FTC Regulation
What Digital Health Companies Need to Know about FTC Suit
If you run a subscription-based digital health business and have not reviewed your subscription practices lately, the FTC has put companies on notice that subscription practices are an enforcement priority for the federal agency. In fact, the FTC just recently filed a complaint against Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber USA, LLC in the Northern District…
Read MoreFTC Announces Final “Click to Cancel” Rule for Subscriptions, Memberships
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has just announced the final version of its “Click to Cancel” Rule for consumer software subscriptions. The Rule will go into effect 180 days after it is published with the Federal Register. This Rule will directly apply to all digital health companies selling on a subscription basis to consumers. Full…
Read MoreFTC Sues Software Company over Annual Paid Monthly Subscription Contract
The FTC has just taken enforcement action against a software company over its subscription contracting practices, filing a complaint against Adobe over its Annual Paid Monthly subscription contract and its consumer practices regarding the contract. A copy of the FTC complaint is linked here. If your digital health company relies on a subscription-based revenue model,…
Read MoreFTC Announces Settlement with Twitter Over Deceptive Use of Account Security Data
The Federal and Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced today a settlement with Twitter, Inc. (“Twitter”) in which Twitter agreed to pay $150 million for its alleged misuse of user account security data, specifically email addresses and phone numbers, for advertising purposes. The government alleged that the misuse of account data was in violation of a 2011…
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