Obtaining consent for electronic delivery of compliance information
A method and related system obtains consent from an individual for computer-aided delivery of compliance information. Initially, a computer-readable data storage device is provided to the individual. The device stores the compliance information and computer-executable instructions. By inserting the device into a computer, the instructions are executed and the individual is prompted by the computer to consent to the computer-aided delivery of additional compliance information. Once consent is indicated, it is communicated from the individual's computer to another computer such as a server over, for example, a modem connection. Having secured the individual's consent, the additional compliance information can be delivered to the individual's computer as, for example, a file attachment to an email message.
1 . A computer-implemented method of providing compliance information stored in a compliance information database, the method comprising:
receiving an instruction that identifies a specific compliance information record in the compliance information database;
creating a hyperlink pointing to the specific compliance information record; and
sending the hyperlink to a destination address.
2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an access request to access the compliance information database via a received hyperlink;
determining whether the received hyperlink is valid; and
when the received hyperlink is determined to be valid, identifying a specific compliance information record from data in the received hyperlink and providing the specific compliance information record to a source of the received hyperlink.