Jocelyn Mackie
Former civil litigation attorney. Content legal strategist at TermsFeed.
Social Media Disclaimers
Having a social media presence for your business is important for branding and marketing, as well as connecting with potential and existing customers or clients. Maintaining business social media accounts comes with a lot of perks, but it can also come with some risks. Users may post defamatory comments or dangerous...
UK Earnings Disclaimers
Earnings Disclaimers - also known as Income Disclaimers - are commonly found on websites and mobile apps that present ways to help people make money or learn business strategies better. These types of websites/apps may offer online classes, educational materials, profit generation methods, and other information and resources that could be...
Choice of Law in Cross-Border Operations
The Internet makes long-distance transactions possible for even the smallest businesses. When you sell apps through the App Store or Google or run an online ecommerce storefront, there is a chance that someone will buy from you across international lines. This leads to the problem of knowing which laws to...
Privacy Policies and Language Choices
Since websites and apps are rarely constrained by borders, there are often questions about the language used for Privacy Policies. English is an internationally-accepted standard in business and law, but that does not mean that every user has command of it. There is only one law that dictates the language of...
Privacy Policy for Surveys
Surveys are useful business tools that can help you design products and services around your customers' preferences. However, surveys also collect personal information which means you must inform customers of your privacy practices and take precautions to protect data. In short, if you use surveys, you'll need a Privacy Policy. This...
Child Privacy Laws
While most jurisdictions have passed general laws concerning online privacy protection, there are still relatively few worldwide laws that deal exclusively with online privacy protection for children. In fact, only the US has a law specific to children's privacy as of now. However, if you maintain a website or app that's directed...