There were supposed to be cars and PLN 100 thous. as prizes. Participants were supposed to enter the final of the contest after sending only 1 text message. There were 4 text messages and additional questions.
The President of UOKiK, Tomasz Chróstny, imposed a fine of over PLN 1 million on the wakacje.pl website. The prices of many trips presented on the wakacje.pl website were out-of-date or incomplete – one price was displayed in the search engine, a different price was displayed after clicking to see the details of the offer. This made it more difficult for website users to make effective purchase decisions. An investigation is also underway against Travelplanet.pl, and preliminary investigations concerning the presentation of prices by travel agencies are on-going.
President of UOKiK has imposed more than one and a half million zlotys on DUKA International for a practice that violates the collective interests of consumers.
Vectra provides, among other things, cable TV and Internet access services. Before 11 May 2020, some of the promotional offers on the basis of which Vectra entered into agreements with subscribers provided for the automatic activation of antivirus software under the name "Safe Internet”.
President of UOKiK Tomasz Chróstny has imposed more than PLN 87 million in fines on Auchan Polska for acting to the detriment of agri-food suppliers.
Following the decision of the President of UOKiK, the minimum ticket prices presented by eBilet will include a mandatory service fee. The company will refund the service fee to customers who have filed relevant complaints. In addition, the President of UOKiK has imposed a fine of more than PLN 1.3 million on eBilet for unauthorised use of provisions from the Anti-Covid Act.
In the past three months, President of UOKiK issued 20 decisions on payment backlog cases. Since the beginning of the year, 50 decisions have been issued while the total amount of fines imposed has been more than PLN 33 million. In the fight against payment backlogs, President of UOKiK also uses soft measures. This means that he informs entrepreneurs of some irregularities spotted and the need to improve payment discipline - more than 100 entities have already received such letters.
President of UOKiK, Tomasz Chróstny, has issued two conditional decisions. Gemini Polska may take over the companies: Apteka [Pharmacy] Wrzeszcz and Apteka Trójmiasto upon condition of selling three pharmacies. By dint of this, competition in local markets in Gdańsk, Starogard Gdański and in Suwałki will not be impaired.
Did you have to pay to contact the Orange or nju hotline while having free package calls? Get reimbursed soon. President of UOKiK has obliged Orange Polska to do so. Find out if you are entitled to the reimbursement and how to get it.
President of UOKiK has found that Aforti Holding which had induced people to invest in the “Promissory Notes Offer" has violated the law. This is another measure taken by President of UOKiK in the alternative investment market. Aforti Holding is to pay more than 790,000 in fines for misleading consumers.
