SINGAPORE - A tuition agency has become the first company here to be charged for violating the "Do Not Call" rules.
The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) is charging Star Zest Home Tuition for sending messages to numbers on the Do Not Call (DNC) registry despite being told to stop. Both the tuition agency and its director will be charged in the courts on June 4 for contravening the DNC rules in the Personal Data Protection Act. This prohibits companies from marketing to any number listed on the registry without first getting consent. The firm was marketing the teaching services of its tutors.
PDPC chairman Leong Keng Thai said: "The Commission is serious about compliance with the DNC requirements in the Personal Data Protection Act. We thank the members of public who have cooperated with us in our investigations and are encouraged by individuals who have stepped forward to do so."
Two other unnamed companies were also fined between $500 and $1,000. The Commission has also warned 380 other firms for flouting the DNC rules, effective since Jan 2 this year.
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SINGAPORE — Star Zest Tuition Agency today (June 4) became the first company to be charged with breaching the Do Not Call Registry requirements under the Personal Data Protection Act.
The agency received 37 charges for the sending of unsolicited telemarketing messages to local telephone numbers registered with the Do Not Call Registry. This was after many complaints made by the public, according to a media statement by the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) on May 23.
The tuition agency’s director, Mr Law Han Wei, similarly faces 37 charges for authorising the sending of the unsolicited messages.
Law, who was representing the company and himself, said he intends to plead guilty to the charges. The case will next be mentioned on July 2. CHANNEL NEWSASIA