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.

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.