Between August 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021, Posh Windows UK Ltd, a window and glazing company, made 461,062 unauthorized solicitation calls. The contact data of those affected was bought by a data broker in order to aggressively acquire customers. People who objected to these calls were also contacted, often several times. Furthermore, the number… […]
169,830 Unauthorized advertising calls
In the period from January 1 until December 2, 2020, Euroseal Windows Limited, a company specializing in the installation of doors and windows, made at least 169,830 unauthorized solicitation calls. The contact information from the data subjects was purchased from 4 different data brokers.
11,825 unauthorized advertising calls
From Jan. 1, 2020, to Dec. 31, 2020, Green Logic UK Ltd, a company specializing in insulation, conservatories and single-story extensions, had at least 11,825 unauthorized solicitation calls made. To make these calls, the company had acquired contact information from various data vendors. However, there was a failure to match this data with the TPS… […]
178,190 Unauthorized advertising calls
During the period from January 02, 2020 to September 30, 2021, Eco Spray Insulations Limited, an energy efficiency company specializing in spray foam insulation, made at least 178,190 unauthorized solicitation calls. To make these calls, the company had acquired contact information from two different data vendors. However, there was a failure to match this data… […]
Unauthorized sending of 500,000 marketing emails
As part of a government voucher program, the company had sent a marketing email to about 500,000 customers. The email touted what appeared to be a coupon. However, customers were instead asked to schedule a free bike inspection and redeem the voucher at any Halfords store. The competent authority considered this to be unlawful advertising… […]
Health care provider unlawfully accessed patient data
The recipient of the fine, a former health care provider, had unlawfully accessed patients’ medical records during the course of his professional duties, even though there was no business need to do so. The court ordered him to pay 250 GBP (308 EUR) in compensation to each person affected. In total, the fine amounted to… […]
6,250,966 advertising emails sent without consent
After several complaints that unsolicited promotional emails for a service on Reed Online Limited’s online platform where professionals review CVs were reported to the UK’s data protection authority ICO launched investigations against the company. During the investigation, it was found that between February 4 and February 7, 2021, the company had sent 6,250,966 emails to… […]
465,235 emails and 40,524 SMS sent without consent
After more than 97 complaints that unsolicited promotional text messages and promotional emails for car loans from Finance Giant Ltd were reported to the UK’s data protection authority ICO launched investigations against the company. The investigation found that between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30, 2020, the company sent 465,235 emails and 40,524 text messages to… […]
224,550 advertising text messages sent without consent
After more than 900 complaints that unsolicited promotional text messages for financial services from Bizfella Limited were reported to the UK’s data protection authority, the ICO launched investigations against the company. During the investigation, it was found that between November 15, 2019 and July 15, 2020, the company had sent 224,550 promotional text messages to… […]