the Government parties.

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Regulation of Direct Marketing in Hungary

Post published:2010/11/13
Post category:Hungary

Direct marketing activity in Hungary is regulated by the Act XLVIII of 2008 on the Essential Conditions of and Certain Limitations to Business Advertising Activity (“Advertising Act”), by the Act No CVIII of 2001 on Certain Issues of Electronic Commerce Services and Information Society Services (“Act on E-Commerce”) as well as by the provisions of the Act CXIX of 1995 on the Use of Name and Address Information Serving the Purposes of Research and Direct Marketing (hereafter “Direct Marketing Act”).

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