Sara Pegarella - Page 19
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Law school graduate, B.A. in English/Writing. In-house writer.
When in doubt, disclose it in your agreement
While an activity or action may not be illegal on its own when it comes to your website or mobile app, sometimes not disclosing that activity or action to your users can make the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") step in. Consider the case of AmeriFreight. The FTC found that AmeriFreight, a company...
Legal requirements for device finterprinting
Cookies have been used extensively since the mid-1990s by operators of websites. These small files that get placed on your computer or mobile device were at one point in time the choice tool used for creating custom and relevant online advertising, and for tracking certain usage habits of visitors to...
Don't use browsewrap
Browse-wrap used to be a common and valid method of assuming acceptance of a website/mobile app's Terms of Service and/or Privacy Policy agreements. However, these days browse-wrap is just not enough to establish actual agreement and consent to be bound to the terms of a website or mobile app. More explicit and...
Terms of Service model for student websites
Student data privacy has been a hot topic in the last year or so and is only expected to gain momentum as educational services, websites, and mobile apps infiltrate classrooms everywhere, with students of all ages from elementary grades to university levels. As new bills, laws and legislation get passed, it's...
What is Safe Harbor
In October of 1998, the European Commission's Directive on Data Protection went into effect and started to prohibit any transfer of personal data about any European citizen to any non-European Union countries that fail to meet the European Union's standard for what is considered to be adequate privacy protection. The approach...
How to Get Consent for Legal Agreements
One of the most important components of any website or mobile app is its legal agreements: the Terms and Conditions agreement and its Privacy Policy. Once you have these agreements, you'll need to get consent from your users to be bound by their terms. If your website or mobile app collects...