ICO (UK) - Saga Personal Finance Limited

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ICO (UK) - Saga Personal Finance Limited
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Authority: ICO (UK)
Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
Relevant Law: Article 4(11) GDPR
Regulation 22 Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003
Section 55A Data Protection Act 1998
Type: Investigation
Outcome: Violation Found
Started:
Decided: 13.09.2021
Published: 15.09.2021
Fine: 75,000 GBP
Parties: Saga Personal Finance Limited
National Case Number/Name: Saga Personal Finance Limited
European Case Law Identifier: n/a
Appeal: n/a
Original Language(s): English
Original Source: ico.org.uk (in EN)
Initial Contributor: Frederick Antonovics

The ICO fined Saga Personal Finance Ltd approximately €88,000 (GBP 75,000) for sending 28,523,745 unsolicited direct marketing messages without the recipients' valid consent.

English Summary

Facts

The ICO received a number of complaints regarding unsolicited email marketing. These were sent on behalf of Saga Personal Finance Limited (hereafter 'SPF') by different partner companies, so it launched an investigation into SPF's data practices.

The company is a subsidiary of Saga Group Limited, which received a similar fine on the same day for another subsidiary's direct marketing practices.

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English Machine Translation of the Decision

The decision below is a machine translation of the English original. Please refer to the English original for more details.


        

    
        
            
    
        
                
                        Action we've taken/
                
                
                        Enforcement/
                
                
                        
                            Saga Personal Finance Ltd MPN
                        
                
        
    
                Saga Personal Finance Limited
            
        
    
        
        
            
                        Date
                            15 September 2021
                        Type
                            Monetary penalties
                        Sector
                            Finance insurance and credit
            
        
    

    
        
            

        

                
            The ICO has fined Saga Personal Finance Ltd £75,000 for sending 28,523,745 unsolicited direct marketing messages. These messages contained direct marketing material for which subscribers had not provided valid consent.

        

        Further Reading
            
                
                    
                        Saga Personal Finance Limited monetary penalty notice
                            
                                    Action we've taken
                                    PDF (189.37K)
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                        Saga Personal Finance Limited enforcement notice
                            
                                    Action we've taken
                                    PDF (81.63K)
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                        We Buy Any Car, Sports Direct and Saga fined £495,000 after sending millions of ‘frustrating and intrusive’ nuisance messages.
                            
                                    About the ICO
                            
                        
                    
                
        
        
            
 
        

        
    

    
    
        
            
    
        
                
                        Action we've taken/
                
                
                        Enforcement/
                
                
                        
                            Saga Personal Finance Ltd MPN
                        
                
        
    
                Saga Personal Finance Limited
            
        
    
        
        
            
                        Date
                            15 September 2021
                        Type
                            Monetary penalties
                        Sector
                            Finance insurance and credit
            
        
    

    
        
            

        

                
            The ICO has fined Saga Personal Finance Ltd £75,000 for sending 28,523,745 unsolicited direct marketing messages. These messages contained direct marketing material for which subscribers had not provided valid consent.

        

        Further Reading
            
                
                    
                        Saga Personal Finance Limited monetary penalty notice
                            
                                    Action we've taken
                                    PDF (189.37K)
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                        Saga Personal Finance Limited enforcement notice
                            
                                    Action we've taken
                                    PDF (81.63K)
                            
                        
                    
                
                
                    
                        We Buy Any Car, Sports Direct and Saga fined £495,000 after sending millions of ‘frustrating and intrusive’ nuisance messages.
                            
                                    About the ICO
                            
                        
                    
                
        
        
            
 
        

        
    
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