A website privacy policy and terms of use (or terms and conditions) is not much different from other types of contracts business owners use in their day-to-day operations; they are legal contracts with website users and customers and enforceable in … [Read more...]
Those Pesky Disclaimers
They are rather short and are usually hard to see…. and there lies the problem. By law, disclaimers need to be “clear and conspicuous” to help protect you from legal problems. A Florida pizza chain felt the bite of some NYC attorneys who said their … [Read more...]
Are Your Product Advertising Claims Truthful?
The FTC has recently gone after a company named Lornamead, Inc., for a product line they developed, which is supposed to keep lice away called Lice Shield. The line includes a 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner, a stick, a spray for hair that acts as … [Read more...]
New California Law on Privacy
California Attorney General Releases Privacy Guidelines In May 2014, Kamala Harris, California’s Attorney General, released “Making Your Privacy Policy Public.” These important guidelines were drafted to help website, blog and mobile app operators … [Read more...]
Bankruptcy and Privacy Policies
We know that companies collect a lot of personal data from us. You may at times have read the privacy policy on a website or blog before deciding to use it to see if you are willing to let your personal data be used in a certain way. Likely, your … [Read more...]
Legal Contracts – Things You Should Consider
The importance of legal contracts to any successful company cannot be overstated. Reaching a key agreement with new customers can cause a company’s stock to rise. Signing a new contract with an important vendor can form the basis of a company’s … [Read more...]
Your Website Terms and Conditions is a Contract
When a customer or user to your website or blog agrees to your Terms and Conditions, a legal contract has been created between you and them. Because the customer or user has “signed” the contract (Terms and Conditions) by clicking “I agree,” the … [Read more...]
Lawsuits Are A Bigger Concern Than Fines
The argument goes like this: A potential customer thinks spending $29.95 on an attorney-drafted privacy policy is not worth it. They usually say something like: “the chances of me getting fined because my privacy policy is not up-to-date are very … [Read more...]
Changing Your Website Policies
It happens every day on the Internet. A company makes a change to their privacy policy or terms and conditions agreement and continues on assuming this change will affect all its past customers. Well, it doesn’t quite work that way. Essentially … [Read more...]
Privacy Promises Made Don’t Change
When one company buys or merges with another company, there’s typically a considerable amount of conversation taking place about how to blend differing procedures, products, policies and management. However, an FTC letter from the Bureau of … [Read more...]
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