The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) Raises Allegations Against Legimi: Additional Fees for Titles and a Dispute over the Trial Period
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The company may face a fine of up to 10 percent of its annual turnover.
They paid for a subscription, but access to some books required an additional fee. After transferring selected titles to the Club Catalog, Legimi users had to pay an additional 14.99 PLN for each publication. The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) is now investigating the matter, also questioning the method of initiating the free trial period. We are investigating the allegations and whether customers can expect a refund.
The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has charged Legimi with violating the collective interests of consumers. The case concerns the scope of paid subscriptions and the launch of a free trial period. If the allegations are confirmed, the platform faces a hefty fine – even over 10 million złoty. A digital subscription does not give the company the right to rewrite the contract at will. Customers should know what they are payin…
The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has charged Legimi with violating the collective interests of consumers, the office announced on Monday. The company assessed that the issues raised by the UOKiK are "legally ambiguous," although, as reported, modifications to the service challenged by the UOKiK have already been made.
Two years after the scandal broke out around the e-book and audiobook platform, the antitrust office announced a decision regarding the situation of e-rental customers.
We wrote on epoznan.pl two years ago that the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection was looking into the case.
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