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Remit: Advergames
transfer of goods, services, opportunities and gifts (See ‘Remit: Own websites’). To date online remit, a football game on Mousebreaker, a free games website, which re-directed players to a remit because the ASA understood that the advertiser had paid for the link and it was therefore
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Remit: General
detail in full all of the types of marketing that the Code covers so this advice and other related remit takes a pragmatic approach about what is and is not within its remit, but the question of whether third-party advertisers, the ASA might consider those ads in remit. For example, if a train company
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Remit: Sponsorship
Trading Standards. See also ‘Remit: General’.
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Remit: Country of origin
and consumers in multiple countries, not all online ads will fall within the ASA’s remit requiring compliance with the CAP Code What types of online ads are in the ASA’s remit are in the ASA’s remit, explained below.) When assessing whether ads in non-paid-for spaces
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Remit: Own websites
-paid-for space online under their control (See ‘Remit: Social media’), but this ‘Remit: Country of origin’). Aside from jurisdiction the Scope of the Code is carefully worded don’t often examine issues of remit in any great detail, or at least not in a way that is
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Remit: Viral advertising
the ASA’s remit was extended to include advertising on a company’s own website or in other by the CAP Code in any event (See ‘Remit: Own websites’ and ‘Remit: Social media parodied a competitor’s advertising was considered to be within the ASA’s remit largely due to
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Remit: Advertisement features
The ASA regulates many different types of advertising, both online and offline (see ‘Remit ‘controlled’ by a marketer, the ASA considers it within their remit and the CAP Code in its entirety remember that consumer protection legislation ranges wider than activities which fall within the remit of
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Remit: Social media
remember that the CAP Code necessarily excludes material in ‘foreign media’ (See ‘Remit under the CAP Code. Further guidance on this can be found in our advice on ‘Remit Mrs Hinch, 15 March 2023). Further guidance on this can be found in our advice on ‘Remit
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Remit: Point of sale
’ board continually parked in a field), the ASA could potentially consider it within remit advertisers, the ASA might consider those ads in remit. For example, if a train company places their , carrier bags and business cards remain within the scope of the Code. See also ‘Remit: General
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Remit: Products and packaging
presentation of the ‘pack shot’ and any claims that are visible will fall within remit were considered to have been drawn into the remit of the Code by virtue of them being advertised in ” included in product listing on the Amazon website was also considered to be within the remit of
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Remit: Private correspondence
also ‘Remit: General’ Updated 29 July 2024
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Remit: Cause or idea marketing
“Political Advertising”). Such communications would be brought back within the remit of the Code page would not necessarily bring an entire website within the remit of the Code. It would very much , services, opportunities or gifts (see 'Remit: Own websites'). A website which sought to raise
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Remit: Official notices or information
are not already receiving, remain within remit whether in ‘paid for advertising space direct solicitation of donations (see ‘Remit: Cause or idea marketing’). See also ‘Remit: General’ & ‘Remit: Own websites’
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Remit: Press releases and PR
of the Code, then that material will likely be covered by the Code. See also ‘Remit: General’ & ‘Remit: Own websites’
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Remit: Search engines and price comparison websites
provide could potentially be considered within remit (See ‘Remit: Own websites’).
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Remit: Health-related claims addressed to medical practitioners
medicine are likely to be considered outside of the ASA’s remit. However, a price comparison made would therefore be considered within remit. On the other hand, claims in an ad in ‘New
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Remit: Classified ads and third party retail platforms
provide to advertisers, or indeed to consumers, are likely to be considered within remit (see ‘Remit: Own websites’).
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Remit: Video on demand (VOD) and music streaming services
(e.g. sponsorship 'idents') is likewise regulated by Ofcom. See also ‘Remit
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Extending the digital remit of the CAP Code
CAP announces the extension of remit of its Code to cover marketers’ own websites and non-paid-for space under their control online.
online under their control. In this document, CAP announced the extension of the remit of its Code that made that possible. Extending the remit of the CAP Code to marketers’ own websites , CAP would consider comments from all stakeholders on its extension of remit. The document

