Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") Laws & Resources

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Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") Laws & Resources

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Affiliate Marketing Rule in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (16 CFR Part 680) (2021)
CAN-SPAM Rule (16 CFR Part 316) (May 21, 2008)
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. §§ 6501-6506) (October 21, 1998)
Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016 ("CRFA") (15 U.S.C. § 45b)
Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016 (15 U.S.C. § 45b)
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Titles X and XIV
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 USC §§ 1692-1692p)
Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (16 C.F.R. Part 500)
Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTC Act”) (15 U.S.C. §§ 41-58, as amended)
Final Rule Amendments Related to the E-Warranty Act (16 CFR Parts 701 and 702)
Final Rule for Definitions and Implementation Under the CAN-SPAM Act (16 CFR Part 316) (May 21, 2008)
FTC Act Incorporating US Safe Web Act Amend of 2006
FTC Adjusts Monetary Thresholds for Three Exemptions in Franchise Rule (June 3, 2020)
FTC Amended the Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Rule under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (16 CFR Part 313) (December 9, 2021)
FTC Amends Fair Packaging and Labeling Act Rule (September 28, 2015)
FTC Announced a Coronavirus (COVID-19) Crackdown (April 14, 2020)
FTC Announced they Will Keep Negative Option Rule In Its Current Form (July 25, 2014)
FTC Announces New Business Guidance for Marketers and Sellers of Health Products (2022)
FTC Approves iKeepSafe COPPA “Safe Harbor” Oversight Program (August 6, 2014)
FTC Approves New Rule Provision Under The CAN-SPAM Act (May 12, 2008)
FTC Business Blog Acc-cen-tuate the negative? (July 29, 2014)
FTC Endorsement Guides: What People Are Asking (June 2023)
FTC Guide Advertising and Marketing on the Internet- The Rules of the Road (December 2000)
FTC Guide Advertising FAQ's: A Guide for Small Business (2001)
FTC Guide Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (October 15, 2009)
FTC Guide Consumer Review Fairness Act: What Businesses Need to Know (February 2017)
FTC Guide Consumer Reviews and Testimonials Rule: Questions and Answers (November 2024)
FTC Guide Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers (November 2019)
FTC Guide Featuring Online Customer Reviews: A Guide for Platforms (January 2022)
FTC Guide Soliciting and Paying for Online Reviews: A Guide for Marketers (January 2022)
FTC Issued a Final Rule for Health Breach Notification Rule (16 CFR Part 318) (August 2009)
FTC Issued a Report for Second Kids' App Report Finds Little Progress in Addressing Privacy Concerns Surrounding Mobile Applications for Children (December 10, 2012)
FTC Issued an Enforcement Policy Statement on U.S. Origin Claims (December 1, 1997)
FTC Issued an Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Negative Option Marketing (October 28, 2021)
FTC Issued Enforcement Policy Statement Addressing “Native” Advertising and Deceptively Formatted Advertisements (December 2015)
FTC Issued Final Rule Amendments Related to the E-Warranty Act (September 6, 2016)
FTC Issued New Rule Strengthening Consumer Protections Against Deceptive Mortgage Advertisements (July 19, 2011)
FTC Issued Policy Statement on Comparative Advertising (August 13, 1979)
FTC Issued Policy Statement on Deception (October 14, 1983)
FTC Issued Policy Statement on Unfairness (December 17, 1980)
FTC Issued Policy Statement Regarding Advertising Substantiation (November 23, 1984)
FTC Issues New Rule Strengthening Consumer Protections Against Deceptive Mortgage Advertisements (July 19, 2011)
FTC National Do Not Email Registry Report to Congress (June 2004)
FTC Proposed Rule to Ban Deceptive Mortgage Ads (September 22, 2010)
FTC Provided an Update on the Privacy Shield Framework (July 16, 2020)
FTC Provides Additional Guidance on COPPA and Voice Recordings (October 23, 2017)
FTC Released a Final Rule on Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule Final Rule Amendments (16 C.F.R. Part 312) (January 17, 2013)
FTC Released a Guide - A Businessperson's Guide to Federal Warranty Law (December 2006)
FTC Released a Guide - Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule: Not Just for Kids' Sites (April 2013)
FTC Released a Guide - Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule: A Six-Step Compliance Plan for Your Business (June 2017)
FTC Released a Guide - Complying with COPPA: Frequently Asked Questions (July 2020)
FTC Released a Guide - Complying with the Credit Practices Rule (December 2006)
FTC Released a Guide Ads for Business Opportunities: How to Detect Deception (December 2006)
FTC Released a Guide Big Print Little Print What's the Big Deal- How to Disclose Details (June 2000)
FTC Released a Guide Bogus Business Opportunities (November 2011)
