John Battle MP (Lab, Leeds West) has backed a new website to end the
annoyance of irresponsible direct mailing and help consumers to once
again take control of the mail they receive.
Itsmypost.com allows consumers to opt out of mailings from specific brands,
while at the same time receiving mail from those brands they do wish
to hear from.
Mr Battle said: “I am constantly being contacted by constituents
annoyed at receiving endless mailings they aren’t interested in.
People want to be able to choose the companies they receive direct mail
from. Itsmypost.com allows that to happen, letting you contact numerous
companies at the same time to inform them that they do not want to hear
from them in the future. Companies who receive ‘no mail’ notifications
are then obliged to comply with the consumer’s request through
Section 11 of the Data Protection Act 1998.”
He went on: “The environmental damage caused by unnecessary printing
and production is huge and the website will also help with that. It’s
been estimated that unwanted junk mail constributes 136m tonnes of wasted
paper every year – and as we’re all beginning to ‘think
green’ at the moment, anything which will help to cut that figure
will be welcome.”
How itsmypost.com works:
• Register online at itsmypost.com and create a personal profile.
• Choose from the lists of the top 400 mailers on the site who you DO
NOT want to receive mailed communications from.
• Nominate any other brands you do not wish to hear from.
• Simply print out the bespoke 'remove from the mailing list' request
addressed to each brand, sign it and pop it in the post to communicate your
mailing wishes direct to brands.
• OR use itsmypost.com to facilitate the deliveries you want, saving you
postage costs with its money-saving pay option costing £4.95. Itsmypost.com
will send an email to the brand from your own itsmypost.com email address,
which is generated when you create a personal profile so the brands still receive
direct communication from you.
Once contacted by an individual asking to be removed from a mailing list,
a company is by law obliged to comply.
©John Battle MP 22 March 2007