Tags:
- Consumer Protection
- Competition
- Appliances
- Alcohol
- Automobiles
- Clothing and Textiles
- Finance
- Franchises, Business Opportunities, and Investments
- Funerals
- Jewelry
- Real Estate and Mortgages
- Tobacco
- Advertising and Marketing
- Children
- Endorsem*nts, Influencers, and Reviews
- Environmental Marketing
- Health Claims
- Made in USA
- Online Advertising and Marketing
- Telemarketing
- Advertising and Marketing Basics
- Credit and Finance
- Credit and Loans
- Debt
- Debt Collection
- Mortgages
- Payments and Billing
- Privacy and Security
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Credit Reporting
- Data Security
- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
- Red Flags Rule
Mission
Law
15 U.S.C. §§ 41-58, as amended
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Safe Web Act (194.69 KB)
The Federal Trade Commission Act is the primary statute of the Commission. Under this Act, as amended, the Commission is empowered, among other things, to (a) prevent unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce; (b) seek monetary redress and other relief for conduct injurious to consumers; (c) prescribe rules defining with specificity acts or practices that are unfair or deceptive, and establishing requirements designed to prevent such acts or practices; (d) gather and compile information and conduct investigations relating to the organization, business, practices, and management of entities engaged in commerce; and (e) make reports and legislative recommendations to Congress and the public. A number of other statutes listed here are enforced under the FTC Act.
