# CV-PR-01 · “Free trial / risk-free trial (recurring charge not disclosed)”

Source: https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-01/

Claims Verified standard CV-PR-01: “Free trial / risk-free trial (recurring charge not disclosed)”, High. The rule, the authority behind it, and the line to cite it by. Standards version v1.4.1.

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CV-PR-01 · standards v1.4.1

# “Free trial / risk-free trial (recurring charge not disclosed)”

High Processor policy 1 of 109 standards

Law and contract at once. The statute decides whether the disclosure is clear and conspicuous; the processors decide whether they will keep carrying the account.

## How often we find it

Found on **4** of the 2,243 best-selling listings we have ruled, 4 times in total. That is 4 live product pages carrying this wording today.

## What this standard rests on

**FTC · US · statute**

[Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act, 15 U.S.C. 8403](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/8403)

“negative option sales online: clear and conspicuous disclosure of all material terms before billing information is taken”

Source checked 2026-09-13.

**Stripe · platform · processor policy**

[Stripe Prohibited and Restricted Businesses](https://stripe.com/legal/restricted-businesses)

“Prohibited Businesses: nutraceuticals and pseudo-pharmaceuticals; unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices”

Source checked 2026-09-13.

**Square · platform · processor policy**

[Square Payment Terms, restricted businesses](https://squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/payment)

“businesses and activities that may not use the Payment Services”

Source checked 2026-09-13.

## What kind of finding this is

An interpretation. We applied a published legal test to the published copy and reached a conclusion. Reasonable reviewers applying the same test can disagree at the margin; this is our reviewer's professional opinion, and the test is cited so you can check the reasoning.

## Cite this standard

Claims Verified, standard CV-PR-01 "Free trial / risk-free trial (recurring charge not disclosed)", standards v1.4.1, retrieved 06 November 2026, https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-01/

Or put it in your own policy

Marketing copy must not use "Free trial / risk-free trial (recurring charge not disclosed)" or equivalent wording. See Claims Verified standard CV-PR-01 (standards v1.4.1): https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-01/

Cite it freely with attribution and the version. The whole register is machine-readable at [/standards/registry.json](https://claimsverified.org/standards/registry.json). Rulings are our published professional opinion, not legal advice.

## Others in Processor policy

[CV-PR-02 · Just pay shipping / only pay shipping](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-02/) [CV-PR-03 · Auto-ship / subscribe offer with no price, frequency or cancel terms](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-03/) [CV-PR-04 · Miracle / breakthrough / the secret doctors won't tell you](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-04/) [CV-PR-05 · Review or testimonial that cannot be shown to come from a real customer](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-05/) [CV-PR-06 · High-pressure upsell or false scarcity (countdown timers, fake stock alerts)](https://claimsverified.org/standards/CV-PR-06/)

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