Halfords fined £30,000 over 'annoying' marketing emails

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Halfords fined £30,000 over 'annoying' marketing emails
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Halfords fined £30,000 over 'annoying' marketing emails

ICO says penalty will serve as a warning to similar organisations to reconsider their use of electronic marketing

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said on Tuesday that it had fined motoring and cycling retailer Halfords Limited £30,000 for sending unwanted marketing emails to people without their co...

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