ICO (UK) · 22 September 2020
Digital Growth Experts Limited
FineGBP60,000≈ €65,400Violation found
- Regulator
- ICO (UK)
- Decided
- 22 September 2020
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Sector
- Not given
- Regulator’s reference
- Digital Growth Experts Limited
- Fino case number
- 2020/GB/006
What happened
The UK's Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined Digital Growth Experts Limited (DGEL) £60000, for sending thousands of nuisance marketing texts without customer consent at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic (Regulations 22 and 23 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003).
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Rules involved
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Sources
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