Rulings (20)
  • Action Rehab

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 18 December 2024

    A website for a rehab clinic referral company falsely implied that they were acting for purposes outside their business, that they owned clinics and that they had been approved by a public body. It also failed to make clear that they received a commission for their service.

  • Addiction Recovery Systems Ltd t/a Rehab Guide

    • Upheld
    • Internet (website content)
    • 18 December 2024

    A website for a rehab clinic referral company falsely implied that they were acting for purposes outside their business and that they provided treatment directly at clinics they operated and also failed to make clear that they received a commission for their service.

  • Auto Finesse Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Social media (own site)
    • 18 December 2024

    An Instagram ad was socially irresponsible and caused serious offence by featuring a harmful stereotype by objectifying and sexualising women.

  • Beer52 Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Email
    • 18 December 2024

    Two email promotions omitted significant conditions.

  • Better Health and Wellness

    • Upheld
    • Social media (paid ad)
    • 18 December 2024

    A paid-for Facebook ad was misleading as it didn’t make clear the nature of the content people would be served if they engaged with the ad.

  • Health and Wellness

    • Upheld
    • Social media (paid ad)
    • 18 December 2024

    A paid-for Facebook ad was misleading as it didn’t make clear the nature of the content people would be served if they engaged with the ad and also exaggerated the capability of laser eye treatment.

  • Heineken UK Ltd t/a Heineken

    • Upheld in part
    • Internet (display)
    • 18 December 2024

    A paid-for online display ad for Heineken 0.0 didn’t include a prominent statement of ABV.

  • Help 4 Addiction Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 18 December 2024

    A website for a rehab clinic referral company falsely implied that they were acting for purposes outside their business, that they provided treatment directly at clinics they operated and that a local rehab facility could be accessed using their website. It also didn’t make clear that they received commission for...

  • IT Career Change Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Internet
    • 18 December 2024

    A listing on a job vacancy website misleadingly implied they were offering genuine job vacancies.

  • Lloyds Bank plc

    • Upheld in part
    • Poster, Social media (paid ad)
    • 18 December 2024

    A paid-for LinkedIn post for Lloyds Bank was misleading as it omitted significant information about the company’s environmental impact.

  • Marketing VF Ltd t/a The Eco Experts

    • Upheld
    • Social media (paid ad)
    • 18 December 2024

    A paid-for Facebook ad for a laser eye surgery referral company falsely implied they were acting for purposes outside their business and that they directly provided laser eye surgery when this wasn’t the case. The ad also failed to make clear that they receive a commission for their service and misleadingly exagg...

  • Oakever Games PTE Ltd

    • Upheld
    • In-game (apps)
    • 18 December 2024

    Two in-game ads made medical claims for an unregistered device which didn’t hold the relevant compliance labels and made unsubstantiated claims that an app could improve memory and sleep.

  • Origin Sleep UK Ltd t/a Origin Mattress

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 18 December 2024

    A website implied that a promotion was time limited when this wasn’t the case, made misleading and unsubstantiated savings claims and made unsubstantiated claims about the health properties of their products.

  • Person(s) unknown t/a Sereni

    • Upheld
    • Social media (paid ad)
    • 18 December 2024

    A paid-for Meta ad made medical claims for a product which didn’t have the relevant compliance labels.

  • Rehabs.uk

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 18 December 2024

    A website for a rehab clinic referral company falsely implied that they were acting for purposes outside their business and that they provided treatment directly at clinics they operated and also failed to make clear that they received a commission for their service.

  • Serenity Rehabilitation Ltd t/a Serenity Addiction Centres

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 18 December 2024

    A website for a rehab clinic referral company falsely implied that they were acting for purposes outside their business, that they provided treatment directly at clinics they operated and that they had been approved by a public body and also failed to make clear that they received a commission for their service.

  • UK Addiction Treatment Ltd t/a UKAT

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 18 December 2024

    A website for a rehab clinic referral company falsely implied that they were acting for purposes outside their business and misleadingly suggested that their service was impartial and that they offered professional counselling treatment.

  • Valterous Ltd t/a Therapie Clinic

    • Upheld
    • Social media (paid ad)
    • 18 December 2024

    A paid-for Facebook ad indirectly advertised a prescription only medicine to the public.

  • Vivostore Ltd t/a Vivo Life

    • Upheld
    • Social media (own site)
    • 18 December 2024

    Two TikTok ads stated that a food supplement could treat vitamin B12 deficiency or its symptoms, irresponsibly encouraged people to stop taking medically prescribed vitamin B12 injections and made unauthorised specific health claims.

  • Which Rehab Ltd

    • Upheld
    • Website (own site)
    • 18 December 2024

    A website for a rehab clinic referral company falsely implied that they were acting for purposes outside their business, that they provided treatment directly at clinics they operated, that they had a direct relationship with insurers and that they had been approved by a public body. It also failed to make clear that t...

Informally resolved (14)
  • AR Helper Ltd

    • 18 December 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

  • ASICS Europe BV

    • 18 December 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

  • Amazon Europe Core Sarl t/a Amazon.co.uk

    • 18 December 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

  • Aries Arise Ltd

    • 18 December 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

  • Bentley Motors Ltd

    • 18 December 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

  • Blue Ocean Ecom Ltd t/a VitalTrack

    • 18 December 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

  • Cambridge Online Education Ltd t/a Access Courses Online

    • 18 December 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

  • Lovely Flora World Ltd

    • 18 December 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

  • Lumi Therapy Ltd

    • 18 December 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

  • MSC Cruises S.A.

    • 18 December 2024
    • Number of complaints: 1

  • Must Have Ideas Ltd

    • 18 December 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

  • Pain Medical Ltd t/a Vet Surgical

    • 18 December 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

  • Project Timber Ltd

    • 18 December 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0

  • Vauxhall Motors Ltd

    • 18 December 2024
    • Number of complaints: 0