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[Admin] Do Distance Selling regulations apply to boards.ie?

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  • 20-03-2008 3:29am
    #1
    chewb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭


    Since boards.ie sells subscriptions online, do the distance selling regulations apply?

    http://www.eic.ie/legislation/distance_selling.htm

    Specifically stuff like name and address, tax (vat) info etc.

    Jus a thought. Would hate to see boards.ie get into trouble;)


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    #2
    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Officially the subscription is a donation, not a purchase of services. So the above regs don't apply.

    An admin will be along to clarify though.


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    #3
    chewb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭chewb


    In order to do certain things like change your name you have to buy a subscription, so I don't think it could be called a donation?


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    Vexorg
    Registered Users Posts: 4,901 ✭✭✭Vexorg


    It has always been regarded as a donation (vbulletin calls it a subscription) but you are probably correct that it has evolved into a semi service.

    Although boards.ie does not activley promote this as a service, perhaps it is time that we did examine it as a possible revenue stream.

    Thanks for the heads up.

    Vex.


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    #5
    chewb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭chewb


    Vexorg wrote: »
    Thanks for the heads up.
    Vex.
    LOL! You're welcome, tho I wasn't coming at it from that angle.

    I am involved with distance selling stuff myself at the moment, and trying to be compliant with the regs, and it struck me that boards.ie is a probably distance seller too, as it takes money "over the internet" in exchange for services/features.


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