Regulation 9 Further provisions relating to the processing of traffic and billing data

(1)

This regulation relates to the processing by either a telecommunications network provider or a telecommunications service provider (“the relevant person”) of data to which regulation 6, 7 or 8 relates.

(2)

The processing of such data as are mentioned in paragraph (1) shall, without prejudice to any other restriction contained in this Part, be restricted to what is necessary for the purposes of such an activity as is mentioned in paragraph (3) or for the purposes of regulation 6(2) and (unless the relevant person is an individual and the processing is carried out by him personally) processing for such purposes shall only be carried out by a person–

(a)

acting under the authority of the relevant person, and

(b)

whose activities under that authority include such an activity as is mentioned in paragraph (3).

(3)

The activities referred to in paragraph (2) are activities relating to–

(a)

the management of billing or traffic;

(b)

customer enquiries;

(c)

the prevention or detection of fraud, and

(d)

the marketing of any telecommunications services provided by the relevant person.