FTC Released a Guide Business Guidance Concerning Multi-Level Marketing (April 2024)
FTC Released a Guide Business Guidance Concerning Multi-Level Marketing (January 2018)
FTC Released a Guide Businesses Must Provide Victims and Law Enforcement with Transaction Records Relating to Identity Theft (May 2017)
FTC Released a Guide Buying or Selling Debts- Steps for Keeping Data Secure (April 2015)
FTC Released a Guide Complying with the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule (January 2022)
FTC Released a Guide Complying with the Safeguards Rule (April 2006)
FTC Released a Guide Data Breach Response- A Guide for Business (April 2019)
FTC Released a Guide Data Breach Response- A Guide for Business (February 2021)
FTC Released a Guide Dietary Supplements: An Advertising Guide for Industry (April 2001)
FTC Released a Guide Disposing of Consumer Report Information? Rule Tells How (June 2005)
FTC Released a Guide Electronic Commerce: Selling Internationally A Guide for Businesses (March 2000)
FTC Released a Guide Featuring Online Customer Reviews: A Guide for Platforms (January 2022)
FTC Released a Guide Fighting Identity Theft with the Red Flags Rule: A How-To Guide for Business (May 2013)
FTC Released a Guide for .com Disclosures: Advertising Disclosures- Repetition (March 2013)
FTC Released a Guide for .com Disclosures: Distracting Factors in Ads (March 2013)
FTC Released a Guide for .com Disclosures: Evaluating Proximity in Space-Constrained Ads (March 2013)
FTC Released a Guide for .com Disclosures: How to Make Effective Disclosures in Digital Advertising (March 2013)
FTC Released a Guide for .com Disclosures: Hyperlinking to a Disclosure (March 2013)
FTC Released a Guide for .com Disclosures: Make a Disclosure Clear and Conspicuous (March 2013)
FTC Released a Guide for .com Disclosures: Multimedia Messages and Campaigns (March 2013)
FTC Released a Guide for .com Disclosures: Prominence (March 2013)
FTC Released a Guide for .com Disclosures: Proximity and Placement (March 2013)
FTC Released a Guide for .com Disclosures: Understandable Language (March 2013)
FTC Released a Guide for .com Disclosures: Using High Tech Methods for Proximity and Placement (March 2013)
FTC Released a Guide for App Developers: Start with Security (May 2017)
FTC Released a Guide Health Products Compliance Guidance (December 2022)
FTC Released a Guide How To Comply with the Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Rule of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (July 2002)
FTC Released a Guide Information Compromise and the Risk of Identity Theft: Guidance for Your Business (June 2004)
FTC Released a Guide Marketing Your Mobile App: Get It Right from the Start (April 2013)
FTC Released a Guide Mobile Health App Developers: FTC Best Practices (April 2016)
FTC Released a Guide Peer-to-Peer File Sharing: A Guide for Business (January 2010)
FTC Released a Guide Protecting Personal Information: A Guide for Business (October 2016)
FTC Released a Guide Selling a Work-at-Home or Other Business Opportunity? Revised Rule May Apply to You (November 2011)
FTC released a Guide Start with Security: A Guide for Business (June 2015)
FTC Released a Guide Voluntary Guidelines for Providers of Weight Loss Products or Services (February 1999)
FTC Released a Staff Report that Finds Many Internet Service Providers Collect Troves of Personal Data, Users Have Few Options to Restrict Use (October 21, 2021)
FTC Released Amended Franchise Rule FAQ's (December 2013)
FTC Released an Agency Report that Recommends Congress Require the Data Broker Industry to be More Transparent and Give Consumers Greater Control Over Their Personal Information (May 2014)
FTC Released an Alert for Email Marketers Must Honor Unsubscribe Claims (April 2002)
FTC Released an Article Corporate Boards: Don’t underestimate your role in data security oversight (April 28, 2021)
FTC Released an Article Keeping Up with the Online Advertising Industry (April 21, 2016)
FTC Released an Article Negative options – make them a positive (September 22, 2016)
FTC Released an Article Planning a Social Media Marketing Campaign? Read this first. (November 13, 2018)
FTC Released an Article Privacy Policies- Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say (February 2008)
FTC Released Final Rule for Label for Email Messages Containing Sexually Oriented Material (April 19, 2004)
FTC Released Guidance that FACTA Disposal Rule Goes into Effect June 1, 2005
FTC Released the Franchise Rule Compliance Guide (May 2008)
FTC Released the Guide for CAN-SPAM Act: A Compliance Guide for Business (September 2009)
FTC Released the Guide for The CAN-SPAM Act: Requirements for Commercial Emailers (April 2004)
FTC Released the Privacy & Data Security Update for 2015
FTC Released the Privacy & Data Security Update for 2016
FTC Released the Privacy & Data Security Update for 2017
FTC Released the Privacy & Data Security Update for 2018
FTC Released the Privacy & Data Security Update for 2019
