Vectra engaged in unfair market practices that violated the collective interests of consumers. Despite earlier actions by the President of UOKiK, the company continued to unilaterally amend the provisions of successive contracts and unjustifiably increased subscription fees for television and internet services.
The Biedronka chain of stores misled customers during its “Special Wednesday” and “Valentine’s Wednesday” promotional campaigns. “100% moneyback as a voucher” – the promise was simple, and consumers were surprised when they learned about the rules and limits after they had made their purchases.
The President of UOKiK has issued 12 decisions concerning payment backlogs, imposing fines totalling over PLN 3.2 million. He has also initiated proceedings against 10 companies that are late in paying their contractors.
The President of UOKiK imposed a fine of nearly PLN 5.3 million on InGroup International LLC. The company’s business model meant that purchasing a cruise through the www.incruises.com platform was only possible if financed by payments from other members of the programme.
Companies in the renewable energy sector tempt consumers with promises of cheaper electricity and clean energy, but they do not always operate fairly. Instead of the expected savings, consumers encounter loopholes in contracts, intrusive phone calls, and advertisements masquerading as official letters.
Volkswagen Group will pay almost PLN 74 million fine in connection with the case nicknamed Dieselgate. It is a result of the company’s settlement with the President of UOKiK made before a court and worked out in cooperation with the General Counsel to the Republic of Poland.
The President of UOKiK has imposed a fine of PLN 3.3 million on 11 entrepreneurs generating payment backlogs. One decision concerned a fine for failure to provide information and amounted to more than PLN 450 thousand.
For almost a decade, Scott Sportech Poland has prevented dealers from selling bicycles via the Internet. The company infringed both domestic and EU competition laws by virtue of restricting competition among traders.
The President of UOKiK issued two binding decisions against PayPal. The practices in question concerned changes to the agreement based on an unfair modification clause and incorrect notification of changes to fees.
Do you know how many square meters of your apartment are occupied by partition walls? What is the actual area of your dwelling? The President of UOKiK has issued 6 decisions challenging the extent of information provided to consumers by developers in Warsaw, Wrocław and Lublin. The fines total more than PLN 1.6 million.
Whenever it is not clear that shopping may be rated by those who have not purchased anything and those who have done their shopping are not always entitled to post a rating, we are faced with unfair practices.
Special discount codes, sale days, countdown clocks – you see them and think it’s worth taking advantage, because who knows when such an opportunity might come again. Customers of the Renee and Born2Be online stores are unaware that these “promotions” never end.
