> Aroundhome.de claims to be a "search portal" that helps its consumers find "qualified service providers". It is not searching on the net, but only on the list of their partners. The search results are only offered when the consumer leaves his contact information and confirms his existence by telephone (which some people can not, due to their disability). The partners, then are notified, that a potential customer in their area is looking for a service and are offered to purchase their data for significant money (varies by industry, from 50 to 500 euros). For the consumer, a very stressful situation arises. At first, they don't know, that their data is being bought by the servicing companies
They probably won't find good contractors (because reputable companies do not fall for such offers). And of course, the data is not exclusive, meaning that it is negotiated several times at several contractors, which then harass consumers's phone
> Aroundhome.de claims to be a "search portal" that helps its consumers find "qualified service providers". It is not searching on the net, but only on the list of their partners. The search results are only offered when the consumer leaves his contact information and confirms his existence by telephone (which some people can not, due to their disability). The partners, then are notified, that a potential customer in their area is looking for a service and are offered to purchase their data for significant money (varies by industry, from 50 to 500 euros). For the consumer, a very stressful situation arises. At first, they don't know, that their data is being bought by the servicing companies They probably won't find good contractors (because reputable companies do not fall for such offers). And of course, the data is not exclusive, meaning that it is negotiated several times at several contractors, which then harass consumers's phone