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|Description=Change.org allows users to create and sign petitions in an attempt to advance various causes by raising awareness and influencing decision-makers. | |||
|Type=Non-profit | |Type=Non-profit | ||
|Website=https://www.change.org/ | |Website=https://www.change.org/ | ||
|Founded=2007 | |Founded=7 February 2007 | ||
|Logo=Change.org logo.svg | |||
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'''Change.org''' is a website which allows users to create and sign petitions in an attempt to advance various social causes by raising awareness and influencing decision-makers. | '''Change.org''' is a website which allows users to create and sign petitions in an attempt to advance various social causes by raising awareness and influencing decision-makers. | ||
==Consumer | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
*'''User privacy:''' Gets geo-location data to show local petitions that may be of interest and things like postal address and telephone number are optional.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Privacy Policy |url=https://www.change.org/policies/privacy |website=Change.org |date= |access-date=29 Aug 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260215124849/https://www.change.org/policies/privacy |archive-date=15 Feb 2026}}</ref> | |||
* | *'''Business model:''' Has a subscription service to help it keep running, but some people have had issues of them billing even though they closed down their account.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=I believe this site to be a very clever scam |url=https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 |access-date=28 August 2025 |website=Trustpilot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260223034437/https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68aaceaca85ceb06c1ba3353 |archive-date=23 Feb 2026}}</ref> | ||
== | ==Incidents== | ||
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]]. | |||
== | ===Forced retention of payment methods=== | ||
A user on Trustpilot has claimed that they have been charged monthly even though they chose a one-time payment option and have found no way to cancel, which is known as [[forced retention of payment methods]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[Forced retention of payment methods]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Consumer | [[Category:Consumer tools]] | ||
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Change.org
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| Founded | 7 February 2007 |
| Legal Structure | Non-profit |
| Industry | |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://www.change.org/ |
Change.org is a website which allows users to create and sign petitions in an attempt to advance various social causes by raising awareness and influencing decision-makers.
Consumer impact summary
[edit | edit source]- User privacy: Gets geo-location data to show local petitions that may be of interest and things like postal address and telephone number are optional.[1]
- Business model: Has a subscription service to help it keep running, but some people have had issues of them billing even though they closed down their account.[2]
Incidents
[edit | edit source]This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Change.org category.
Forced retention of payment methods
[edit | edit source]A user on Trustpilot has claimed that they have been charged monthly even though they chose a one-time payment option and have found no way to cancel, which is known as forced retention of payment methods.[2]
See also
[edit | edit source]Forced retention of payment methods
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Privacy Policy". Change.org. Archived from the original on 15 Feb 2026. Retrieved 29 Aug 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "I believe this site to be a very clever scam". Trustpilot. Archived from the original on 23 Feb 2026. Retrieved 28 August 2025.