ICO (UK) - EB Associates
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| ICO (UK) - EB Associates | |
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| Authority: | ICO (UK) |
| Jurisdiction: | United Kingdom |
| Relevant Law: | Regulation 21B Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 Section 40 of the Data Protection Act 1998 |
| Type: | Investigation |
| Outcome: | Violation Found |
| Started: | |
| Decided: | 29.11.2021 |
| Published: | 01.12.2021 |
| Fine: | 140000 GBP |
| Parties: | EB Associates Group Limited |
| National Case Number/Name: | EB Associates |
| European Case Law Identifier: | n/a |
| Appeal: | Unknown |
| Original Language(s): | English |
| Original Source: | ICO (in EN) |
| Initial Contributor: | Frederick Antonovics |
The UK DPA fined EB Associates Group Limited approximately €164,500 (GBP 140,000) for making over 107,000 illegal cold calls to individuals about pensions.
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Action we've taken/
Enforcement/
EB Associates MPN
EB Associates
Date
01 December 2021
Type
Monetary penalties
Sector
Marketing
Between 11 January 2019 and 30 September 2019 there were 107,003 unsolicited direct marketing calls made to subscribers in relation to occupational pension schemes or personal pension schemes, with those calls being instigated by EB Associates Group Limited when it did not hold valid consent.
Further Reading
EB Associates monetary penalty notice
Action we've taken
PDF (347.68K)
EB Associates enforcement notice
Action we've taken
ICO issues its largest fine to tackle illegal pension cold calls
About the ICO
Action we've taken/
Enforcement/
EB Associates MPN
EB Associates
Date
01 December 2021
Type
Monetary penalties
Sector
Marketing
Between 11 January 2019 and 30 September 2019 there were 107,003 unsolicited direct marketing calls made to subscribers in relation to occupational pension schemes or personal pension schemes, with those calls being instigated by EB Associates Group Limited when it did not hold valid consent.
Further Reading
EB Associates monetary penalty notice
Action we've taken
PDF (347.68K)
EB Associates enforcement notice
Action we've taken
ICO issues its largest fine to tackle illegal pension cold calls
About the ICO
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