What catalogers need to know about consumer privacy regulations.

By Reported Donna Loyle

Additionally, you can call a consumer for up to three months after the consumer makes an inquiry with your catalog. And if a consumer gives your catalog written permission, you may call him or her, even if the number is on the national DNC registry, Joyce notes.

“The rules don’t apply to business-to-business calls,” he continues, “and businesses can’t put their names on the registry.”