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Thomas Keith Ltd t/a Thomas Keith Independent School
A paid-for Google ad made misleading claims about the location and ranking of a school.
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Actegy Ltd
A TV ad for ‘Revitive Circulation Booster’, a Neuromuscular electrical stimulation device, claiming it could reduce swelling did not make clear this was only in relation to healthy people and was a temporary result. It also made misleading claims the device could improve walking distance and duration for th...
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INSTITUTO NATURVITA S.L. t/a Natur Vital
A webpage misleadingly and irresponsibly implied that hair colourants were safe for people with an allergy to PPD.
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Visual Stress Consultancy Ltd
A website made unsubstantiated claims that tinted glasses could be used for driving at night and condoned unsafe driving.
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Health Line
Two paid-for Facebook ads misleadingly exaggerated the capabilities of laser eye treatment, falsely implied that they directly provided laser eye treatment themselves and didn't make clear that they received a commission for their service.
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Marren Healthcare Ltd
A website for a rehab clinic referral company falsely implied that they were acting for purposes outside their business, that they owned clinics and that local rehab centres could be accessed using their website. They also didn't make clear that they received a commission for their services.
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Sparring Partners Ltd t/a Gymbox
An Instagram ad was socially irresponsible and caused undue distress.
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Go Night Night (unconfirmed)
A website for a sleep consultancy company misleadingly featured the logo of a professional standards body that it wasn't registered with.
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The Boots Company plc
A TV and Video on Demand (VOD) ad condoned not using sunscreen.
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Fanfinders Ltd
A paid-for Facebook ad promoting a free baby box featured an image which didn’t accurately represent what customers received.
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The BLAC Awards (UK) C.I.C t/a The BLAC Awards
Four Facebook posts on The BLAC Awards page, and a website for The BLAC Awards misleadingly implied that they had an official partnership with the Royal Air Force.
Rulings
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Rulings (11)