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Wowcher Ltd
A website failed to administer a promotion fairly and caused unnecessary disappointment.
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Cambridge Corporate Consultants Ltd t/a The Claims Guide
An post on X by The Claims Guide misleadingly implied that their company was approved, endorsed or authorised by the UK Government.
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Groupe SEB UK Ltd t/a Tefal
A website product page for a set of pans misleadingly implied that a discount offer could be used for particular products when that was not the case.
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Shop TJC Ltd t/a Ideal World
A teleshopping presentation made unsubstantiated price and savings claims.
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Meggan Kirkland
A promotion on Meggan Kirkland’s Instagram account wasn’t administered fairly.
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Tesco Stores Ltd
An outdoor digital poster comparing the Tesco Clubcard and Sainsbury’s Nectar loyalty card schemes wasn’t misleading.
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Beer52 Ltd
Two email promotions omitted significant conditions.
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Origin Sleep UK Ltd t/a Origin Mattress
A website implied that a promotion was time limited when this wasn’t the case, made misleading and unsubstantiated savings claims and made unsubstantiated claims about the health properties of their products.
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Churchill Retirement Living Ltd
A national newspaper ad failed to include the significant conditions of a promotion, including a closing date.
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Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd
A website promotion misleadingly described a promotional item as “free”, did not make clear promotional items would have to be purchased upfront before being redeemed via a cashback mechanism and omitted significant conditions.
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Wenzhou Xinyu Maoyi Youxian Gongsi t/a XINYU TRADE
Two Instagram stories on Mel Lloyd’s account featuring affiliate links weren't obviously identifiable as ads.
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Sports Supplements Ltd t/a Bulk
An email contained a promotion which wasn't capable of being used and so wasn't administered fairly.
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CPD Regulatory Office
A website made misleading claims about being affiliated with government bodies, misleading claims to have accreditation providers that met government-approved standards, and misleadingly using organisations’ names and logos to suggest an affiliation.
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ZOE Ltd
A paid-for Facebook ad for Zoe featuring a testimonial from Steven Bartlett misleadingly omitted that he was an investor in the company.
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Sky UK Ltd t/a NOW
A website ad for NOW TV omitted material information about the inclusion of ads in basic streaming membership plans.
Rulings
Our rulings are published every Wednesday and set out on the public record how, following a formal 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 agree to amend or withdraw their ad without being subject to a formal ruling.
Rulings (15)