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Why You Need a Social Media Policy
Social media has opened up new, highly effective forms of marketing. Your business can derive significant value from endorsements made by social media personalities, bloggers, and affiliate marketers. But this type of marketing is subject to considerable regulatory oversight. Following a spate of recent warnings, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is...
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act
The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) regulates how companies collect, store, use, and share biometric information. In the past few years, several companies have been taken to court for allegedly violating the BIPA. The Illinois courts treat this law very seriously and are prepared to enforce it against non-Illinois companies. In...
When Does the GDPR Not Apply?
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) affects millions of businesses. The GDPR is wide-reaching in many different ways: It applies to companies all over the world It covers individual people, charities, and businesses of any size It's relevant to a huge range of situations Because the GDPR is so broad, there is some...
Conducting a GDPR Data Audit
Complying with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) means taking control of every piece of personal data in your company. This may sound like an impossible task, but it's not as daunting as it might seem. Your first step toward compliance should be conducting a data audit. You should take...
Security Clauses For Privacy Policies
A security clause in a Privacy Policy is often more about reassuring the reader than complying with a legal requirement. Including a security clause in your Privacy Policy can help you achieve the wider goal of making your users feel more comfortable sharing data with you, knowing that you have...