A mailing to Amazon account holders offered a 30 DAY FREE TRIAL of its Prime service. Small text in a covering letter said “Paid subscription starts automatically after free trial unless cancelled”. Was this clear enough? George Garrard reports.
An exchange rate glitch led to UA Denmark’s website advertising flights from Heathrow to Newark for $76. Thousands of travellers quickly booked, but would they be disappointed? Daisy Jones reports on the lessons for drafters of online sales terms and conditions.
After 214 complaints to ICO and the “do not call” list administrator the Telephone Preference Service, enforcement action was taken over cold calls to often vulnerable consumers despite their numbers being on the TPS list. Fiona Schneider reports.
As of 13 December 2014 the 1996 Food Labelling Regulations were no more. The new regime is primarily aimed at labelling, but it also has implications for advertisers and marketers. Stephen Groom reports.
A directive simplifying Europe’s laws on misleading and comparative advertising and an “evaluation” of the E-Privacy Directive are just two of the items relevant to advertisers in the EC’s “to do” list for 2015. Hannah Willson reports.
The First Tier Tribunal heard another appeal against a monetary penalty notice imposed by ICO for Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations breaches. Was it ICO’s lucky day this time around? Ben Dunham reports.
