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Answers to your troubling and tricky legal questions. Message from the Craft & Hobby Association A warning about an overseas directory. Staff Report (April 2, 2007) (Note: The following press release was sent to the press by CHA.) The Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) is alerting all industry members to a mailing solicitation that your company may receive from Construct Data Verlag, an Austrian-based company which publishes an online directory called the Fair Guide, among other European-based directories. Complaints have been filed in the past with CHA regarding Construct Data's actions and the Federal Trade Commission has been asked to investigate. "CHA does not provide any information to Construct Data Verlag about our members, exhibitors or show attendees to support this online directory. We are currently investigating how Construct Data obtains this information to see if it violates CHA's legal rights," stated CHA CEO Steve Berger. CHA members who have signed up in prior years have expressed dissatisfaction with the Fair Guide. The mailing sent by Construct Data is a contract form. Although the first paragraph urges your company to complete and return it to keep your information current, if you do so you will have entered into a contract. The text at the bottom of the document commits your company to pay an annual fee of $981.00 (USD) for 3 years to appear in the online listing or a total of $2,943.00. Furthermore, the contract will automatically renew for a 4th year if you do not send a registered letter terminating your commitment via registered mail prior to the final 3 month period of the last year. To view a sample of the Construct Data solicitation letter or the Austrian Trade Commission letter discussing the business practices of Construct Data, please visit www.craftandhobby.org and go to the link at the bottom of the Member Benefits page. If you have any questions about the above information please contact CHA at memberservices@craftandhobby.org or 201-794-1133 x 206. xxx |
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