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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) resolves disputes outside traditional court litigation.
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Unfair practices, cancellation rights, warranties, and consumer-protection terminology.
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Automatic Renewal Law
An automatic renewal law regulates how subscriptions renew and what disclosures and cancellation paths are required.
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Cancellation Right
A cancellation right is an entitlement to end a contract or subscription under statutory or contract rules.
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Consumer Guarantee
A consumer guarantee is a legally required assurance that products or services meet acceptable quality and match their description.
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Dark Pattern
A dark pattern is a user-interface design that steers people into choices they might not otherwise make, often against their interests.
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Deceptive Practice
A deceptive practice misleads consumers about a material fact in a way likely to affect decisions.
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False Advertising
False advertising makes untrue promotional claims about goods or services.
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Free Trial Disclosure
Free trial disclosure is clear notice of trial length, post-trial price, and how to cancel before billing starts.
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Implied Warranty
An implied warranty is a quality promise the law reads into a sale even if not written in the contract.
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Material Omission
A material omission is leaving out information that would likely matter to a reasonable consumer’s decision.
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Misleading Advertising
Misleading advertising creates a false or confusing impression about a product, price, or offer.
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Negative Option
A negative option is a sales plan where silence or inaction is treated as acceptance of charges or continuing delivery.
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Online Dispute Resolution
Online dispute resolution (ODR) is ADR conducted through digital platforms for e-commerce and cross-border consumer disputes.
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Refund Right
A refund right is a legal or contractual entitlement to get money back when goods, services, or cancellations meet defined conditions.
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Regulatory Complaint
A regulatory complaint is a report to a public authority about a firm’s alleged legal or conduct breach.
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Right of Withdrawal
A right of withdrawal is an EU/UK-style right to cancel certain distance or off-premises contracts within a set period.
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Statutory Warranty
A statutory warranty is a quality or conformity guarantee that law implies into consumer contracts.
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Unfair Commercial Practice
An unfair commercial practice is a business tactic that distorts consumer choice through unfair, misleading, or aggressive conduct as defined by law.
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Unfair Contract Term
An unfair contract term is a standard clause that creates a significant imbalance to the consumer’s detriment contrary to good faith.
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