Independent body set up by the advertising industry to police the rules laid down in the advertising codes
Address: Advertising Standards Authority, Mid City Place. 71 High Holborn. London WC1V 6QT, UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 207 492 2222
Website: www.asa.org.uk
The UK trade association for the direct marketing industry
Address: DMA House, 70 Margaret Street, London W1W 8SS, UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 207 291 3300
Website: www.dma.org.uk
The regulatory body for the premium rate telecommunications industry
Address: Clove Building, 4 Maguire Street, London, SE1 2NQ UK
Telephone: +44(0) 207 940 7474
Website: www.icstis.org.uk
World representative body that speaks with authority on behalf of enterprises from all sectors of commerce, including on technology, privacy and data protection
Address: International Chamber of Commerce, 38 cours Albert 1er, 75008, Paris, France
Telephone: +33 1 49 53 28 28
Website: www.iccwbo.org
Enforces consumer protection law and competition law, reviews proposed mergers and conducts market studies
Address: Office of Fair Trading, Fleetbank House, 2-6 Salisbury Square, London, EC4Y 8JX, UK
Telephone: + 44(0) 207 211 8000
Website: www.oft.gov.uk
Regulator for the enforcement of the UK Data Protection Act and related regulations and the Freedom of Information Act for England and Wales
Address: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF, UK
Telephone: + 44(0) 8456 30 60 60 or + 44(0) 1625 54 57 45
Website: www.ico.gov.uk
Groups 30 member countries with a commitment to democratic government and the market economy and with active relationships with approximately 70 other countries and economies. The OECD is known for its publications and statistics from its work covering economic and social issues
Address: 2 rue André Pascal, F-75775, Paris, Cedex 16, France
Telephone: +33 1 45 24 82 00
Website: www.oecd.org
Independent organisation monitoring British newspapers and magazines to ensure they adhere to ethical guidelines
Address: Halton House, 20/23 Holborn, London EC1N 2JD, UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7831 0022
Website: www.pcc.org.uk
Regulator for the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act
Address: Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9DS, UK
Telephone: + 44(0) 1334 464610
Website: www.itspublicknowledge.info