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Fischer Future Heat UK Ltd
Claims on a radiator website linking storage heaters with electro-magnetic contamination were misleading.
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Grey Technology Ltd t/a Gtech
A press ad for a vacuum made claims that could not be substantiated.
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Blinds 2 Go Ltd
Claims on a blinds retailer’s website and in a paid-for Google search result made savings claims that could not be substantiated.
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BrewDog Plc
A slogan on an outdoor poster for a brewing company broke the rules around social responsibility and offence.
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Channel Four Television Corporation t/a 124-126 Horseferry Road
A poster ad for a Channel 4 programme broke the rules around social responsibility and offence.
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Kentucky Fried Chicken (Great Britain) Ltd t/a KFC
A poster and press ad for KFC were banned for being likely to cause offence.
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Wowcher Ltd t/a Wowcher
A website countdown clock offer broke the rules around misleadingness.
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Beamish Hall Ltd t/a Beamish
A poster for a Halloween event did not break the rules around responsibility and harm and offence
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Money Tree Media Ltd t/a National-Debt-Help.org.uk
A website and Facebook page for a debt help service falsely implied that they were acting for purposes outside their trade.
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Norfolk Dinosaur Park Ltd t/a Dinosaur Adventure
A poster and billboard for a Halloween event were socially irresponsible.
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SuperAwesome Trading Ltd t/a PopJam
A TV ad for a children’s app was banned for being socially irresponsible.
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Direct Collection Bailiffs Ltd
An email from Direct Collection Bailiffs Ltd, received on 24 April 2019, entitled "Gypsies next door, new series features Can't Pay? We'll Take it Away! Agents". Text within the email stated "Find out why DCBL maintain a 100% Traveller Removal success rate, watch the episode on-demand now. Tra...
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Dyson Ltd
A TV ad for the Dyson Pure Hot + Cool Fan, seen in April 2019, featured a voice-over that stated, "Pollutants can build up indoors. Gases, allergens and particles. So Dyson's purifying fan heaters use sensors to detect them, capturing them inside sealed HEPA and carbon filters to clean the air. Then project 29...
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HouseSimple Ltd
The home page of a website, www.housesimple.com, for the online estate agent HouseSimple, seen 29 July 2019, stated at the top of the page “SELL YOUR HOME FOR FREE” and in smaller text “with the online estate agent of the year”, next to an image of a house with a ‘sold’ sign outside. Further down the page text stated “...
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Prettylittlething.com Ltd t/a Prettylittlething.com
A pre-roll Youtube ad for Prettylittlething.com, a women’s clothing retailer, seen on 29 October 2019. The ad opened with a woman wearing black vinyl, high waisted chaps-style knickers and a cut-out orange bra, dragging a neon bar and looking over her shoulder. The ad proceeded to show women in seductive poses, wearing...
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Hey Habito Ltd
An ad for mortgage broker Habito, seen in Grazia magazine in November 2019, featured text which stated “Mortgage Kama Sutra. 1 in 10 couples say that getting a mortgage made their sex lives hell. Habito finds you the best deal so you can focus on the fun stuff”. The ad featured images suggestive of sexual positions and...
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Paramount Pictures International
A YouTube ad for the film Pet Sematary was banned for being inappropriately targeted at children.
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Meridian BP
A poster ad for a building materials supplier was banned for objectifying women.
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The Lead Guys Ltd t/a Discount Double Glazing, New Windows Scotland
A website ad for double glazing was banned for including false testimonials and for misleadingly claiming to be an independent comparison website.
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Itch Petcare Ltd
A billboard ad for flea treatment did not break the rules around harm and offence.
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Lifecycle Marketing - unconfirmed
Media: Internet (sales promotion)
Topic: Children and the vulnerable -
RB UK Commercial Ltd
Media: Television
Topic: Home and garden -
CrossReach Trading Ltd
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Medical procedures and services, Children and the vulnerable -
Hyperconnect Inc
Media: Internet (social networking)
Topic: Gender, sex and relationships -
Amazon Europe Core Sarl
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Children and the vulnerable -
VAILLANT LTD
Media: Internet (on own site)
Topic: Home and garden