Hunton Retail Law Resource

In a recently issued split decision in Chabolla v. ClassPass Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that website users were not bound by the terms of a “sign-in wrap” agreement. 

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit of BBB National Programs (CARU) announced a decision involving Buddy AI, a program that touts itself as an “Early learning AI teacher.” According to CARU, which encountered Buddy AI as part of its routine monitoring efforts, the app and website did not comply with the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) or CARU’s children’s privacy guidelines.