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Unfair Competition Law, CAL. BUS. & PROF CODE § 17200

Jurisdiction

USA

Law category

Unfair Competition Law (US)

Date

1 Jan 1993

Prohibits unfair and unlawful business practices that deceive or mislead consumers in California.

Excerpt from regulation

As used in this chapter, unfair competition shall mean and include any unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business act or practice and unfair, deceptive, untrue or misleading advertising and any act prohibited by Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 17500) of Part 3 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code.

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Related deceptive patterns

Hidden subscription ›The user is unknowingly enrolled in a recurring subscription or payment plan without clear disclosure or their explicit consent.Hard to cancel ›The user finds it easy to sign up or subscribe, but when they want to cancel they find it very hard. Forced action ›The user wants to do something, but they are required to do something else undesirable in return.Fake urgency ›The user is pressured into completing an action because they are presented with a fake time limitation.

Related enforcement

N.A. (through his guardian) v. Nintendo of America ›Pending Geraldine Mahood v. Noom, Inc. ›$62 million in settlement