Jocelyn Mackie - Page 3

Former civil litigation attorney. Content legal strategist at TermsFeed.

Clickwrap in the EU

As more privacy laws require affirmative consent from users, clickwrap becomes more and more essential. Unlike the passive acceptance long advanced by browsewrap, clickwrap provides certainty when it comes to ensuring users accept your online terms. This is especially true if your company operates within the EU. You risk substantial fines...

Privacy Policy for Subscription Plans

Ecommerce and SaaS embrace the subscription plan as a way to make their products accessible to users. But the need for billing, shipping, and personal information to customize the experience makes these services more intrusive than others offered online. If you wish to offer a subscription plan, your Privacy Policy must...

YouTube Disclaimers and How to Draft Them

If you publish YouTube videos, you may need to include some specific disclaimers in your videos or the video description. Not using disclaimers on your videos can potentially lead to legal issues. This is because people take videos just as seriously or even more seriously than they take articles and...

"As Is" and "As Available" in Online Agreements

"As Is" and "As Available" are contract traditions that eventually extended into the sale of digital products. While they are not required contract language, they act as clarifying statements because consumers are accustomed to them. Not every website or app developers include these clauses, but they are helpful in emphasizing your...

Privacy Policy for User Comments

It is easy to overlook user comments when it comes to privacy practices. Since users often post comments through third party platforms (like Facebook) and submit the information voluntarily, there are few developers who realize privacy protection laws apply to these exchanges. The laws protecting privacy generally apply to any entity...

Personal vs. Sensitive Information

Personal information is information that can be used to identify an individual. Sensitive information is a type of personal information that is more highly protected by laws due to its more vulnerable nature. For example, personal information can be your last name or email address. Sensitive information can be your...