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ICO fines Moneysupermarket.com £80,000

ICO has fined Moneysupermarket.com Ltd £80,000 for sending 7.1 million unsolicited direct marketing emails over a period of ten days to update its customers on its Terms and Conditions. Crucially all the recipients of the emails had previously opted out of direct marketing, and Moneysupermarket sent the T&Cs by email which included a section noting the recipient had previously opted out and offering them the chance to reconsider.  ICO said “organisations can’t get round the law by sending direct marketing dressed up as legitimate updates”.

 

FIN. Team