Timeline for GDPR, online shopping and phone numbers for shipping - Is it legal?
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| Oct 31, 2023 at 17:43 | comment | added | jcaron | @armset it's mostly a way for them to save time. Depends on the delivery company, but Amazon deliveries (i.e. actually shipped via Amazon delivery service) will nearly always elicit a call, as will most "Uberized" delivery companies (which outsource to freelancers or smaller companies who have humongous delivery targets and are paid very little, so try to optimize every minute of their tour). The more traditional delivery companies (UPS, Fedex, DHL...) will only call if there's an issue. | |
| Oct 31, 2023 at 16:32 | comment | added | armset | @ChrisH I like that idea! | |
| Oct 31, 2023 at 16:31 | comment | added | armset | @jcaron Never had that here, funny how different things can be. | |
| Oct 31, 2023 at 12:58 | comment | added | Chris H | @armset because I'm devious, if I don't want to give a real phone number and it won't take correctly formatted zeroes, I've been known to use the shop's own customer service number. It's guaranteed valid, and unlike making something up at random, it's not giving anything away that they don't already know. It's just a shame I'm not there to hear the confusion if they actually ring it | |
| Oct 30, 2023 at 17:29 | comment | added | FreeMan | Funny, here in the US, most places ask for a phone number, but IME, few require it. I've never been contacted by phone by the shipping company (for regular package delivery - UPS, DHL, FedEx, etc) for standard on-line orders. I have been contacted by a driver about delivery of large items (like appliances or lumber), but those were purchased in store and I paid to have them deliver it. | |
| Oct 30, 2023 at 16:51 | comment | added | jcaron | I get deliveries multiple times a week and for most deliveries I will get a call to check that I am at home or to ask me to get to the door when the driver is approaching. Most courier companies will not accept a package if you don't provide a phone number. | |
| Oct 30, 2023 at 16:05 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Oct 30, 2023 at 15:40 | vote | accept | armset | ||
| Oct 30, 2023 at 10:03 | answer | added | xngtng | timeline score: 34 | |
| Oct 30, 2023 at 8:17 | comment | added | armset | I am asking this question because I'm buying something via eBay, and I have no choice to leave out the phone number. Actually, I put in a fake number (000...) and even got a mail saying that my order cannot be processed because of a missing number. | |
| Oct 30, 2023 at 8:13 | comment | added | Greendrake | Phone is most likely asked not for shipping, but as a key to remember your address so that you don't have to type it again next time, and it is optional. | |
| S Oct 30, 2023 at 8:04 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Oct 30, 2023 at 8:04 | history | asked | armset | CC BY-SA 4.0 |