Under GDPR Article 5(1)(e), personal data retention limits apply even to "lifetime" marketing claims. I have filed DSARs with two of these entities. The "founding member" terminology appears designed to evade consumer protection frameworks by implying membership rather than purchase.
Article 13 of the Directive 2019/770 on digital content would classify these as digital services contracts with ongoing obligations. The automatic renewal clauses I have observed in three TOS documents lack the explicit consent requirements mandated by the Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU.
Has anyone compiled actual corporate registration data? I am prepared to submit coordinated complaints to the relevant national authorities.
