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Legal articles in easy to understand language.
Privacy Policy for Google Sign-In
The Google Sign-in functionality lets people who have Google accounts use their accounts to sign in to other websites that have integrated this functionality. It's similar in concept to Facebook Connect, Twitter Sign In, and others that allow you to use one main account to sign in to multiple different websites,...
What's an Opt-out Policy
"Opting out" in a legal sense means the same as it does in an everyday sense. To "opt-out" means you are choosing to no longer participate in something. Opting out becomes significant in a legal sense when you develop a website or app that's legally required to provide a method of...
No clickwrap for paper agreements
If you're a SaaS business, it's very important for you to get consent from a customer that the customer agrees to be bound by your legal agreements, regardless if you only have a Privacy Policy or a Terms and Conditions. Without getting this clear agreement, your company may not be able...
Examples of "Click to Accept"
When it comes to getting users to agree to the Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and the other important legal agreements that are a part of your website or mobile app, there are two common methods of acquiring this acceptance. These two methods are known as clickwrap and browsewrap. Browsewrap is a...
Privacy Policy for Sign In with Twitter
Twitter allows its users to sign in, log in, or create accounts with other websites and mobile apps by using the "Sign In With Twitter" feature that you've probably seen implemented before. This sign-in functionality is similar to Sign In with Facebook or Google's login button. It makes accessing and interacting with...
How to prepare for Privacy Shield
In October of 2015, the EU-U.S. Safe Harbor program was invalidated, and in February of 2016, a draft of the new EU-US Privacy Shield was introduced. This will be very important to you if your business is based in the U.S. and you collect, use and/or store any personal information about...