CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT: OBJECTIVE The consumer protection act was enacted in the year 1986‚ in order to mainly protect the interests of the consumer. There was widespread consumer movement back then. Who is a consumer...? Any individual who buys goods‚ which has been paid or will be paid Hires or avails a service by paying or with credit Goods and services obtained for commercial purposes are not included. Rights of a consumer A consumer has the following rights Right to safety Right to be informed
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Impact of E-Commerce on Marketing Marketing is one of the business function most dramatically affected by emerging information technologies. Companies can use the web to provide ongoing information‚ service and support‚ creating positive interaction with customers that can serve as the foundation for long term relationships and encourage repeat purchases. Even cyber shopping allows customers to sit in the comfort of their homes and purchase their goods. One can shop any kind of product or service
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Federal court rules Telephone Consumer Protection Act does not apply to commercial SMS text messages sent to cellular phones. The ruling came a few weeks ago in Satterfield v. Simon & Schuster‚ No. C 06-2893 CW‚ 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46325 (N.D. Cal. June 26‚ 2007)‚ a case involving the transmission of an SMS text message promoting a popular author’s "mobile club" to a cellular phone used by a seven-year-old child. The defendants‚ the publishing company that contracted for the transmission of
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E-Commerce is buying and selling through the internet‚ thanks to the electronic channels (PC‚ mobiles). The three pillars: -PRODUCT WITH ITS POINT OF SALE (WEB) -BUYER -SELLER Fourth pillar in the near future: we! WEB DESIGN Before starting: organize and think about the architecture information and define web site structure! ARCHITECTURE INFORMATION: is the art and science of organizing and labeling web sites‚ intranets‚ online communities and software to support findability
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must ensure to implement security on its network systems. Businesses need to be able to show that they can keep customer information safe and secure‚ this will reassure potential customers and widen your market potential. Prevention of hacking- E-commerce sites need to be able to prevent hacking so as to keep both business and customer data secure. If customer data is stolen from a business’s database then it is possible for the thieves to steal those customers’ identity‚ this is known as identity
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IST THANE: A mobile phone manufacturing company and a dealer recently gave Rs 18‚900 as compensation to a resident of Mira Road in Kalyan for selling him a defective mobile. The compensation was paid following an order by theThane District Consumer Redressal Forum. The New Delhi-based phone manufacturerMeridian Mobile Pvt Ltd and the dealer had to pay the compensation to one Ravindra Raghuvanshi‚ who had purchased the Fly mobile handset for Rs 8‚900 that stopped functioning. The resident
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E-COMMERCE & M-COMMERCE 1. Definition: - E-commerce: refers to commercial affairs which are conducted by using technological equipment such as computer‚ laptop‚ etc. over Internet‚ computer network or other electric systems. - M-commerce: refers to buying or selling process which is conducted through mobile network such as 3G‚ wireless‚ etc. in which mobile device: cellphone‚ smartphones‚ PDA (Personal Digital Assistant)‚ etc. are used. 2. Benefits and Drawbacks: Brief overview of e-commerce
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THE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ACT (R.A. 8792) AN OVERVIEW IMPACT ON OF IT’S (INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY) THE PHILIPPINE LEGAL SYSTEM JOAN M. PADILLA* I. INTRODUCTION In this age of computers and IT (information technology)‚ the medium of the internet and other electronic means of interchange are used worldwide for various undertakings – both commercial and noncommercial. This rapid development of information and communication technologies and the growing number of transactions accomplished
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The web environment is quite different from that of the traditional brick and mortar businesses. The very nature of e-business necessitates the need for things to be viewed from a different perspective. An important contemplation is whether ethics needs to be considered‚ and if so‚ the development and implementation of policies that would support that need should be explored. In comparing the way business is transacted via the Web to that of a traditional business‚ one area of interest is privacy
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Electronic retailing or e-tailing has generated an entirely new way of approaching the marketing of products and services. The potential for business to reach an almost unlimited number of consumers is staggering. The Internet provides consumers with an equally unlimited amount of availability and it has become a cultural norm in our society. The benefits of this availability are numerous
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