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FTC CARS Rule: Combating Auto Retail Scams – A Dealers Guide

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The primary purpose of the FTC’s CARS Rule is to add truth and transparency to the car buying or leasing process by making it clear that certain deceptive or unfair practices are illegal – for example...
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FTC Safeguards Rule: What Your Business Needs to Know

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As the name suggests, the purpose of the Federal Trade Commission’s Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information – the Safeguards Rule, for short – is to ensure that entities covered by the Rule...
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FTC's Endorsement Guides: What People Are Asking

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Suppose you meet someone who tells you about a great new product. The person says it performs wonderfully and offers fantastic new features that nobody else has. Would that recommendation factor into...
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Getting Business Credit

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Whether you're planning to start your own business or expand the one you own, you may be in the market for credit. When you shop for a loan or line of credit, remember that the law protects you...
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Health Breach Notification Rule: The Basics for Business

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Does your business or organization have a mobile app, website, Internet-connected device or similar technology that holds consumers’ health information? Do you provide products or services or send or...
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Health Products Compliance Guidance

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I. Preface Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff has prepared this guidance document to update and replace Dietary Supplements: An Advertising Guide for Industry, issued in 1998. Like the 1998 guide...
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How to Comply with the Fur Products Labeling Act

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Garment labels give consumers important purchasing information. If you manufacture, import or sell fur garments — whether coats, capes, stoles or parkas — you must comply with the labeling...
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In the Loupe: Advertising Diamond, Gemstones and Pearls

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If you advertise or sell jewelry, the Jewelry Guides offer specific information on how to describe your products truthfully and how to disclose important information to potential buyers. The claims...
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