consumer law by mark snow https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7 consumer laws impacting business en-us 2018-12-05 15:43:35 UTC 2018-12-06 09:24:40 UTC hello@padlet.com Data protection act 2018: https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311712626 -makes the law fit for the digital age in which an ever increasing amount of data is being processed.
-empowers people to take control of their data.]]> 2018-12-06 08:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311712626 https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311712778 The Consumer Rights Act 2015 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidates existing consumer protection law legislation and also gives consumers a number of new rights and remedies.]]> 2018-12-06 08:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311712778 Advertising standards authority https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311712817 This is the UK's independent regulator of all advertising across all forms of media.
They apply to the advertising codes, which are written by the Committees of advertising practice. They make all adverts adverts within the UK responsible.  They stop adverts from being misleading, harmful or offensive to others. They regulate in a way that is transparent, proportionate, targeted, evidence-based, consistent and accountable. ]]> 2018-12-06 08:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311712817 8 rights under the Consumer Rights Act https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311712870 1. Right to basic needs
2. Right to Safety
3. Right to Information
4. Right to choose
5. Right to Representation
6. Right to Redress
7. Right to consumer education
8. Right to a Healthy Environment ]]> 2018-12-06 08:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311712870 Consumer Protection regulations https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311712914 This act was introduced in 2008, on may 26th and it was the successor to the 'Trade descriptions' act that was made in 1968. It is designed to implement the unfair commercial practices directive, as part of a set of European minimum standards for consumer protection.

The regulations introduced new rules that controls how businesses are allowed to trade fairly. 31 trading products were banned.]]> 2018-12-06 08:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311712914 Advertising Standards Authority https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311712953
  • To make every UK advert a responsible advert
  • Respond to concerns and complaints from consumers and businesses.
  • These advertisements consist of: misleading. harmful, offensive or irresponsible
  • Independent of the governments. Comes to no cost for the taxpayer
  • Last year they dealt with 29,000 complaints about 16,000 different adverts. They then resolved 5425 on their own initiative
    • ]]>     2018-12-06 08:56:06 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311712953     consumer protection from unfair trading regulations 2008: this act protects against misleading actions , misleading omissions and aggressive sale tactics . misleading action would be a company using false information to make or persuade a sale on there service or product. misleading omissions is where the company fail to show all of information the customer will need for example informing them after a purchase or just know telling them. https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311712967 2018-12-06 08:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311712967 Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading regulations 2008 https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311713017 This act is designed to implement the 'Unfair' commercial Practices Directive, this means to put an end to misleading pricing]]> 2018-12-06 08:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311713017 sales of goods 1979 https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311713102 The act regulates  the sales of products. The act was updated in 2015 to the consumer rights. the original act consolidates of the original act from 1893. 

    ]]>     2018-12-06 08:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311713102     Consumer contract information cancellation and additional charges. https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311713193

    1. The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 require traders to give you certain information. The Regulations came into force on 13 June 2014 and apply to contracts entered into on or after that date.
    ]]>     2018-12-06 08:57:18 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311713193     consumer contracts regulations 2013 https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311713617 it regulates most contracts made between a consumer and a trader]]> 2018-12-06 08:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311713617 Consumer credits act 1974 and 2006 https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311713723 An Act to protect consumers from a new system, made by the Director General of Fair Trading, of licensing and other traders concerned with 
    the supply of goods on hire or hire-purchase, and their transactions, in place of the present enactments regulating moneylenders, pawnbrokers and hire-purchase traders and their transactions; and for related matters.]]>     2018-12-06 08:59:47 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311713723     The Unfair Trading Regulations impose a general prohibition on traders in all sectors from engaging in unfair commercial practices with consumers https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311713823 2018-12-06 09:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311713823 Data Protection act 2018 https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311714143 The Data Protection Act 2018 controls how your personal information is used by organisations, ]]> 2018-12-06 09:01:28 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311714143 consumer protection bans aggressive sales tactics https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311714293 2018-12-06 09:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311714293 Consumer credit act 1974 and 2006 https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311714807  The Consumer Credit Act 2006 principally amends the Consumer Credit Act 1974, which controls traders concerned with the provision of credit or the supply of goods on hire or hire purchase to individuals and with the regulation of transactions concerning that provision or that supply. ]]> 2018-12-06 09:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311714807 Consumer protection - to protect the rights of consumers. https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311714975 2018-12-06 09:05:28 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311714975 the consumer rights act came into force on 1 October 2015 https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311715170 2018-12-06 09:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/m_snow/kl2d9pz9ssq7/wish/311715170