Blog: Legal Requirements

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Overview of Website Copyright Law

The online world allows for the free flow of information, including text and graphics. However, this accessibility leads to a common problem: Your online content, no matter its form, is easy for unscrupulous parties to steal and claim as their own. You can avoid this scenario by taking advantage of the protections...

Using All-Caps in Legal Agreements

The use of all capital letters (All-Caps) in legal agreements is a time-honored tradition that extends into the digital age. Once it became accepted as a means to make important contract language conspicuous, it became commonplace and even with new formatting options, it is still used today. While you may wish...

Google's Prominent Disclosure Requirement

Google's Prominent Disclosure Requirement became effective as of March 15, 2017. If you do not comply with this requirement, Google may remove your app from the Google Play store. The Prominent Disclosure Requirement requires that users be informed of any data collected by your app that is not essential to the...

Google's EU User Consent Policy

Google offers numerous services to help developers and businesses enhance their online presence. For example, Adsense and Analytics make getting exposure much easier by helping you see how users interact with your website and where most of your traffic comes from. However, using these services can raise issues when it comes...

Custom EULA to Meet Apple's Minimum Requirements

If you develop apps for distribution in the Apple App Store, Apple provides a default EULA that you can choose to use for your app. This default EULA will automatically apply to your iOS app if you don't provide your own EULA along with your app. What's an EULA An EULA - also...

FTC on Free Trials & Samples

Free samples or free trials is an excellent strategy to promote your business. Users like the fact that they can try out your product or your app before committing. While this approach is often effective, it's also vulnerable to intense scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Lawsuits in the U.S. revealed...