How UK, US and India rules treat card-required versus no-card free trials: what is written around automatic charging, and what to check before you sign up.
Monthly Archives: October 2026
What UK advertising guidance, India’s dark patterns guidelines and the FTC say about misleading free trial adverts, with a quick test to apply before signing up.
UK free-trial cancellation rights today under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, and what the not-yet-in-force DMCC Act 2024 subscription regime is expected to change.
Where US federal rules on free trials and auto-renewal stand: the 2024 click-to-cancel amendments were vacated in July 2025; what the FTC and ROSCA still require.
How the RBI’s 2026 e-mandate framework governs recurring card, wallet and UPI payments in India: authentication, 24-hour pre-debit notices, opt-out and thresholds.