Rulings (20)
  • Sky UK Ltd t/a NOW

    • Upheld
    • Internet (website content)
    • 25 September 2024

    A website for Now TV was misleading as it didn’t make it sufficiently clear that free trials, which were automatically added to the basket, would auto-renew at a fee unless cancelled.

  • Sports Supplements Ltd t/a Bulk

    • Upheld
    • Email
    • 04 September 2024

    An email contained a promotion which wasn't capable of being used and so wasn't administered fairly.

  • Sky UK Ltd t/a NOW

    • Upheld
    • Website (ad feature)
    • 31 July 2024

    A website ad for NOW TV omitted material information about the inclusion of ads in basic streaming membership plans.

  • Prettylittlething.com Ltd t/a Prettylittlething.com

    • Upheld
    • Social media (own site)
    • 15 May 2024

    A series of tweets misleadingly implied that a promotion included all product lines, failed to include the closing dates or times of the promotion and misleadingly implied that further discounts would not be available when the promotion ended.

  • Whitbread Group plc t/a Premier Inn, Beefeater

    • Upheld
    • Search (paid)
    • 01 May 2024

    A paid-for search ad made misleading claims about the price of hotel rooms.

  • Aldi Stores Ltd t/a Aldi

    • Upheld
    • National press
    • 20 March 2024

    A wrap around national press ad made misleading comparative claims which could not be verified, as well as a misleading claim about prices compared to last year.

  • Simba Sleep Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Internet (website content)
    • 06 March 2024

    A website featured misleading claims around reference prices and associated savings.

  • Lenovo Technology (UK) Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Email
    • 28 February 2024

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

  • Space NK Ltd t/a Space.NK

    • Upheld
    • Social media (own site)
    • 28 February 2024

    A competition via an Instagram post did not award a prize in accordance with change, was not administered fairly and omitted significant conditions.

  • Witcombe Festival

    • Upheld
    • Social media (own site)
    • 07 February 2024

    A competition via Instagram post didn’t award the winner the promised prize or a reasonable equivalent.

  • Churchill Retirement Living Ltd t/a Churchill Retirement Living

    • Upheld
    • Internet (website content), Social media (own site)
    • 31 January 2024

    A website and a paid-for Facebook ad made misleading claims about savings, and was irresponsible for exploiting the cost of living crisis.

  • Team RH Fitness Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Social media (own site)
    • 31 January 2024

    A TikTok video did not make it clear that an advertised subscription was for a minimum term of 12 months.

  • HJ Heinz Foods UK Ltd t/a Heinz

    • Upheld
    • Packaging (promotion)
    • 24 January 2024

    A packaging promotion for ‘free days out’ omitted significant conditions.

  • Zzoomm plc

    • Upheld
    • Direct mail
    • 10 January 2024

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

  • CrypticKits

    • Upheld
    • Social media (own site)
    • 22 November 2023

    A TikTok post and Instagram post misleadingly implied that people could buy football shirts for £1

  • Prism Marketing Group Ltd t/a Green Energy Voucher

    • Upheld in part
    • Internet (website content), Social media (own site)
    • 15 November 2023

    A Facebook post and a landing page for a home improvement saving company exaggerated the efficacy of spray foam insulation and misleadingly implied consumers could get a discount on its installation.

  • THG Nutrition Limited t/a My Protein

    • Upheld
    • Social media (own site)
    • 01 November 2023

    A TikTok post for a MyProtein promotion did not set out qualifying criteria for entry clearly and omitted significant conditions.

  • Hurtigruten UK Ltd t/a Hurtigruten

    • Upheld
    • Internet (website content)
    • 25 October 2023

    A website for Hurtigruten, an expedition cruise company, featured a misleading savings claim.

  • Imiracle (HK) Ltd t/a Elfbar

    • Upheld
    • Messaging app
    • 18 October 2023

    A post for Elf Bar on Discord directly promoted unlicensed nicotine-containing e-liquids in online media.

  • Dakik Saglik Medikal Turizm A.S. t/a Clincexpert Hospital

    • Upheld
    • Social media (paid ad)
    • 11 October 2023

    Two paid-for Facebook ads for a cosmetic clinic in Türkiye was irresponsible for pressuring consumers into purchasing cosmetic interventions; making the claim “Defined and strong hair in just one day” which couldn’t be substantiated, exploiting insecurities around body image; and misleadingly omi...

Informally resolved (2)
  • House of Fraser Ltd

    • 17 July 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

    Media: Email
    Topic: Pricing and charges

  • Benefex Ltd

    • 12 June 2024
    • Number of complaints: 1

    Topic: Promotions and competitions