The President of UOKiK has initiated proceedings against a Leszno-based company operating under the name of Best-Review, accusing it of selling false online reviews. The allegations are related to selling false product and service reviews – a practice that could have contributed to misleading consumers.
The President of UOKiK has brought charges of infringing the collective interests of consumers against the Centrum Medyczne Telmed company based in Lublin. Users of the websites: e-lekarz24h.pl and e-zwolnienie24h.pl may be misled regarding the possibility of obtaining a prescription for certain medications, the authenticity of opinions about services and the right to withdraw from the contract. The entrepreneur faces a fine of up to 10 percent of its turnover
An entrepreneur or a natural person not conducting business activity? Who sells on the platform and what are the ensuing rights for consumers? What is the segregation of duties between the platform and the seller? President of UOKiK checks if consumers are properly notified on issues arising from the Omnibus Directive. Following his intervention, a number of entrepreneurs have aligned or started to change their practices. Zalando, Booking, Travelist have already had charges pressed - they are at risk of a fine of up to 10 percent of their turnover.
President of UOKiK has pressed charges to UPC Polska, the company is at risk of a fine of up to 10% of its turnover. UPC customers have been charged with a fee for additional TV channels and a higher Internet speed despite the fact that they had not ordered those services. New services should be rendered upon a request or upon a previous consent of consumers.
President of UOKiK Tomasz Chróstny presses charges against Jeronimo Martins Polska, owner of the Biedronka chain stores. Consumers were not provided with reliable information on the rules of the “Magic of Toys and Books Discounts – Voucher” promotion. Through complicated terms and conditions, the way they were presented and incomplete messages about the terms of the promotion, the company may have violated the collective consumer interests.
