Prospects

PSC may make telephone contact with a prospect (Consumer), only if:

• the Consumer has signed a statement, within the previous twelve months, giving PSC permission to make telephone calls to him or her for specified purposes and the contact is in respect of such specified purposes;
• the Consumer has a listing in the business listing section of the current telephone directory, classified telephone directory or in trade/professional directories circulating in the State and contact is made via the business telephone number;
• the Consumer is a director of a company, or a partner in a firm with an entry in one of the directories listed above and contact is made via the business telephone number of the company or firm in question and is in connection with their role as director of the company or partner in the firm; or
• the Consumer is the subject of a referral for which the Consumer has provided express consent, received from an entity authorised to provide financial services in Ireland, another entity within the same group, a solicitor or a certified person;

In relation to the 2nd last bullet point above, such a referral must be followed up by an indication to the Consumer by the regulated entity that the referral has been made and asking for consent to proceed.