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Lowenstein Sandler LLP

FTC "Click-To-Cancel" Rule Coming Soon

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The Federal Trade Commission’s final “click-to-cancel” rule, which goes into effect on May 14, 2025, attempts to address the difficulties consumers may face when trying to cancel an automatically renewing subscription. The...more

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FTC's "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Challenged by Industry in the Eighth Circuit

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Last week, a security services company and several trade groups filed their merits brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) newly adopted Negative Option Rule,...more

Fenwick & West LLP

CLE Takeaways: The Risks and Rewards of Recurring Subscriptions

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For companies offering subscription-based services, the regulatory landscape is becoming increasingly complex, with recent updates to federal and state laws creating new compliance requirements that demand careful attention...more

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Fast VAST Update: Federal Court Declines to Stay FTC Negative Option Rule During Challenge

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Last Friday in a 2-1 order, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an initial challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Negative Option Rule. The challengers had asked the court to stay the Rule from taking...more

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Are Hyperlinked Disclosures "Clear and Conspicuous"? Yes, in some cases, according to the FTC's Final Negative Option Rule - A...

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The Federal Trade Commission's Final Negative Option Rule ("Click to Cancel Rule") contains stringent new requirements for negative option programs, making it even more difficult to run compliant negative option offers....more

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A New Era of Auto-Renewal: A Closer Look at the New FTC and California Requirements

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It’s time to revisit automatic renewal compliance. With California amending its Automatic Renewal Law ("ARL") on September 24, 2024, and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) finalizing its “Click-to-Cancel” Rule (“FTC Final...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

FTC “Click to Cancel” Rule: What to Know Now

On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final “Click to Cancel” Rule (the Rule) as a part of its ongoing review of its 1973 Negative Option Rule. The FTC revised the Rule to provide additional...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

With Uncertainty Surrounding the FTC’s Negative Option Rule, New California Requirements Wait in the Wings

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Last Friday, the FTC’s final Negative Option Rule was published in the Federal Register, starting the clock on the effective dates for the agency’s expansive overhaul of requirements related to goods or services sold through...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Click! FTC Updates Its Negative Option Rule

The FTC updated its Negative Option Rule last month and gave it a new name to emphasize the expanded scope of programs to which it applies. It will now be the “Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option...more

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Are You Preparing to Comply with the FTC “Click-to-Cancel” Rule?

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule in the Federal Register on November 15, 2024, meaning that companies should ensure that they comply with the rule’s requirements within the next...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The FTC Issues Final Rule on “Click-to-Cancel” and Negative Option Programs

After a multi-year process that was initiated in 2019, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially brought the 1973 Negative Option Rule into the 21st century, but not without opposition. The FTC has announced a...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

FTC Releases “Click to Cancel” Rule

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On October 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the final version of its Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs (Rule), which requires sellers of products and services to receive...more

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FTC Finalizes “Click To Cancel” Rule With Substantial Requirements for Recurring Subscription Programs

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final Negative Option Rule (the Rule)—which the FTC often refers to as the “Click to Cancel” rule—for automatically renewing subscriptions, free trials that convert to paid...more

Lathrop GPM

New Click-To-Cancel FTC Rule Carries New Rules, Hefty Penalties for Violations

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Attention, any companies that sell direct to consumers: the FTC has announced a new final rule requiring businesses to make it easier for consumers to opt-out and cancel subscriptions. Businesses will have 180 days to comply...more

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Click to Cancel – FTC Amends Negative Option Rule

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In an October 16, 2024, press release, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its final Negative Option Rule, requiring businesses to make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment in recurring subscriptions...more

Holland & Knight LLP

The New Cancel Culture: The FTC's "Click to Cancel" Rule

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has made several amendments to the prior Negative Option Rule (Rule) that alter how subscription- and membership-based businesses will need to operate. This Holland & Knight alert summarizes...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

FTC’s Final ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule on Negative Option Programs: What You Need to Know

On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its Final Rule revising its Negative Option Rule, now known as the Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs (the Rule). The...more

K&L Gates LLP

Click-to-Cancel: FTC's Final Rule Will Change the Subscription Landscape Across Industries

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In an era where subscriptions are just a click away, getting out of them often frustrates consumers. Responding to that frustration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revised its existing Negative Option Rule, now retitled...more

Lerman Senter PLLC

What the FTC's Click to Cancel Rule Means for Subscription Services

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Subscription-based services are a lynchpin of the services industry and the current focus of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new “click to cancel” rule. Responding to customer complaints focusing on the difficulty of...more

Hinch Newman LLP

California Expands “Dark Pattern” Automatic Renewal Legislation

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On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced the final FTC “Click-to-Cancel” Rule pertaining to recurring subscriptions and memberships. The Federal Trade Commission is not the only regulatory agency that...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Lawsuit Filed Challenging FTC’s Final Negative Option Rule

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Earlier this week, we discussed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final amendments to the Negative Option Rule, now retitled the Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Programs. These amendments,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC issues final click to cancel rule to make it easier for consumers to cancel enrollment in negative option programs

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On October 16, the FTC issued its final amendments to the Negative Option Rule, which now applies to all negative option programs and includes a “click to cancel” provision intended to make it easier for consumers to cancel...more

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FTC’s “Click-to-Cancel” Rule on Subscriptions and Renewals

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What’s Happening? On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) finalized a rule that, once effective, requires businesses to provide their customers with an easy method of cancelling or terminating “negative...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

FTC Finalizes Subscription Renewal Rulemaking

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On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced its final rules applicable to recurring subscription plans. According to the FTC, these rules were implemented to make it easier for consumers to stop paying...more

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FTC Finalizes Amendments to Negative Option Rule

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In March 2023, we discussed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at making it easier for consumers to cancel recurring subscriptions and memberships. The proposed rule was part of...more

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