A federal appeals court just vacated the FTC’s controversial Click-to-Cancel rule on procedural grounds – but businesses shouldn’t drop their guard just yet. Many states already have their own automatic renewal laws on the...more
On July 1, California's amended autorenewal law takes effect, and the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) updated enforcement deadline for the primary requirements of the updated Negative Option Rule (so-called Click to Cancel...more
In January 2025, prior to President Donald Trump's inauguration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its Click to Cancel Rule (Rule). This regulation requires additional disclosures, consents and simple cancellation...more
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
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
New York has enacted a new law, effective February 9, 2021, regulating automatic renewal and some “free trial” type agreements. While some organizations may have already taken steps to be in compliance with industry...more