Booking.com Post-Payment Terms Disclosure: Difference between revisions
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Booking.com's booking platform has been documented as permitting third-party accommodation hosts to present material contractual terms to consumers only after payment has been processed. These post-payment terms have been reported to include provisions purporting to waive consumers' chargeback rights, imposing blanket liability waivers, and authorizing uncapped card charges — conditions that were not disclosed at the point of sale. | Booking.com's booking platform has been documented as permitting third-party accommodation hosts to present material contractual terms to consumers only after payment has been processed. These post-payment terms have been reported to include provisions purporting to waive consumers' chargeback rights, imposing blanket liability waivers, and authorizing uncapped card charges — conditions that were not disclosed at the point of sale. | ||
Booking.com's own Terms of Service disclaim responsibility for host-set payment policies, and the platform's dispute handling has been characterized by | Booking.com's own Terms of Service disclaim responsibility for host-set payment policies, and the platform's dispute handling has been characterized by addressing the "non-refundable" designation of bookings rather than the timing of material contractual disclosures. Regulatory enforcement actions in multiple jurisdictions have established a documented pattern of opaque and misleading practices in Booking.com's booking flow. | ||
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*The '''Connecticut Attorney General''', under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) | *The '''Connecticut Attorney General''', under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) | ||
*The '''California Attorney General''', under California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) | *The '''California Attorney General''', under California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) | ||
* The '''Federal Trade Commission''' (FTC), citing concerns about | *The '''Federal Trade Commission''' (FTC), citing concerns about | ||
the platform's payment flow design in enabling the post-payment | the platform's payment flow design in enabling the post-payment | ||
disclosure of material contractual terms by third-party hosts | disclosure of material contractual terms by third-party hosts | ||