RenewProof · Compliance guide
Federal ROSCA + 30+ state auto-renewal laws carry real penalties — clear disclosure, consent, and a cancel path as easy as signup. (The FTC's federal click-to-cancel rule was vacated in 2025; state laws still bite.) Check your flow.
This rule applies if you charge customers on a recurring subscription. Run subscriptions? Check your signup & cancel flow against federal ROSCA + 30+ state auto-renewal laws. Not sure? The free checker tells you in about a minute — no signup.
In practice, RenewProof's checker looks at whether you can answer "yes" to each of these. Each one is a place sellers commonly get caught:
⚠️ Exposure: FTC fines up to $53,088/violation + state penalties. Status: In force.
Statutory maximums are worst-case ceilings, not a prediction — but they're why this is worth ten minutes now. Compare the penalty for every rule →
The federal 'click-to-cancel' Negative Option Rule was vacated in July 2025, but ROSCA and 30+ state auto-renewal laws still require clear disclosure, consent, and easy cancellation — and the FTC reopened rulemaking in 2026.
Clear, upfront disclosure of the renewal terms before billing, affirmative consent to the recurring charge, and a cancellation path at least as easy as signup.
Several state laws require advance notice before annual renewals or price changes; sending one is best practice everywhere.
RuleGoose checks this against US auto-renewal law (FTC ROSCA + state ARLs). Read it yourself: ROSCA on Cornell LII (15 U.S.C. 8401) →
see the penalty for every rule, or get one RuleGoose Score across every rule that applies to you.
How this rule lands depends on where you sell — what the platform handles for you and what's still on you differs. Pick yours:
Informational only, not legal advice, and not affiliated with the FTC. Last reviewed 2026-07-04.