Blog: Legal Requirements

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4 Ways a Redesign Can Make You Legally Liable

Legal agreements help you maintain control over your business, protect your intellectual property, and manage the expectations of your users. Common legal agreements that can be found on most websites and mobile app include Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policies, and End User License Agreements, with each agreement serving a different purpose. Consider...

The 2-step "Reasonable Communicativeness" test

Earlier this year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that in order for a legal agreement to be binding under Illinois law, a user of a website must be provided with reasonable notice that by using that website, and that clicking on a specific button, an...

10 Unsubscribe Best Practices

If you own an email list and send emails to your customers, you probably send out commercial messages and need to comply with CAN-SPAM. Amongst the handful of requirements of the CAN-SPAM law is the opt-out - or unsubscribe - requirement. CAN-SPAM is an American law that aims to limit spam emails...

Perfect "About Us" Page

Having a good "About Us" page can have a number of pretty amazing benefits for your business, including: Making your company seem more trustworthy, Giving you a human element and heartfelt relatability that consumers seek, Providing a platform to tell your story, Differentiating you from your competitors Beyond the "About Us" page, other important elements...

Impressum

Impressum is a brief summary of contact information and copyrights primarily required by German-speaking countries. Here is an overview of the laws regarding the "impressum" and how you can create an impressum for your business. What is Impressum An "impressum" is a summary of the contact information and information related to copyrights of...

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...