Like many people I keep getting sheets of labels from Guide Dogs, Cancer, Red Cross etc. asking for money and enclosing unwanted items. Like most people I have chosen my own favourite charities and stick to them. I keep sending them back unopened to no avail. Surely it is wrong to print names and addresses without owners permission for this?
      Answer1:i get this all the time i even get cards sent to me to buy Charitys it is annoying and i find when they send these printed address labels to you in the hope you buy them and we simply return them i feel its a waste in so many ways
      Answer2:No, they dont need explicit permission for individual mailings. If your details are a matter of public record - for instance, if you appear on the edited electoral register - then organisations can process your information and use it for the purpose of direct mail. You might want to find out about the Mailing Preference Service (www.mpsonline.org.uk) which will reduce the extent to which your data is used for this purpose; you should also be careful to ensure that you tick or untick the correct boxes next time your local council sends you electoral registration information.The other thing to look out for is the small print and tiny tickboxes whenever you sign up for something - for instance, if you join a clubcard scheme at your local bookshop, make sure that you look out for the opt-out (or opt-in) somewhere on the form which prohibits the store from sharing your details with other companies and organisations which may offer "products and services in which you may be interested" (or similar). Most stores exist within a large corporate group and once you let your address slip through the net all the related businesses can legally direct-mail you. MPS will help, but be vigilant about what you do with your details.(If it all fails, a good strategy to make you feel better is to save up your junk mail and reply envelopes and then swap them around, sending one businesss junk mail to another business in their own pre-paid envelope! It costs the receiving company though, so best not to do it with charities - you cant blame them for trying).
      Answer3:It is legal. I just toss it it the trash.