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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