Rulings (11)
  • iVape London Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Email
    • 05 June 2024

    An email broke the rules by directly promoting to consumers unlicensed nicotine-containing e-cigarettes and their components.

  • Avensure Ltd t/a Employment Law Advice Bureau

    • Upheld
    • 22 May 2024

    A direct mailing to a business was not obviously identifiable as an ad.

  • Worldwide Trademarks sro t/a Worldwide Trademarks

    • Upheld
    • Direct mail
    • 20 March 2024

    A direct mailing was not obviously identifiable as an ad, and misleadingly had the appearance of an invoice.

  • Lenovo Technology (UK) Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Email
    • 28 February 2024

    An email contained the misleading claim “Get 10% off any product”.

  • BKUK Group Ltd t/a Burger King

    • Upheld
    • Email
    • 07 February 2024

    Three emails for foods in high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) were directed at children through the media in which they appeared.

  • Lynne McTaggart

    • Upheld
    • Email, Internet (website content)
    • 31 January 2024

    Two marketing emails and a website made misleading claims about alternative medicine treating medical conditions, and discouraged people seeking essential treatment for conditions for which medical supervision should be sought.

  • Outsourceful Ltd t/a Outsourceful

    • Upheld
    • Email, Internet (website content)
    • 24 January 2024

    An email and website for a recruitment agency perpetuated harmful racial stereotypes and were likely to cause serious offence.

  • Zzoomm plc

    • Upheld
    • Direct mail
    • 10 January 2024

    A direct mailing misleadingly stated the savings someone could make with their broadband service.

  • Eurostar International Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Email
    • 03 January 2024

    A promotional email that advertised trips for £39 was misleading for not having enough tickets at that price point.

  • Prettylittlething.com Ltd t/a Prettylittlething.com

    • Upheld
    • Email
    • 27 September 2023

    An email ad failed to administer a pricing promotion via a discount code fairly.

  • AOS Trading Ltd t/a Rattan Hut

    • Upheld
    • 06 September 2023

    An email, website, and paid-for Instagram story for a garden furniture retailer misleadingly claimed that items were free despite consumers having to meet a minimum order value to use the voucher codes.

Informally resolved (3)
  • House of Fraser Ltd

    • 17 July 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

    Media: Email
    Topic: Pricing and charges

  • Naked Wines plc t/a Naked Wines, www.NakedWines.com Ltd

    • 17 July 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

    Media: Circular
    Topic: Alcohol

  • Virgin Media Ltd.

    • 05 June 2024
    • Number of complaints: 1

    Topic: Computers, phones and telecoms