Clubs Must Prepare For The National Do Not Call List
| Edmonton – Fitness Industry Council of Canada (FIC) has retained the law firm of Fraser Milner Casgrain to complete a review of the National Do Not Call List (DNCL) which takes effect in Canada on September 30, 2008.
• The CRTC will investigate complaints and can penalize telemarketers found to be in violation of the Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules, which include the Telemarketing Rules, National DNCL Rules and Automatic Dialing and Announcing Device Rules. • As of September 30, 2008, the CRTC can levy penalties of up to $1,500 for an individual and up to $15,000 for a corporation for each violation. |
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Clubs should add the following wording to all guest registries and marketing materials where potential members provide contact information: By signing this form and providing my contact information, I hereby consent to (fitness club name) contacting me by way of telephone and email regardless of whether I am on any Do Not Call registries.
Clubs will also need to start and maintain their own internal DNCL to capture the names of members asking to be placed on a DNCL. You must maintain your own do not call lists even if you only make calls or send faxes that are exempt from the national DNCL.
• You cannot call or send faxes to the consumers on your own DNCL.
• Registration can be completed online at www.LNNTE-DNCL.gc.ca. There is no charge for registration.
• While registration is mandatory, you do not have to purchase a subscription to, or download, the national DNCL if you only make calls and faxes that are exempted.
For more information, please contact: Brian Gilbank, Fitness Industry Council of Canada association manager at bgilbank@ficdn.ca or 780-732-5019.
Fitness Industry Council of Canada is completely funded by donations from club owners, operators and industry suppliers like you. If you like what we’re doing, and want to see more positive strides in the interest of the fitness industry, please donate. Your donation will help make our industry stronger!
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