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|Type=Non-profit

|Website=https://www.change.org/

|Founded=2007~~-February-7~~|Logo=~~File~~ Change.org logo.svg}}

|Founded=7 February 2007

|Logo=Change.org logo.svg

}}

'''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==

==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>

*~~Buisness~~ model ~~- Lets people host their own petitions hoping to get signatures and possibly change law.~~

*'''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>

*Privacy Policy - Gets geolocation data to show local petitions that may be of interest and things like postal address and telephone number are optional.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Privacy Policy |url=https:~~//www.change.org/policies/privacy |access-date=29 August 2025 |website=Change.org}}</ref>~~

*Profit - 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}}</ref>

==~~Disadvantages~~==

==Incidents==

~~Others claim~~ 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" />

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==

[[Forced retention of payment methods]]

==References==

[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

[[Category:Consumer ~~Tools~~]]

[[Category:Consumer tools]]

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 |Type=Non-profit
 |Website=https://www.change.org/
-|Founded=2007-February-7|Logo=File Change.org logo.svg}}
+|Founded=7 February 2007
+|Logo=Change.org logo.svg
+}}
 '''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==
+==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>
-*Buisness model - Lets people host their own petitions hoping to get signatures and possibly change law.
+*'''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>
-*Privacy Policy - Gets geolocation data to show local petitions that may be of interest and things like postal address and telephone number are optional.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Privacy Policy |url=https://www.change.org/policies/privacy |access-date=29 August 2025 |website=Change.org}}</ref>
-*Profit - 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}}</ref>
-==Disadvantages==
+==Incidents==
-Others claim 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" />
+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==
 [[Forced retention of payment methods]]
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
-[[Category:Consumer Tools]]
+[[Category:Consumer tools]]