Consumer protection refers to the laws designed to aid retail consumers of goods and services that have been improperly manufactured, delivered, performed, handled, or described. Such laws provide the retail consumer with additional protections and remedies not generally provided to merchants and others who engage in business transactions, on the premise that the consumers do not enjoy a sufficient bargaining position with respect to the businessmen with whom they deal and therefore should not be strictly limited by the legal rules that govern recovery for damages among businessmen. The overarching goal is to protect individuals and the interest of the public in general from unfair and misleading activity in business and commerce (such as false advertising and deceptive trade practices) and scams perpetrated by criminals (such as identity theft and pyramid schemes) that harm a substantial number of consumers.
Hillsborough, frequently spelled Hillsboro, is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,928 at the 2000 census. It includes Hillsborough Center; Hillsborough Upper Village; Hillsborough Lower Village; Emerald Lake Village; and the primary settlement in town, known either as "Bridge Village" or simply "Hillsborough". The town is home to Fox State Forest and part of Low State Forest. The Hillsborough CDP is a census-designated place that roughly encompasses the central urban area of the town, located at the junction of U.S. Route 202 and New Hampshire Routes 9 and 149. Over 37% of the town's population resides in the CDP.