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Golden Brand Inc

Publication date 05 October 2017
Case reference 130687
Procedure Track 2
Adjudicated party Golden Brand Inc
Service type Video
Tribunal's final assessment Very Serious
Sanctions Code 14 - 4.8.2 (b)
Code 14 - 4.8.3 (g) Sanctions
Breaches raised Code 14 - 4.8.6 (b) Sanctions
Summary

An adult video subscription service provided by the Level 2 provider Golden Brand Inc (“the Level 2 provider”) was the subject of a previous Tribunal adjudication on 26 May 2016 (case reference 85964). 

The Executive raised the following potential breach of the PSA Code of Practice (14th Edition): Paragraph 4.8.6(b) – Failure to comply with a sanction

The Tribunal upheld the breach, finding that the Level 2 provider had failed to comply with one of the sanctions imposed by the previous Tribunal, namely a requirement to refund all users of the service. 

The Tribunal imposed a formal reprimand and a prohibition on the provider for a period of 5 years.

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