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Originally Posted by LemonyBrainAid
I've run a forum for a while now, and obviously, as you can imagine, we have banned members..We have a forum to keep the members up to date on who's banned or suspended..By joining the forum you agree to us being able to take your IP address and post it if you are banned. I have recently heard that this goes againgst the "Data Protection Act". Is this true, or can i carry on using my forum in the way I already do?
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You really shouldn't be putting peoples full IP addresses on open forums as that just raises problems for you and the person whose IP address it is. It's like putting someones Name and address on a website
