Search Privacy Fines

The company instigated the transmission of unsolicited direct marketing communications without the consent of the recipients

Unsolicited text messages being sent by debt management company offering its services

Goody Market UK Ltd fined £40,000 after they failed to ensure that texts were sent to individuals who had consented to receive marketing.

Organisation engaged in the sending of unsolicited direct marketing text messages without the required consent.

Organisation responsible for the sending of 1,942,010 direct marketing emails without the necessary consent between 31 October 2016 and 31 October 2017.

The marketing company instigated the sending of unsolicited direct marketing texts, via a third party, without the recipients consent.

A marketing company made unsolicited direct marketing calls without the consent of the recipients

Between 24 March 2021 and 7 September 2021 there were 415,041 texts delivered without valid consent – breach of Regulation 22 of PECR. Digivo came to the ICO’s attention following a review of debt management complaints received via the SPAM reporting tool.

Multiple breaches of Regulation 21 arising from the organisation's activities over a 12-mth period, resulting in 57,665 unsolicited direct marketing calls to subscribers who were registered with the TPS, which led to 27 complaints

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Pension House Exchange Limited has been fined £45,000 for making 39,722 connected unsolicited calls for the purposes of direct marketing in relation to occupational pension schemes or personal pension schemes contrary to regulation 21B of PECR

Highly sensitive medical information left in an empty building for more than 18 months.

Reed Online Limited fined £40,000 for breaching the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.

Studios MG Limited fined £40,000 for sending thousands of unlawful marketing emails to people without their permission

Simply Connecting Ltd sent 441,830 direct marketing text messages to individuals in breach of regulation 22 of PECR. The company was fined £40,000 and issued with an enforcement notice.

Coastal Windows & Conservatories Limited made over 18,000 unsolicited marketing calls between 1 January and 1 June 2023 to numbers registered with the TPS. The ICO and TPS received numerous complaints from people variously saying they had not consented to receiving such calls or received repeated calls despite requests to stop.

Service Box Group Limited made 5,361 marketing calls to individuals in breach of regulation 21 of PECR. The company has been fined £40,000 and issued with an enforcement notice.

A brokerage Company used a public telecommunications service for the purpose of instigating unsolicited direct marketing text messages

Sending hundreds of thousands of emails urging readers to vote Conservative in general election.

A company that provides will making and related services made unsolicited direct marketing telephone calls to members of the public.

A marketing company instigated the transmission of unsolicited text messages, for the purpose of direct marketing, without the consent of the recipients.

Between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020, Green Logic UK Ltd used a public telecommunications service for the purposes of making 11,825 unsolicited calls for direct marketing purposes.

Between 15 November 2019 and 15 July 2020 Bizfella Limited instigated the sending of 224,550 unsolicited direct marketing SMS messages that were received by subscribers contrary to regulation 22 of PECR. They have been issued with a penalty notice for £30 000.