Advocacy and Protection Organizations

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• Better Business Bureau  - Find company reports, file a complaint, and obtain a list of members.
• The Better Contractors Bureau  - Nonprofit consumer protection agency established to help home owners through information and protection. Handles contractor related complaints while seeking to eliminate unscrupulous contractors.
• California Council of Service Advocates, Inc.  - Member-supported group operated for the promotion of social welfare and advancement and advocacy in consumer and small business networks.
• Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus  - Overview of the organization with contacts, news, statement of goals and values, and information on membership and programs.
• Citizens Advice Bureau  - UK-based network of independent charities providing people with free information ranging from legal to money to consumer problems.
• Consumer Action  - Serves consumers nationwide by advancing consumer rights.
• Consumer Federation of America  - Offers consumer information and an archive of press releases.
• ConsumersUnion.org  - Non-profit publisher of the Consumer Reports magazine offering information about various consumer products.
• HADD  - Homeowners Against Deficient Dwellings - consumer protection organization for homeowners and home buyers.
• International Consumer Rights Protection Council (ICRPC)  - Nongovernmental organization created to help and guide aggrieved consumers in filing complaints with the consumer court in India.
• Jewellers Vigilance Canada  - Independent nonprofit association aims to advance ethical practices within the Canadian jewelry industry. Handles complaints and works closely with Canada's Competition Bureau.
• National Association of Attorneys General  - Features a comprehensive list of current projects, news, and documents relating to legislation.
• National Association of Consumer Advocates  - Non-profit association of attorneys and consumer advocates committed to representing customers’ interests.
• National Consumers League  - Protects and promotes social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad.
• Netcheck Commerce Bureau  - Promotes ethical business practices worldwide and helps raise consumer and corporate confidence in availing products and services online.
• SafeBuy Assurance Scheme  - The consumer assurance company offers an accreditation program for online merchants, lending assurance to consumers that a web site is trustworthy and provides a high quality service. Its code of practice is defined, along with membership policies, testimonials, partners, and contacts.
• Safety Equipment Institute (SEI)  - Private, nonprofit organization created to administer nongovernmental certification programs on a broad range of safety and protective products.
• TRUSTe  - Non-profit which certifies thousands of web sites to strict privacy standards.