Definitions

In this Act: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. (2) Consumer The term consumer means any person who seeks or acquires, by purchase or lease, any goods or services. (3) Dark patterns The term dark patterns means a user interface that has the substantial effect of subverting or impairing user autonomy, decision making, or choice. (4) Free-to-pay conversion The term free-to-pay conversion has the meaning given that term in section 310.2 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations. (5) Negative option feature The term negative option feature has the meaning given that term in section 310.2 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations. (6) Service contract The term service contract means a contract or agreement for a separately stated consideration for any duration— (A) to perform the repair, replacement, or maintenance of property or indemnification for service repair, replacement, or maintenance for the operational or structural failure of any motor vehicle or residential or other property due to a defect in materials, workmanship, accidental damage from handling, or normal wear and tear; or (B) to indemnify for the same, including towing, rental, or emergency road service or road hazard protection, and which may provide for the service repair, replacement, or maintenance of property for damage resulting from power surges or interruption. (7) Simply cancel The term simply cancel, with respect to a contract, means the mechanism for cancellation of such contract is at least as easy to use as the mechanism the consumer used to consent to such contract.