FTC Released the Privacy & Data Security Update for 2020
FTC Released the Privacy & Data Security Update for 2023
FTC Staff Warns Companies that It Is Illegal to Condition Warranty Coverage on the Use of Specified Parts or Services (April 10, 2018)
FTC Strengthens Kids' Privacy, Gives Parents Greater Control Over Their Information By Amending Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule (December 19, 2012)
FTC Updates Rule that Strengthens Security Safeguards for Consumer Financial Information Following Widespread Data Breaches (October 27, 2021)
FTC, Law Enforcers Nationwide Announce Enforcement Sweep to Stem the Tide of Illegal Telemarketing Calls to U.S. Consumers (July 18, 2023)
Guide Concerning Use of the Word “Free” and Similar Representations (16 CFR PART 251) (November 10, 1971)
Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (16 CFR Part 255) (as of July 26, 2023)
Guides for the Advertising of Warranties and Guarantees (16 CFR PART 239) (May 1, 1985)
Negative Option Rule (“Click to Cancel”) (Amended October 16, 2024)
Prescreen Opt-Out Notice Rule (16 CFR Parts 642)
Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (“ROSCA”) (15 U.S.C. 8401 through 8405)
Rules Implementing the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (16 CFR Part 316)
Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (Final Rule) (16 CFR Part 314) (2021)
Telemarketing Sales Rule Fees; Final Rule -New Fees Effective October 1, 2009 (16 CFR 310)
The FTC Announced Proposed Rule Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials (2023)
The FTC Announced Updated Advertising Guides to Combat Deceptive Reviews and Endorsements (June 29, 2023)
The FTC Approved Federal Register on Advertising Endorsements and Testimonials (2008)
The FTC Issued Enforcement Policy Statement on New Debt Relief Rule in the Telemarketing Sales Rule (October 27, 2010)
The FTC Issued Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991: Regarding the Commission's Opt-Out Notice Requirement for Faxes Sent With the Recipient's Prior Express Permission (March 20, 2019)
The FTC Put Hundreds of Businesses on Notice about Fake Reviews and Other Misleading Endorsements (October 13, 2021)
The FTC Released a Guide for Complying with the Telemarketing Sales Rule (June 2016)
The FTC Released a Guide for Consumer Reports: What Information Furnishers Need to Know
The FTC Released a Guide for Consumer Review Fairness Act ("CRFA"): What Businesses Need to Know
The FTC Released a Guide for Debt Relief Services & the Telemarketing Sales Rule: A Guide for Business (July 2010)
The FTC Released a Guide for Debt Relief Services & the Telemarketing Sales Rule: What People are Asking (October 2010)
The FTC released a guide for Gut Check: A Reference Guide for Media on Spotting False Weight Loss Claims
The FTC Released a Guide for Selling on the Internet: Prompt Delivery Rules
The FTC Released a Guide for Understanding the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
The FTC Released a Guide on How to Comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
The FTC released a guide titled Mortgage Assistance Relief Services Rule: A Compliance Guide for Business
The FTC Released a Proposed Rule for Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule Safe Harbor Proposed Self-Regulatory Guidelines (16 CFR Part 312)
The FTC Released a Report U.S. Safe Web Act: Protecting Consumers from Spam Spyware and Fraud
The FTC Released an Alert for Deceptive Mortgage Ads: What They Say; What They Leave Out
The FTC Released an Alert for The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule Not Just for Kids’ Sites
The FTC Released an Article for Debt Relief Companies Prohibited From Collecting Advance Fees Under FTC Rule That Takes Effect October 27, 2010
The FTC Released an Article for Future of the COPPA Rule: What’s on the agenda
The FTC Released an Article for Navigating the world of kids’ marketing: Best Practice Principles from ICPEN
The FTC Released an Article for Weighing the Evidence- Substantiating Claims for Weight Loss Products
The FTC Released an Article FTC Staff Reminds Influencers and Brands to Clearly Disclose Relationship (April 19, 2017)
The FTC Released an Article that asks Do your COPPA Safe Harbor claims hold water?
The FTC Released an Article that Under COPPA, data deletion isn’t just a good idea. It’s the law.
The FTC Released an Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding the Applicability of the COPPA Rule to the Collection and Use of Voice Recordings
The FTC Released an Update on Information for EU Residents Regarding the U.S. – EU Safe Harbor Program
The FTC Released the Business Guide to the FTC's Mail, Internet, or Telephone Order Merchandise Rule
Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses (16 CFR PART 461) (March 1, 2024)
U.S. Safe Web Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 41, et seq.)
US Federal Disposal of Consumer Report Information and Records (16 CFR § 682.1 - § 682.5) (2005)

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