troublemaker
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- Jurisdiction
- Ontario
A couple of years ago I signed for MLM (Multi-level Marketing) scheme as an independent business owner (IBO) what they call a member of their pyramid scheme. I became inactive about 4 years ago and have cancelled my membership properly in writing and I have confirmed I am no longer active member.
However, when I asked them to purge my personal information - their response was - they have the right to manage my information indefinitely and my information such as my name, address, phone, birth day, who knows what maybe also copy of drivers license...
They are refusing to delete this information (= confirm by email that they have purge it).
Is there any law that gives me the right to have my information deleted?
How long can they maintain my information?
How to get them to purge my info. I wasn't even an employee there, so I can't even see they are bound by the privacy laws around information around employees.
I know the MLM stuff is quite a column on it's own and I don't want to go into blaming my own naivety but now what? I just don't like the fact they have any record of me and definitively not more than they need to required by law.
However, when I asked them to purge my personal information - their response was - they have the right to manage my information indefinitely and my information such as my name, address, phone, birth day, who knows what maybe also copy of drivers license...
They are refusing to delete this information (= confirm by email that they have purge it).
Is there any law that gives me the right to have my information deleted?
How long can they maintain my information?
How to get them to purge my info. I wasn't even an employee there, so I can't even see they are bound by the privacy laws around information around employees.
I know the MLM stuff is quite a column on it's own and I don't want to go into blaming my own naivety but now what? I just don't like the fact they have any record of me and definitively not more than they need to required by law.