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Prohibits deceptive practices, fraud, and misrepresentations in the sale or advertisement of merchandise.
Respondent can remedy alleged infringement while proceedings are pending and complainant must explain why they consider infringement not remedied, otherwise procedure is discontinued.
Prohibits the transmission of electronic messages with materially false or misleading header information, aiming to prevent deceptive practices in commercial email communications.
Provides consumers with a private cause of action for relief from deceptive or unlawful practices in transactions for goods or services.
Prohibits the dissemination of any false or misleading statements in advertising.
Prevents dishonest or misleading actions involving the gathering, utilization, and/or exposure of children's personal information on the Internet
Prohibits the use of automated calling and communication systems for unsolicited promotional purposes, except with the prior consent of the data subject or for legitimate interest of the data controller.
Grant consumers the right to cancel contracts for goods or services made through remote communication channels such as the internet, email, or telephone.
CFPA prohibits unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices when offering or providing consumer financial products or services.
Prohibits deceptive acts or unfair practices related to the sale or advertisement of any merchandise.
Promotes cooperation among EU member states to enforce consumer protection laws.
Prohibit traders across all sectors from using unfair commercial practices that hinder consumers from making informed purchasing decisions.
Covers various aspects of consumer transactions, including the sale of goods and services, digital content, unfair contract terms, and remedies for faulty goods.
Defines "data subject's consent" as freely given, specific, and informed indication of agreement to personal data processing.
Outlines the basic principles of fair and lawful personal data processing, including specified and legitimate purposes, adequacy, accuracy, and appropriate safeguards.
Sets out the legal grounds for processing personal data, including consent, contract, legal obligations, vital interests, public interest, and legitimate interests, while protecting the rights of the data subject.
Outlines various unfair or deceptive trade practices, including misrepresenting goods or services, falsely claiming affiliations, quality, or characteristics, and using innuendo to mislead
Prohibits unfair commercial practices, including misleading and aggressive practices, and provides remedies for consumers who have been harmed by such practices.
Outlines the use and calculation of administrative fines for violations of privacy laws.
Establish the legal framework for online retailers and service providers to comply with while conducting business with consumers.
Requires disclosures for consumer financial products or services to be clear, easily understandable, and provided in a format that can be retained by the consumer.
Mandates consumer reporting agencies to implement fair and accurate procedures for handling consumer credit information, ensuring confidentiality and relevance while upholding consumer rights.
German is Austria's official language, but its autochthonous ethnic groups and Austrian sign language are recognized, respected, safeguarded, and supported.
Prohibits deceptive acts or practices that misrepresent or omit material facts.
Users must give informed and unambiguous consent and receive clear information about cookies, including processing purposes and data controller identity, according to the law.
Defines the territorial scope of GDPR
Consent is a voluntary agreement by an individual for their personal data processing, after being informed of its specific purposes and conditions.
Defines the term "main establishment" for controllers and processors operating in multiple EU member states.
Requires personal data to be processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently.
Legal basis for processing personal data are performance of contract, legal obligations compliance, protection of vital interests, controller's legitimate interests, and data subject's consent.
Valid consent conditions include being freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous, and the data subject should be able to withdraw it anytime.
Establishes rules for processing personal data of children under the age of 16.
Outlines the rules and restrictions surrounding the processing of sensitive personal data.
Ensures transparent information and easy access for individuals to their personal data processing, with the right to obtain a copy in a clear and common format.
Controllers must provide identity, contact details, processing purposes and legal basis, recipient information, retention period, and data subject rights when collecting personal data.
Specifies required information for data subjects when collecting personal data from other sources, including controller identity, processing purposes, personal data categories, recipients, and retention period.
Grants individuals the right to access their personal data and receive information on how it is processed.
Grants individuals the right to have their personal data erased under certain circumstances.
Gives individuals the right to object to the processing of their personal data in certain situations.
Requires data controllers to implement appropriate measures to ensure data protection and to demonstrate compliance with GDPR.
Mandates that data protection must be incorporated into the design of systems, and that privacy must be a default setting for all data processing activities.
Outlines data processors' responsibilities, including implementing appropriate security measures, processing data based on controller instructions, and maintaining records of processing activities.
Requires controllers and processors to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure a level of security appropriate to the risk.
