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How-to: Google Play Store Violation "Policy Issue" 2017

Google Play Store is sending out warning emails to Android developers for apps that don't have a Privacy Policy URL added. Warning of Google Play Developer policy violation: Action Required: Policy issue If you received this email from Google, it means that your apps are violating Google Play Store guidelines when it...

Privacy Policy for WordPress plugins

A Privacy Policy is a legal agreement that's required by law if your WordPress plugin collects or shares any personal, identifying information from users. Personal information can include but is not limited to the following: Full name Birthdate Email address Physical address Financial information (credit card numbers, bank account information, etc.) IP address Geographic location (either requesting this...

EULA for SaaS apps

You will always need a Terms and Conditions for your SaaS app, but you might not always need an End User License Agreement, or EULA. The EULA agreement is a legal agreement that grants users a license to install and use software on their computers. In other words, EULA agreements are...

Data Protection Officer (DPO)

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became fully effective on May 25, 2018. It places new data protection obligations on companies performing business in the EU including IT security, anonymization, breach notification, and other issues that arise with handling personal data. The GDPR act includes Data Protection Regulation (EC) No. 45/2001 which...

Governing Law Clause in Terms & Conditions

A "Governing Law" clause is a clause used in legal agreements where you can declare which rules and laws will govern the agreement if legal issues arise. A "Governing Law" clause will be found consistently in contracts and legal agreements between companies and their users. You can typically find these clauses...

How to License Software

Your choice of a license agreement for software application depends on on what you wish to grant to a user. While most software apps only use the End-User License Agreement (EULA), there are open source licenses that give users more discretion on how they use a software's code. Here's a general guide...