Consumer Protection Format (Unofficial): Difference between revisions

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The intent of this page is to outline a format I plan to standardize across the pages I maintain. <u>This is not a official format for this site.</u>

Additionally:

# I do not expect anyone else to follow or maintain this format.

* I do not expect anyone else to follow or maintain this format.

# I do not claim ownership of this format.

* I do not claim ownership of this format.

# If you like this format, or the idea of one, please collaborate with me to make it better.

* If you like this format, or the idea of one, please collaborate with me to make it better.

'''The following format should be used for [[:Category:Product|Products]] and [[:Category:Company|Companies]]:'''

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* Parent company/subsidiaries (if applicable)

== Consumer Protection ~~Profile<ref name="example">See [[PayPal Honey]] for a currently maintained example</ref>~~ ==

== Consumer Protection Summary ==

==== Privacy~~<ref name~~=~~"no-bold">Bolding should be applied sparingly under headings level 4 or above.</ref>~~ ====

==== Privacy ====

~~'''Status:''' [No, Minor, Moderate, Significant] Concerns~~

* This is intended to be a summary of everything relevant to a consumer's privacy

* It will mostly contain things about the Privacy Policy

* It may also include relevant Terms of Service or other agreements that impact privacy

* It may also briefly reference a previous privacy incident

* This and the following summary sections should be bulleted

* Additionally: It is recommended to use [[Template:HoverImportant]] in bullets containing particularly egregious or non-industry-standard practices, like so:

* {{Template:HoverImportant}} Retains data for up to 20 years after account closure<sup>[[#References| [1]]]</sup>

==== Transparency~~<ref name~~=~~"no-bold"/>~~ ====

==== Transparency ====

~~'''Status:''' [No, Minor, Moderate, Significant] Concerns~~

* This is intended to be a summary of the company's track record of transparency

* It will mainly reference instances where the company isn't directly clear or honest

==== Freedom~~<ref name~~=~~"no-bold"/>~~ ====

==== Freedom ====

~~'''Status:''' [No, Minor, Moderate, Significant] Concerns~~

* This is intended to be a summary of everything relevant to a consumer's freedom

* This is intended to be a summary of everything relevant to a consumer's freedom ~~using the product~~

* It will mostly contain things from the terms of service and any usage agreements/contracts

* It may also include relevant snippets from the Privacy Policy that impact freedom

* It may also briefly reference a previous incident where the company chose to restrict user freedom

== Consumer Protection Incidents~~<ref name="example"/>~~ ==

== Consumer Protection Incidents ==

==== Example Incident (Jan. 2025)~~<ref name="no-bold"/>~~ ====

==== Example Incident (Jan. 2025) ====

In January 2025, ExampleCorp implemented significant changes to their privacy policy without direct notification to users. The changes included expanded data sharing with third parties and modified retention policies. Continued...

==== Example Incident #2 (Sep. 2023)~~<ref name="no-bold"/>~~ ====

==== Example Incident #2 (Sep. 2023) ====

Note that incidents are sorted in reverse chronological order.

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 '''⚠️ UNOFFICIAL DRAFT DOCUMENTATION ⚠️'''
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 Please do not treat this as authoritative documentation until officially approved.}}
-__NOTOC__
 The intent of this page is to outline a format I plan to standardize across the pages I maintain. <u>This is not a official format for this site.</u>
 Additionally:
-# I do not expect anyone else to follow or maintain this format.
+* I do not expect anyone else to follow or maintain this format.
-# I do not claim ownership of this format.
+* I do not claim ownership of this format.
-# If you like this format, or the idea of one, please collaborate with me to make it better.
+* If you like this format, or the idea of one, please collaborate with me to make it better.
 '''The following format should be used for [[:Category:Product|Products]] and [[:Category:Company|Companies]]:'''
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 * Parent company/subsidiaries (if applicable)
-== Consumer Protection Profile<ref name="example">See [[PayPal Honey]] for a currently maintained example</ref> ==
+== Consumer Protection Summary ==
-==== Privacy<ref name="no-bold">Bolding should be applied sparingly under headings level 4 or above.</ref> ====
+==== Privacy ====
-'''Status:''' [No, Minor, Moderate, Significant] Concerns
 * This is intended to be a summary of everything relevant to a consumer's privacy
 * It will mostly contain things about the Privacy Policy
 * It may also include relevant Terms of Service or other agreements that impact privacy
 * It may also briefly reference a previous privacy incident
+* This and the following summary sections should be bulleted
+* Additionally: It is recommended to use [[Template:HoverImportant]] in bullets containing particularly egregious or non-industry-standard practices, like so:
+* {{Template:HoverImportant}} Retains data for up to 20 years after account closure<sup>[[#References| [1]]]</sup>
-==== Transparency<ref name="no-bold"/> ====
+==== Transparency ====
-'''Status:''' [No, Minor, Moderate, Significant] Concerns
 * This is intended to be a summary of the company's track record of transparency
 * It will mainly reference instances where the company isn't directly clear or honest
-==== Freedom<ref name="no-bold"/> ====
+==== Freedom ====
-'''Status:''' [No, Minor, Moderate, Significant] Concerns
+* This is intended to be a summary of everything relevant to a consumer's freedom
-* This is intended to be a summary of everything relevant to a consumer's freedom using the product
 * It will mostly contain things from the terms of service and any usage agreements/contracts
 * It may also include relevant snippets from the Privacy Policy that impact freedom
 * It may also briefly reference a previous incident where the company chose to restrict user freedom
-== Consumer Protection Incidents<ref name="example"/> ==
+== Consumer Protection Incidents ==
-==== Example Incident (Jan. 2025)<ref name="no-bold"/> ====
+==== Example Incident (Jan. 2025) ====
 In January 2025, ExampleCorp implemented significant changes to their privacy policy without direct notification to users. The changes included expanded data sharing with third parties and modified retention policies. Continued...
-==== Example Incident #2 (Sep. 2023)<ref name="no-bold"/> ====
+==== Example Incident #2 (Sep. 2023) ====
 Note that incidents are sorted in reverse chronological order.