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The United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading
appreciates hearing about your complaint. We will use the information you
provide to spot new trends and help identify online businesses causing
problems for consumers. However, we have no
powers to intervene in your individual dispute or obtain compensation or
other redress for you. We are
concerned with protecting the “collective interests” of consumers. We may,
therefore, use the information you provide to help us identify business
malpractice falling within the legislation we enforce on misleading
advertising, unfair contract terms, distance selling, consumer credit,
estate agency and persistent problem traders – this could stop other
consumers suffering similar problems in the future. We may, to the extent
permitted by UK law and as seems appropriate to the case, contact other
enforcement bodies in the UK about the problems encountered. However,
except as required by law, will not disclose your personal information to
the business with whom you are in dispute or to any other UK law
enforcement agencies without contacting you first to obtain your express
permission.
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