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*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>
*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==
 
=== 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" />
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" />



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Change.org
Basic information
Founded 2007-February-7
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

  • Buisness model - Lets people host their own petitions hoping to get signatures and possibly change laws.
  • Privacy Policy - Gets geolocation data to show local petitions that may be of interest and things like postal address and telephone number are optional.[1]
  • 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.[2]

Incidents

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.[2]

See also

Forced retention of payment methods

References

  1. "Privacy Policy". Change.org. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "I believe this site to be a very clever scam". Trustpilot. Retrieved 28 August 2025.