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📚 Consumer Rights Glossary

Know your rights. 20 laws, rules, and tools explained in plain language — with practical tips for your disputes.

🏛️ Federal Laws

FTC Click-to-Cancel Rule

Federal regulation requiring businesses to make cancellation as easy as signing up.

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ROSCA (Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act)

Federal law requiring clear disclosure before charging for online subscriptions.

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Automatic Renewal Laws

State and federal laws regulating how companies handle subscription auto-renewals.

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🔒 Privacy Rights

GDPR Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten)

EU regulation giving individuals the right to have their personal data deleted.

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CCPA Right to Delete

California law giving consumers the right to request deletion of their personal information.

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Data Subject Access Request (DSAR / SAR)

A formal request to a company to disclose what personal data they hold about you.

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💰 Financial Protection

Credit Card Chargeback

A reversal of a credit card transaction initiated by the cardholder through their bank.

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Section 75 (UK Credit Card Protection)

UK law making credit card companies jointly liable for purchases between £100-£30,000.

UK

Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA)

Federal law protecting consumers from unfair credit billing practices.

US

⚖️ Consumer Rights

Dark Patterns (Deceptive Design)

User interface designs that trick users into unintended actions like subscribing or preventing cancellation.

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Cooling-Off Period

A legally mandated time window to cancel a purchase and get a full refund.

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Negative Option Marketing

Marketing approach where silence or inaction is treated as agreement to be charged.

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EU Consumer Rights Directive

EU directive providing 14-day withdrawal rights for online and distance purchases.

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UK Consumer Rights Act 2015

UK law establishing rights to quality goods, satisfactory services, and fair contracts.

UK

Subscription Trap

A deceptive practice making signup easy but cancellation intentionally difficult.

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📝 Contract Terms

Early Termination Fee (ETF)

A penalty charged for canceling a contract before its end date.

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📋 Regulatory Tools

CFPB Complaint

A formal complaint filed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against a financial institution.

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FTC Complaint

A formal complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission about unfair business practices.

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FCC Complaint (Telecom)

A formal complaint filed with the Federal Communications Commission against telecom providers.

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🛠️ Practical Tools

Dispute Letter

A formal written communication to a company disputing charges or requesting action.

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