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Worldwide Trademarks sro t/a Worldwide Trademarks
A direct mailing was not obviously identifiable as an ad, and misleadingly had the appearance of an invoice.
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Lenovo Technology (UK) Ltd
An email contained the misleading claim “Get 10% off any product”.
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BKUK Group Ltd t/a Burger King
Three emails for foods in high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) were directed at children through the media in which they appeared.
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Lynne McTaggart
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.
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Outsourceful Ltd t/a Outsourceful
An email and website for a recruitment agency perpetuated harmful racial stereotypes and were likely to cause serious offence.
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Zzoomm plc
A direct mailing misleadingly stated the savings someone could make with their broadband service.
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Eurostar International Ltd
A promotional email that advertised trips for £39 was misleading for not having enough tickets at that price point.
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Prettylittlething.com Ltd t/a Prettylittlething.com
An email ad failed to administer a pricing promotion via a discount code fairly.
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AOS Trading Ltd t/a Rattan Hut
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.
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One Source Digital Ltd
A paid-for Facebook ad for an ECO funding and government grant scheme misleadingly implied that the company was endorsed by or affiliated with the UK Government.
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Age Partnership Ltd
A TV ad for an equity release advisor and retirement income service provider misleadingly offered financial advice which they were unauthorised to provide.
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BBC Studios Productions Ltd t/a BBC Studios
Four pages on the BBC and Ticketmaster websites, and an email from Ticketmaster, misleadingly omitted that tickets for the Coronation Concert would be allocated on a first-come first-served basis and implied that consumers had been allocated tickets.
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Red Miracle Group t/a Domino’s Pizza
A promotion offered in a leaflet for Domino’s Pizza was not administered fairly and was likely to have caused participants unnecessary disappointment.
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ITAE Productions Ltd t/a The Post-Mortem Live
Two emails for a live post-mortem event were misleading and were likely to cause offence.
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Getir UK Limited
An email promotion from an online grocery app was unfairly administered.
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Phillipson Hardwick Advisory Ltd t/a The Tax Hero
A paid for Facebook ad and website for a tax repayment agent made claims about available refund amounts without supporting evidence, omitted significant conditions and didn’t make clear that consumers could apply directly to HMRC at no cost.
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Quickly Finance Ltd t/a Fast Track Reclaim
A paid for Google ad and website for a tax repayment agent made claims about available refund amounts without supporting evidence, omitted significant conditions and didn’t make clear that consumers could apply directly to HMRC at no cost.
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Total Tax Claims Ltd t/a Total Tax Refunds
A paid for Facebook ad and website, for a tax repayment agent, made claims about available refund amounts without supporting evidence, omitted significant conditions and didn’t make clear that consumers could apply directly to HMRC at no cost.
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 (18)