Requires controllers to notify the supervisory authority without undue delay if a personal data breach is likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of individuals.
Outlines the appointment of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) for certain organizations.
Requires the appointment of a Data Protection Officer (DPO) in certain circumstances.
Outlines the role of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) within organizations.
Outlines the certification mechanisms available for demonstrating compliance with the regulation.
Mentions certification bodies as a potential entity to provide accreditation and certification for data protection compliance.
Outlines the tasks and powers of the supervisory authorities.
Empowers supervisory authorities to carry out investigations and order controllers and processors to comply with the regulation.
Outlines conditions for fines and penalties for non-compliance, including up to 4% of global annual revenue or €20 million, whichever is greater.
Consent should be specific, informed, unambiguous, cover all processing activities, and not inferred from silence or pre-ticked boxes, must be clear, concise and non-disruptive.
Empowers the Bundeskartellamt to designate influential undertakings vital for competition across markets, enforcing regulations to prevent unfair practices and periodically reviewing its impact.
Requires financial institutions to protect the confidentiality and security of customers' personal information.
Requires financial institutions to provide privacy notices to customers and to safeguard nonpublic personal information.
Requires financial institutions to disclose to customers their privacy notices explaining how their personal information is collected, shared, and protected.
Defines the terms related to advertising, including misleading and comparative advertising, and identifies the advertiser.
Considers all aspects of advertising to determine if it is misleading, including information on products, prices, and the advertiser's attributes and rights.
Describes the conditions that must be met for comparative advertising to be permitted, including requirements for honesty, fair comparison, non-discrediting of competitors, and clarity regarding special offers.
Requires advertising to provide information about potential health and safety risks associated with products.
Prohibits advertising that encourages behavior that is potentially harmful to children.
Unfair commercial practices, including misleading and aggressive tactics, are prohibited, targeting vulnerable groups and emphasizing disclosure of material information for informed consumer decisions.
Prohibits deceptive acts and practices in business or service, allows AG action against violators, and private right of action for injured individuals with increased damages for willful violations.
Mandates transparent disclosure and cancellation procedures for contracts with automatic renewal clauses, rendering non-compliance void and unenforceable
Requires financial institutions to notify customers about privacy policies, sets conditions for disclosing information to third parties, and provides opt-out rights to customers.
Provides definitions of various terms used in the Privacy and Electronic Communications
Prohibits unsolicited electronic marketing communication without prior consent, except in certain circumstances.
Regulates the use of electronic communications for direct marketing purposes, including requirements for consent, opt-out options, and cookie disclosure.
The internet must provide clear and accurate information to consumers, and the use of "data pass" to share billing information with third parties for unwanted memberships undermines consumer confidence.
Prohibits unfair and deceptive Internet sales practices, including misleading representations, failure to disclose material terms, and charging consumers without their express informed consent.
Requires companies to obtain consumer's consent before charging their credit or debit cards for goods or services offered through a "negative option feature."
Specifies the enforcement provisions for violations of the Act by the Federal Trade Commission, including penalties and privileges.
Allows State attorneys general to bring a civil action in federal court to obtain injunctive relief for alleged violations of ROSCA, with certain requirements and limitations.
Imposes fines ranging from 10 million to 250 million ROL for contraventions involving the processing of personal data in breach of specific provisions.
Related to transparency and information to the affected party, and it requires the controller to provide certain information to data subjects when collecting their personal data.
Establishes the principles of lawfulness, fairness, and transparency in the processing of personal data.
Prohibits the sending of commercial communications by email or other electronic means without the prior consent of the recipient.
Requires informed consent for the use of data storage and retrieval devices, unless they are strictly necessary for service provision, and mandates clear information provision for such use.
Sets standards for advertising, sales promotion, and direct marketing practices in the UK.
Prohibits misleading commercial practices.
Outlines what constitutes a misleading commercial practice that could deceive the average consumer into making a transactional decision they would not have otherwise taken.
Requires traders to provide material information and not to hide or obscure it in any way, in order to avoid misleading consumers and affecting their transactional decisions.
Prohibits unfair and unlawful business practices that deceive or mislead consumers in California.
Aim to protect consumers against unfair standard terms in standard term contracts.
Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce are hereby declared unlawful.
Requires website operators to obtain user consent before storing or accessing information on the user's device through cookies or similar technologies.