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Illinois: refund-only, honestly — and only if there was a written contract

The answer: Illinois Automatic Contract Renewal Act, 815 ILCS 601 (duties phased in by P.A. 102-517 eff. 2022-01-01, 103-70 eff. 2024-01-01, 103-919 eff. 2025-01-01). B2C only (Sec. 20(c)); "contract" means a WRITTEN agreement (Sec. 5) — no written contract, no ACRA claim. Per-duty phase-in dates were not disaggregated in the corpus: events before 2025-01-01 get a [FLAG] on any duty other than the base disclosure

The duties

DutyCitationEffective fromConditions
Disclose the automatic-renewal clause clearly and conspicuously in the written contract815 ILCS 601/10(a)(i)2000-06-01 (P.A. 91-674 base regime)
Obtain affirmative consent to the renewal terms [FLAG: effective window not fully primary-verified]815 ILCS 601/10(a)(ii)2022-01-01 ([FLAG] exact phase-in PA not disaggregated — treated as the 2022 amendment)
Online sign-ups must be cancellable online [FLAG: effective window not fully primary-verified]815 ILCS 601/10(b-5)2024-01-01 ([FLAG] exact phase-in PA not disaggregated — treated as the 2024 amendment)online sign-up
Initial term ≥12 months renewing >1 month: notice 30-60 days before the cancellation deadline815 ILCS 601/10(b)2000-06-01initial term ≥ 12 mo; renewal term ≥ 1 mo
Trial/promotional period ≥15 days: notice ≥3 days before the cancellation deadline [FLAG: effective window not fully primary-verified]815 ILCS 601/10(a-5)2022-01-01trial ≥ 15 days

No gift theory here

IL has no unconditional-gift provision encoded — this state's remedy runs on the duty/remedy theory only, not the goods-only gift theory.

What you can actually demand

A refund demand is the only honest product in Illinois: the Sec. 10(c) safe harbor means a seller who refunds walks, and the CFA gives no statutory floor — we sell the refund letter, never a damages theory

Sec. 15 routes into the Consumer Fraud Act (815 ILCS 505/10a): private action exists but requires ACTUAL damage with no statutory minimum; Sec. 10(c): an error + full refund extinguishes liability under BOTH acts

The safe harbor — and why it favors you

815 ILCS 601/10(c): "error" + full refund extinguishes ACRA and CFA liability — the letter demands exactly that refund

No limitation-period math in v1 — the per-state SOL table is not yet primary-verified; the letter makes no deadline-to-sue claims (act promptly regardless)

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Generated 2026-07-07 by DealPulse (The Aslan Group LLC) from the same source-cited legal reference data our paid engine uses. Informational, not legal advice — rules change and every case turns on its own facts; verify with the cited instruments. Contact: info@theaslangroupllc.com