Did you ever think that downloading a
50- cent coupon for Cheerios cost you legal rights?
It happens nearly every day.
For instance, General Mills, the maker
of cereals like Cheerios and Chex as well as brands like Bisquick and
Betty Crocker, added alert warning that consumers are giving up the
right to sue the company when downloading coupons.
The main problem is, that most users
are not aware of changing legal terms.
Admittedly, the company alludes to
updating their privacy policy, but only in a thin, gray bar across
the top of its home page.
The principal purpose of the companies
is to protect itself from all accountability, even when it lies. A
number of companies have adopted similar policies over the years. The
decision allows them to forbid class- action lawsuits with the use of
standard- form contract.
But think about it: what happens when
the accountability is barred with one click. What if a child,
allergic to peanuts, ate a product that contained trace amounts of
nuts. But mistakenly, that information is not included on the
packaging. Food recalls for mislabeling, including failures to
identify nuts in products, are not uncommon. Who will be responsible
for medical and other expenses once the consumer voided his right to
sue, with just one simple click of your mouse?
So, for the future: you better watch
out and read the fine print before downloading a 50 cent coupon.
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