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Legal articles in easy to understand language.
Australia Privacy Act of 1988
If your business is registered in Australia or you plan to expand your website or app to the Australian market, you must comply with the Privacy Act of 1988. Even the possibility of doing business in Australia requires that you are familiar with this act. If your e-commerce store offers international...
Sweepstakes
If your promotions fall under the sweepstakes category, you will need to draft a specialized Terms and Conditions agreement. Here is how to know whether your promotion is a sweepstakes and whether it is subject to FTC scrutiny. Running sweepstakes creates an exciting promotion effort but you need to proceed with...
Privacy by Design
Your privacy protection practices go beyond having a good Privacy Policy. That's just one tool to protecting your company from liability and communicating expectations with users, but it's not effective if you do not have the business policies to back it up. That is where Privacy by Design (PbD) enters the picture....
HIPAA
If your business deals with health data in the U.S., you need to learn about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This article will describe what HIPAA law is (contents of law) so you can determine whether your website or app is controlled by it. There's also an HIPAA compliance...
Sample Disclaimer Template
Our Disclaimer template will help you get started with creating a disclaimer. This template is free to download and use. You may want to include a disclaimer on your app or website as it is often the best way to address specific points of liability that could fall outside a Terms...
DMCA - Digital Millennium Copyright Act
If your website or mobile app allows users from the U.S. to post content, you need to be in compliance with the DMCA as it exists now. It will likely undergo reform at some point, but until then, there are requirements you need to follow to avoid defending copyright infringement claims. Here's...