Procuringor building up a large email database!

Idbatterim

hey guys, would it be possible to purchase say the ex boardsdeals email database? or other ones here or is it illegal?

Graham

From the boards.ie Privacy Information (which also covers boardsdeals.ie):

We will not otherwise disclose, sell or distribute your information to any third party without your permission.

Is buying email lists still considered to be a valid/worthwhile method of customer acquisition?

Marketers may not send you any electronic mail for direct marketing purposes in the following circumstances:
if you have not given your prior consent to receiving such mail within the last twelve months in accordance with the options set out above,
if the identity of the sender has been disguised or concealed or a valid address to which you can send an opt-out request has not been provided, and additionally, where the electronic mail is an email communication, a valid address at which the sender may be contacted has not been provided.
if you have joined a club to which you pay a subscription for text, multimedia or email message services, unless the direct marketing is directly related to a similar* product or service to the subscription club of which you are a member,
If you are receiving electronic marketing messages contrary to these rules, you may complain to the Data Protection Commissioner.
http://www.dataprotection.ie/documents/guidance/spamguide.htm