OfCom

The office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the United Kingdom government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom. The purview of OfCom includes apps.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/what-is-ofcom

OfCom works hand in glove with the European Union and the collective Regulatory Frameworks are aligned.

https://gdpr.eu/

Two major pieces of UK legislation support and direct the work of OfCom.

The Communications Act of 2003 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/contents

and

The Online Safety Act of 2023 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/50

NoWorriesApp, as an app, falls within the purview of the OfCom Regulatory Framework however, because of the following, NoWorriesApp is NOT subject to active Regulation because:

1. NoWorriesApp does NOT provide or facilitate any form of user-to-user services
2. There is no “Search” facility in NoWorriesApp
3. There is no possibility whatsoever of seeing, submitting, receiving or exchanging any form of pornographic image [or indeed any image].
4. Users only communicate with NoWorriesApp, via the app, and no one else.

A digital statement has been received by NoWorriesApp.com confirming NoWorriesApp exemption. A copy of the OfCom statement is available from NoWorriesApp via

https://noworriesapp.com/contact-us/

Contents of Communications Act of 2003 are set out here:

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/notes/contents

Section 52 of Communications Act of 2003 set out the user interests:

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/notes/division/5/2/1/21

The OfCom framework for the Code of Practice is set out here:

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/notes/division/5/2/1/22

United Kingdom Advertising Standards Authority (ASA)

The UK advertising Codes lay down rules for advertisers, agencies and media owners.

https://www.asa.org.uk/codes-and-rulings/advertising-codes.html

NoWorriesApp could be made subject to the Regulatory regime set out by the United Kingdom Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). However, NoWorriesApp is 100% compliant with all stipulations regarding product/service descriptions, statements and undertakings.

Further, NoWorriesApp is not a platform for advertising.