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I definitely don't find it unethical, but it does colour my opinion of them somewhat.

"it does colour my opinion of them somewhat" - because you find it unethical?

it is possible to disagree with an agent's behavior even if you don't believe there has been a breach of ethics

No, because I find it slightly unsavoury. Not unethical, but perhaps a company I would briefly reconsider associating with.