Valca Vehicle and Life Cover Agency Ltd fined £80,000

25/02/2021 | ICO

The ICO has issued Valca Vehicle and Life Cover Agency Ltd an £80k fine for making 95,004 directs marketing messages without the necessary valid consent, and which resulted in 114 complaints.  Furthermore, 18,393 of the messages did not contain an opt-out link.

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