A Checklist : Is the business you're buying from "consumer-friendly" for international e-commerce?

A Checklist
Is the business you’re buying from “consumer-friendly” for international e-commerce?

Does Its Web Site Clearly Disclose Information:

About the Company:

  • what kind of business it is and what it sells?
  • where it is located, including the country?
  • how you can contact the business?

About the Product or Service:

  • what’s being sold, with enough details for you to know exactly what you’re buying?
  • the cost of the product or service, and the currency used?

About the Sale:

  • the costs, in addition to the price of the product or service, if any, like costs for shipping and handling, taxes and duties?
  • any restrictions or limitations on the sale?
  • any warranties or guarantees?
  • the availability of convenient and safe payment options?
  • an estimation of when you will receive the order?
About its Consumer Protections:

  • the opportunity for you to print or save a record of the transaction?
  • safeguards for protecting your payment information when it is transmitted online?
  • policies on what personal identifying information is being collected about you, what the company does with it and whom it shares it with?
  • an opportunity for you to “opt out” of having information about yourself collected?
  • policies on sending unsolicited email, including an option for you to decline these offers?
  • the return policy, including an explanation of how you can return an item, get a refund or credit or make an exchange?
  • where you should call, write or email with complaints or problems?