As more companies conduct business online, in-house counsel must strike a balance between customers’ interests and privacy. Don’t risk violating Federal Trade Commission policies — monitor data collection and web tracking to protect both your company and its customers.
What is the framework for on-line sales in the United States? What are the requirements for your web site and apps? What about terms of use and privacy policies? How do you market, and what are the concerns? How do you spread the word? How do you stay out of trouble with the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general? How can you stay out of Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) trouble? The taxman cometh — who gets paid on what? This session will include a checklist of e-commerce issues, and an introduction into the legal issues related to your company''s website. What basic agreements do you need to have? How do you take payments over the web? Should your website be certified or safe harbor qualified? How do you avoid COPPAing a plea? What do you do about privacy? What are best practices for your site and for your privacy policies? How do you make the Digital Millennium Copyright Act your friend?
Top ten tips for getting the best out of the plethora of online professional networking opportunities in the legal community.
Learn about the latest statutory guidance on online searches related to teacher recruitment in England.
This short article explains the importance of a strong social media and online presence to the overall success of a small-to-medium enterprise (SME). It also addresses what these businesses should know about responding to online abuse if and when they encounter it.
How do online procurement services rank in making your practice more effective? Many of these services are largely misunderstood. Rather than being radical vehicles of change, they are natural and evolutionary tools from a trend started years ago.
This website privacy policy is intended for use on a website through which an online business collects and processes personal data for the purpose of account management, transactions with users and marketing. The policy is not suitable for use where the online business collects "sensitive" personal data. "Sensitive" personal data is defined in the UK's Data Protection Act 1998 and includes data about a user's physical or mental health, race, ethnicity, political beliefs, trade union membership, sexual life, or crimes committed or alleged to have been committed by the user. The purpose of the policy is to assist a data controller that is within the scope of the UK's Data Protection Act 1998 to comply with the requirement under the Act that any "processing" of personal data must be "fair". The Act applies to all data controllers established in the UK as well as to data controllers that are not established in the UK or in any other European Economic Area country but that use equipment in the UK for processing purposes.
This is a list of online supporting materials regarding the session, Allocating Risk for Your Company: Playing the Feud.
How to make a strong positive impact when starting a new job as general counsel? Find practical tips and strategies shared by experienced in-house counsel and condensed by ACC in this toolkit. Nine checklists that distill insight from general counsel, from acing your first 90 days to developing your leadership and business skills and retaining talent on your team.
Three companies share their experiences with online compliance training tools, including proven techniques for successful implementation and outlining the challenged they had to overcome.
This is a sample lease agreement specifically for the state of New York.
This article clarifies the notice from the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) about alternative procedures available to intermediaries to verify individual clients' identities when onboarding them online. This resource was produced in July 2018.
You can develop your online professional reputation and help others in the process with some simple practices. Consider these suggestions for making the most of your efforts without consuming too much of your time.
Before any company enters into an asset purchase agreement, it needs to know the value of what it will be buying. To effectively negotiate an asset purchase agreement, and to know whether to enter into the agreement at all, counsel needs to conduct thorough due diligence of the target company’s assets. This podcast will walk you through the key watch-outs for IP due diligence to help prepare you to negotiate an asset purchase agreement.
This article explores the potential liability of website owners in copying others’ trademarks as metatags for the purpose of achieving higher ranking in search engine results.
This is a sample mutual confidentiality agreement under New York law.
This is a sample landlord and tenant lease agreement for the state of New York.
A sample user agreement for an online store. Includes provisions regarding significance of ratings, consumer reviews, legal disclaimer, liability limitations, third-party sites, and copyright and trademark information.
This is a sample employment agreement between the company and its President and Chief Executive Officer related to the state of New York.
Ever heard of Facebook? Chances are some of your employees have, and they may even mention your company name in their profiles. Yes, in-house counsel should be aware of social networking sites, but maybe not in order to police them-but to join them. Find out about this type of online social networking, and explore some of its potential benefits, as well as some of the issues you need to know.
This article will answer questions many retailers are faced with of if and how they can restrict the ability of their re-sellers to purchase keywords in order to advertise and sell products online in the European Union.
If your company offers internet-related services, you may already appreciate how taking steps to provide users with a safe online experience can build user trust and brand loyalty, both of which can lead to business success. Would your company prefer to be known as the "safe choice" for children on the internet or, alternatively, be publicly identified as a space on the internet where predators go to find children?
On June 23, 2022, the US Supreme Court's decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen overturned New York State's law limiting the carrying of firearms, and allows for open carry. These are curated resources on this topic.
Do you know how to make your company comply with privacy standards? This article gives you an overview of relevant legislation and the various standards endorsed by industry trade groups.
This sample form confirms the vendor is complying with the New York State Human Rights Law.
As the pandemic has compelled more employers to undertaking the hiring process remotely, what are the privacy and security risks inherent in conducting job interviews online, and what may employers do to mitigate those risks? Learn some actions to take in this checklist in order to protect employer and potential employees.
Bribes of any kind are wrong, right? Well, not the small "facilitation payments" allowed under the FCPA exception. Learn why making these small payments can lead to big problems and ways that companies can implement and enforce a policy against all bribes.
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