RenewProof · WooCommerce
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.
WooCommerce is self-hosted, so almost nothing is handled for you — you own the stack, the data, and therefore the compliance. That's more control and more responsibility than a hosted marketplace.
📦 On WooCommerce: Self-hosting means US privacy, marketing and auto-renewal rules apply to you directly, and the configuration (consent, disclosures, cancel flow) is entirely yours.
This rule applies to WooCommerce sellers who 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.
Whatever the platform handles, you still need to be able to answer "yes" to each of these — these are the points WooCommerce sellers most often get caught on:
⚠️ Exposure: FTC fines up to $53,088/violation + state penalties · Status: In force. On WooCommerce, that's on top of any account suspension for breaking platform policy.
Compare the penalty for every rule →
WooCommerce gives you the storefront, but uS auto-renewal & cancellation laws compliance is the seller's responsibility — the platform doesn't do it for you. The free checker shows exactly where you stand in about a minute.
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) →
or get one RuleGoose Score across every rule your WooCommerce store has to meet.
US auto-renewal & cancellation laws is one of several rules a WooCommerce store has to meet. See the full WooCommerce compliance checklist →, or read the platform-neutral US auto-renewal & cancellation laws guide.
Informational only, not legal advice, and not affiliated with the FTC or WooCommerce. Last reviewed 2026-06-30.