The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced it has written to eHarmony, Match.com, Cupid and Global Personals with “questions around how people’s information is being used that need to be answered.” The letters come on the heels of an ICO survey that found dating websites were not following the Data Protection Act. Areas of concern include poor visibility of the terms and conditions governing user consent; references to companies “having ‘perpetual’ or ‘irrevocable’ licence” to member data; claims that websites would not take responsibility for loss of personal information, and the expectation for users to give “personal details before the terms and conditions are provided.”
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