As the subscription economy continues to grow towards a predicted $1.5 trillion by 2025, the number of laws and regulations with which a business offering subscriptions must comply also continues to grow. The focus of these...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to expand its “Negative Option Rule” to apply to all recurring subscription programs (Proposed Amendment). The Proposed Amendment would...more
New laws regulating certain providers of automatically renewing subscription services were passed this year in Idaho, Tennessee, Virginia, and, most recently, New Jersey. These laws are the most recent additions to a growing...more
10/14/2022
/ Automatic Renewals ,
Cancellation Rights ,
Consent ,
Consumer Contracts ,
E-Commerce ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Notice Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Subscription Services ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Trial Plan
Businesses that allow customers to sign up for automatically renewing subscriptions must comply with a patchwork of state and federal regulations. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued an Enforcement Policy...more
2/4/2022
/ Advertising ,
Automatic Renewals ,
Cancellation Rights ,
Consent ,
Consumer Contracts ,
E-Commerce ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internet Marketing ,
Marketing ,
Notice Requirements ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Mitigation ,
ROSCA ,
Subscription Services ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Trial Plan
From fashion clothing in the mail to gym memberships to monthly mobile app subscriptions, the subscription-based business model is everywhere and here to stay. As more companies adopt this model, states around the country...more
10/20/2017
/ Auto-Renewal ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Good Faith ,
Internet Retailers ,
Limitation of Liability Clause ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
State and Local Government ,
Subscription Services ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL)