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Advertising Laws & Guides
Advertising | Internet & Ecom | Products & Services | Telemarketing | Credit

These are the advertising laws and regulations that any advertiser has to follow. The last section covers advertising from the consumer's point of view.


Business Information

A Business Checklist for Direct Marketers [TEXT]
Advertising and Marketing on the Internet: The Rules of the Road [TEXT] [PDF]
Advertising Consumer Leases [TEXT] [PDF]
Advertising Retail Electricity and Natural Gas [TEXT] [PDF]
Big Print. Little Print. What's the Deal? How to Disclose the Details [TEXT] [PDF]
Businessperson's Guide to the Mail and Telephone Order Mdse Rule [TEXT] [PDF]
The Cachet of Cashmere: Complying with the Wool Products Labeling Act [TEXT] [PDF]
Clothes Captioning: Complying with the Care Labeling Rule [TEXT] [PDF]
Complying with the Environmental Marketing Guides [TEXT] [PDF]
Complying with the Made In the USA Standard [TEXT] [PDF]
Dietary Supplements: An Advertising Guide for Industry [TEXT] [PDF]
Disclosing Energy Efficiency Information: A Guide for Online Sellers of Appliances [TEXT] [PDF]
Down...But Not Out: Advertising & Labeling of Feather & Down Products [TEXT] [PDF]
Dot Com Disclosures: Information About Online Advertising [TEXT] [PDF]
Environmental Marketing Claims [TEXT] [PDF]
Frequently Asked Advertising Questions: A Guide for Small Business [TEXT] [PDF]
How to Advertise Consumer Credit: Complying with the Law [TEXT]
How to Comply With The Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule [TEXT] [PDF]
In-FUR-mation : How to Comply with the Fur Products Labeling Act [TEXT] [PDF]
In The Loupe: Advertising Diamonds, Gemstones and Pearls [TEXT] [PDF]
Making Environmental Marketing Claims on Mail [TEXT] [PDF]
Project Mailbox III: Catch the Bandit in Your Mailbox Campaign Business [TEXT]
Screening Advertisements: A Guide for The Media [TEXT] [PDF]
Selling 'American-Made' Products? What Businesses Need to Know About Making Made in USA Claims[TEXT] [PDF]
Selling on the Internet: Prompt Delivery Rules [TEXT] [PDF]
Threading Your Way Through the Labeling Requirements Under the Textile and Wool Acts [TEXT] [PDF]
Voluntary Guidelines for Providers of Weight Loss Products or Services [TEXT] [PDF]
Wedding Gown Labels: Unveiling the Requirements [TEXT] [PDF]
When Yellow Pages Invoices Are Bogus [TEXT] [PDF]

Guides

Dietary Supplements: An Advertising Guide for Industry [TEXT] [PDF]
Guide Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials [TEXT]
Guide Concerning the Use of the Word "Free" [TEXT]
Guides Against Bait Advertising [TEXT]
Guides Against Deceptive Pricing [TEXT]
Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries [TEXT] [PDF]
Guides for the Household Furniture Industry [TEXT] [PDF]
Guides for Private Vocational and Distance Education Schools [TEXT] [PDF]
Jewelry Guides and Information [TEXT]
Joint FTC/FCC guides on Long Distance Advertising [PDF]
Refractive Eye Surgery Advertising: Guidance for Marketers [TEXT]

Policy Statements

Enforcement Policy Statement on Food Advertising [TEXT]
Enforcement Policy Statement on US Origin Claims (Made In USA) [TEXT]
FTC Policy Statement on Compartive Advertising [TEXT]
FTC Policy Statement on Deception [TEXT]
FTC Policy Statement on Unfairness [TEXT]
FTC Policy Statement Regarding Advertising Substantiation [TEXT]
Joint FCC/FTC Policy Statement For the Advertising of Dial-Around And Other Long-Distance Services To Consumers [PDF]
"Made In USA" Standard - Homepage [TEXT]

Public Comments

Electronic Media Issues [TEXT]

Rules and Acts

Consumer Leasing Act [TEXT]
R-Value Rule - 16 CFR 460 [TEXT]

Staff Comments and Letters

FDA/FTC Joint Letter on PRK [TEXT]
FTC Staff Comment on Draft Report of the Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels [TEXT]
FTC Staff Comment on FDA Proposed Rule on Statements Made for Dietary Supplements [TEXT]

Workshops and Seminars

Etaildetails: A Special Seminar on Internet Marketing
[TEXT]
Joint FCC/FTC Public Forum: Advertising Long-Distance Services
[TEXT]
"Made in USA" Review [TEXT]
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Consumer Information

Advertising and Marketing on the Internet: The Rules of the Road [TEXT] [PDF]
Auction Guides: Not So Hot Properties [TEXT] [PDF]
Eco-Speak: A User's Guide to the Language of Recycling [TEXT] [PDF]
"Free" and "Low-Cost" PC Offers. Go Figure. [TEXT] [PDF]
FTC Explains "Made in USA" Standard To Confirm Cons. Confidence [TEXT] [PDF]
Guide to the Federal Trade Commission [TEXT] [PDF]
Long Distance Deals[TEXT] [PDF]
Making Sense of Long Distance Advertising [TEXT]
Project Mailbox III: Catch the Bandit in Your Mailbox Campaign Consumers [TEXT]
Promotions for Kids' Dietary Supplements Leave a Sour Taste [TEXT] [PDF]
Sorting Out "Green" Advertising Claims [TEXT] [PDF]
Taking the "Bait" Out of Rebates [TEXT] [PDF]
Tips for Making Environmental Marketing Claims on Mail [TEXT]
Up In Smoke: The Truth About Tar and Nicotine Ratings [TEXT] [PDF]


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