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Harvey Water Softeners Ltd
A website that claimed consumers could “save up to £1100” and reduce energy bills by 30% was misleading and couldn’t be substantiated.
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SpiderfarmerLED
An in-app ad irresponsibly condoned growing cannabis.
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Emma Matratzen GmbH t/a Emma Mattress
Two paid-for YouTube ads failed to make it clear that a mattress comparison site was owned by a mattress company.
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Heritage Park Estates Ltd t/a Bendochy Park
A holiday homes and Lodges estate misleadingly implied that their holiday units could be used for main residential purposes.
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Gorilla Glue Europe Ltd
A TV ad for Gorilla Glue did not perpetuate harmful gender stereotypes.
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We Fit Any Furniture Ltd t/a We Fit Any Furniture; My Fitted Bedroom
A website for a fitted bed specialist made misleading savings claims.
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Person(s) Unknown t/a pr.couches-sofas-94612.com
A content discovery network ad seen on a national newspaper’s website, falsely implied that the marketer was acting for purposes outside its business and made misleading claims regarding the nature of the content that the ads linked through to.
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Red Gobo Inc.
A content discovery network ad seen on a national newspaper’s website, falsely implied that the marketer was acting for purposes outside its business and made misleading claims regarding the nature of the content that the ads linked through to.
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Argos Ltd t/a Argos
A Facebook post and a website landing page were not obviously identifiable as ads and misleadingly claimed that a portable heater provided a viable and cheaper alternative to gas central heating.
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Victoria Plum Ltd t/a Victoriaplum.com
The website for Victoria Plum was not likely to mislead by its claim to be “the UK’s largest online-only bathroom retailer”.
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Carpetright Ltd
Five banner ads and three pages on Carpetright’s website made misleading savings claims.
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Ecom7 Ltd t/a Instacool, Heater Pro X
A paid-for online display ad and a landing page promoting Heater Pro, a plug-in mini heater, misleadingly implied that the product could provide cheap heating and help save money.
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Ecomm Movadgency SL
A paid-for online display ad and a landing page that promoted the Heater Pro X, a plug-in mini heater, misleadingly implied that the product could provide cheap heating and help save money.
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Keilini Technology lnternational Co Ltd
A paid-for online display ad and a landing page on a website that promoted the Kelini Portable Heater, a plug-in mini heater, misleadingly implied that the product could provide cheap heating and help save money.
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Label Products BV t/a InstaHeat
A paid-for online display ad and a landing page promoting InstaHeat, a plug-in mini heater, misleadingly implied that the product could provide cheap heating and help save money.
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Happy Beds Ltd t/a Happy Beds
A page on the website of an online bed retailer made misleading savings claims.
Rulings
Our rulings are published every Wednesday and set out on the public record how, following investigation, the advertising rules apply and where we draw the line in judging whether an ad has broken the rules. We also publish a list of companies and organisations which, following receipt of a complaint, agreed to amend or withdraw their ad without the need for a formal investigation.
Rulings (16)